Re: [PEN-L] Saudi Officials Seek to Temper the Price of Oil

Yoshie posted: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/business/28oil.html January 28, 2007 Saudi Officials Seek to Temper the Price of Oil BY JAD MOUAWAD [] Sometimes, the uncertainty gives rise to more conspiratorial theories. Oil traders have been buzzing in recent weeks about whether

Re: [PEN-L] Saudi Officials Seek to Temper the Price of Oil

Marvin Gandall wrote: So perhaps there is something to the speculation by yourself and others about US/Saudi price manipulation, though I'm still inclined to see it as a case of oil conditions coinciding with the foreign policy objectives of the Bush administration until shown otherwise. . The

Re: [PEN-L] Saudi Officials Seek to Temper the Price of Oil

Schweizer, Peter. 1994. Victory: The Reagan Administration's Secret Strategy That Hastened the Collapse of the Soviet Union (NY: Atlantic Monthly Press). The author is a media fellow at the Hoover Institution with good access to many of the key sources. 31: William Casey met with Prince

Re: [PEN-L] Saudi Officials Seek to Temper the Price of Oil

Leigh Meyers wrote: . The Saudis openly admitted to opening the taps in the days after 911 at the behest of the US adminstration. It was the meeting between al-Bandar and Bush shown in Farenheit 911 where that deal was cut. However, one of their oil ministry officials stated that if ALL

[PEN-L] Cute Cole

Tehran is trying to control the flow of thousands of Shiite pilgrims into Iraq http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/28/africa/ME-GEN-Iran-Iraq-Border-Crossings.php for the commemoration on Tuesday of the martyrdom of al-Husayn, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. Husayn's tomb is at Karbala

Re: [PEN-L] Tens of Thousands Demand Iraq Withdrawal

Greetings Economists, I think this demonstrates a couple of things. The press emphasized Jane Fonda speaking which to me is a way of bringing up the sixties. That has been successfully limited to a 'generational' group. Secondly what does a demo do? On Jan 27, 2007, at 12:41 PM, Yoshie

Re: [PEN-L] Saudi Officials Seek to Temper the Price of Oil

Marvin Gandall: I think the Saudis may be experiencing more concern about the impetus high oil prices have given the energy substitution and conservation movement in the oil consuming countries than about any additional revenue which has accrued to the Iranians. ... I agree. Despite their

[PEN-L] African economic enclavity: Remembering Guy Mhone

(Apologies for x-posts.) A tribute to the late Guy Mhone was launched this week at the International Development Economics Associates meetings following the World Social Forum in Nairobi, by Thandika Mkandawire (UNRISD, Geneva) and Jayati Ghosh (JNU, New Delhi). Free download from

[PEN-L] Finding Article VI

http://www.thebulletin.org/columns/hugh-gusterson/20070109.html Finding Article VI By Hugh Gusterson The anti-nuclear movement has discovered Article VI of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). In December, I attended a public hearing at the Energy Department on the Bush administration's

[PEN-L] Fwd: Bolivia's Morales: 'This little Indian won't be leaving office'

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Re: [PEN-L] in defence of inequality increases

How could anyone question whether the contemporary American economy is rigged in favor of the wealthy? Any capitalist market economy will be rigged in favor of the wealthy. In a market economy goods are rationed by price so that the wealthy automatically are privileged in their access to goods.

[PEN-L] The new imperial war in Lebanon

Why Fisk is wrong about Lebanon Sunday, 28 January 2007 By Mike Whitney “This is how the conflict began in Lebanon. Outbreaks of sectarian hatred, appeals for restraint, promises of aid from Western and Arab nations and a total refusal to understand that this is how civil wars begin”. Robert

Re: [PEN-L] in defence of inequality increases

On 1/28/07, ken hanly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How could anyone question whether the contemporary American economy is rigged in favor of the wealthy? Any capitalist market economy will be rigged in favor of the wealthy. In a market economy goods are rationed by price so that the wealthy

Re: [PEN-L] in defence of inequality increases

But he is not a knee-jerk (or just jerk) libertarian. He is associated with the Mercatus Center (anti-regulatory) and the Independent Institute (very conservative, but anti-war). But on his blog he is surprisingly open minded. Max has had more interaction with him; I have never met him. On

[PEN-L] Monday is Milton Friedman Day. Do you know where your all-volunteer army is?

it seems clear today that Friedman’s enthusiasm for an all-volunteer armed forces overlooked a serious flaw in the way the proposal has worked in practice. . Economic Principals David Warsh, Editor January 28, 2007 Unintended Consequences

[PEN-L] Saudi Arabian Petroleum Distillation Capacity 1970-2007

The Saudis say they are going to increase output capacity by 40% by 2009 and ...double its refining size over the next five years... Reference: http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/07/01/19/10097785.html Anyone want to crunch these numbers to verify that a 100% output increase in distillates

[PEN-L] Iron Fist Economics: Capitalism and democracy go together like … like what?

If you're already nostalgic for your holiday eggnog, check out this Fiesta piece http://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/3809 on the political and economic history of rum by Ian Williams. Iron Fist Economics http://www.fpif.org/fpifzines/wb/3863 Capitalism and democracy go together like … like what?