"U.S. officials condoned Kurdish oil deal. Contract contradicted Bush administration's public stance."
The truth just isn't in these people. GWBs statement that the administration had no information about this never did pass the smell test.
WASHINGTON - "U.S. officials condoned Hunt Oil Co. efforts to obtain an exploration deal with Iraq’s Kurdish regional government, contrary to public statements discouraging it, according to documents cited by a congressional committee."
Arf