Friday, November 27, 2015

WHO BUYS ISIS OIL?

Who is buying oil from ISIS? Russia says Turkey is:
The comments included Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev echoing accusations made by President Vladimir Putin that Turkey is protecting Islamic State because of imports of oil products produced at enterprises under the control of the militant Islamist group.*

Then Turkey's Prime Minister says "prove it" and that Assad is actually buying  oil from ISIS:
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lashed out at claims his country is doing business with, and is sympathetic to Isis - also known as Islamic State - and is purchasing oil from the terrorist group. Erdogan, still seething at Russian claims that a jet shot down by Turkish fighters was given no warning, says IS are actually selling oil to Syria's President al-Assad - meaning Russia are indirectly supporting the group, despite claiming to be out to destroy them.**

Maybe Iraqi Kurds are buying the oil too:
ISIS makes its fortune by selling oil from seized territory to its enemies, including the Syrian government it has vowed to topple and to Kurds in Iraq, a U.S. official said Thursday.***

Looks like the EU is buying the oil too:
EU Ambassador to Iraq Admits: We're Funding ISIS by Buying Their Oil****

Looks like everyone is buying ISIS oil but the U.S.  At least I hope we are not buying it; however, we are letting it happen though we say we are trying to cut off ISIS funding:*****.
Western intelligence officials say they can track the ISIS oil shipments as they move across Iraq and into Turkey’s southern border regions. Despite extensive discussions inside the Pentagon, American forces have so far not attacked the tanker trucks, though a senior administration official said Friday “that remains an option.”

 China anyone? What a mess!

* http://webmailb.juno.com/webmail/new/5?session_redirect=true&userinfo=8b254f2f4f26b1dc56d8fe41da329a7b&count=1448553823&randid=1606029440
** https://uk.news.yahoo.com/isis-turkeys-president-erdogan-says-202113539.html#CX9TKqW
*** http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/syrian-regime-iraqi-kurds-among-those-buying-isis-oil-official-n232381
**** http://www.breitbart.com/london/2014/09/05/eu-buys-isis-oil-ambassador/
***** http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/world/middleeast/struggling-to-starve-isis-of-oil-revenue-us-seeks-assistance-from-turkey.html?_r=0

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