Fuel on the Fire
  • Published: 15 April 2012
  • ISBN: 9780099541738
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 464
  • RRP: $24.99
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Fuel on the Fire

Oil and Politics in Occupied Iraq

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1 Jul 2011
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15 Apr 2012
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A revelatory account of how oil has shaped politics and worsened violence in occupied Iraq.

Revised and updated to cover the withdrawal of troops from Iraq, and the Arab Spring.

The departure of the last US troops from Iraq at the end of 2011 left a broken country and a host of unanswered questions. What was the war really about? Why and how did the occupation drag on, while most Iraqis, Britons and Americans desperately wanted it to end? And what of oil, which lies at the heart of Iraqi politics?

Now in the first full account of the nine-year war and occupation, Greg Muttitt's gripping and far-reaching investigation takes us behind the scenes to answer some of those questions, centred on the taboo subject of what has happened to Iraq's oil. In light of the Arab revolutions, the war in Libya and renewed threats against Iran, Fuel on the Fire provides a vital guide to the lessons from Iraq.
  • Published: 15 April 2012
  • ISBN: 9780099541738
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 464
  • RRP: $24.99
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About the author

Greg Muttitt

Greg Muttitt is a recognised international expert on Iraqi oil policy, and has written extensively on the subject. Since 2003, he has tracked how western oil interests have pursued their agenda through the occupation of Iraq. His work is well known in Iraq and in the international anti-war movement, and has had a central influence on the policy debate in Baghdad. He studied Physics and Philosophy at Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford. He lives in London.

Praise for Fuel on the Fire

Fuel On The Fire shows that a desire for influence over oil supply and contracts shaped the attack on and occupation of Iraq

Solomon Hughes, Morning Star

Muttitt reveals the sheer persistence of the occupying powers in forcing the fledgling state to hand over its oil to foreign companies

David Hencke, Tribune

Nothing short of a secret history of the war

Naomi Klein

Set to turn our understanding of the war on its head

Independent

The Iraqi civil society voices resound with dignity in this brilliant, comprehensive account

New Internationalist

Excellent... A textbook example of how international pressures are put upon politicians to get them to buckle

Guardian

A cracking read. This book lifts the lid on what many suspected - the West's need to grab Iraq's gigantic oil reserves was the main driver of the Bush-Blair war agenda. A compelling read, brilliantly researched, revealing how the oilmen colluded with politicians trying to outwit a determined Iraqi people traumatised in the aftermath of the invasion

David Hencke, Former Westminster Correspondent, Guardian

Greg Muttitt has done a great service with this painstakingly researched, timely book. Armed with a great depth of knowledge of oil, modern Iraq, and international politics, he reveals an untold and largely unknown facet of the occupation of Iraq, giving us a picture that is that is illuminating, informative and objective. On a subject where truth was the first casualty, this book is the closest to that truth

Tareq Y. Ismael, Professor of Political Science, University Of Calgary