As the mainstream press slowly notices the [1] problems with the UN's oil for food program, we will soon see once again that the American "allies" who dragged their feet on the U.S. led war to oust Saddam were [2] trading blood for oil all along. They, of course, were rather cleverly trading the blood of Saddam's own citizens for gasoline, an arrangement that kept the blood and corruption out of sight.

Meanwhile, if the United States invaded both Iraq and Afghanistan for oil, how come gas prices [3] hit a new record price of $1.783 a gallon according to AAA?