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The Oils of War  
Aired: Tuesday, June 29, 20047-8PM ET

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In the buildup to the Iraq war last year, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz testified before Congress that "oil revenues of Iraq could bring between $50 to $100 billion over the course of the next two or three years."

Current revenues are a fraction of those estimates and are not likely to increase in the coming months or even years.

Click the "Listen" link to hear about how Iraq's oil instability will affect its post-handover economy and the world oil market.

Guests
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·Gal Luft, executive director of Institute for the Analysis of Global Security
· Youssef Ibrahim, director, Strategic Energy Investment Group
· Kiren Chaudhry, associate professor of political science at UC Berkeley
· Dominic Nutt, author of Christian Aid report "Fuelling Suspicion: The Coalition and Iraq's Oil Billions"



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Closing Segment
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NATO Summit Ends | Listen
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The two-day NATO summit wrapped up today in Istanbul, Turkey, with President Bush urging the alliance to take a more active role in spreading democracy around the world and with Afghanistan's President asking for more military support.

Hear excerpts from the speeches by both President Bush and Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai.



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Debrief
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Bremer's Final Moves in Iraq | Listen
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The first day of sovereign Iraqi rule unfolded in the shadow cast by Paul Bremer's last-minute edicts. Walter Pincus who covers national security affairs for the Washington Post, talks about Paul Bremer's final decrees.

Guest
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·Walter Pincus, covers national security affairs for the Washington Post


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