Kucinich Requests Information On Hunt Oil Deal

Dennis Kucinich and Henry Waxman, chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, sent a letter to Hunt Oil Company CEO Ray Hunt and Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker requesting information about a recent oil exploration contract Hunt Oil signed with Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government.

As I've written in earlier posts, Hunt Oil made a deal with KRG(Kurdistan Regional Government), which increased tensions within Iraq and alarmed the U.S. because of its potential to undermine the potential for Iraqi stability through a national oil program and deny privatization to multinational oil companies, such as Hunt Oil. The deal raised further questions because of the CEO Ray Hunt's ties to the Bush Administration:

Hunt, who is also on the board of Halliburton, has been a key fundraiser for President George W. Bush, who named him to the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board.

Kucinich, the only candidate who seems to even be aware of the problems with Iraqi Oil privatization; as well as the only candidate who called the war one of oil from the beginning; had promised to investigate the matter and this looks to be the first step. We'll see how Hunt and Crocker react. Regardless, we know how Kucinich will: thoughtfully, courageous and fair.