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> Naomi Ragen - Autobiography > > I was born in July, 1949 at the Brooklyn Jewish hospital. My mother > was a second generation American from an Orthodox family, while my > father, a first generation American who had come to New York as a > child from the Ukraine, was fairly assimilated, following his own > father's lead of trying to fit into his new country. >>>Remainder of autobio at site<<< >>>As I do the ARITHMETIC, there is another $8 Billion added on to the total. As I review the idea of limiting petroleum product use, I agree; we can either convert to renewable energy sources, combine those with non-Arab petroleum sources, or just carry on as we currently do - with some changes in approach. The optimum solution must include the U.S. staying out of others' political-social- religious-whathaveyou problems. Buying and importing oil should be no more complicted than buying and importing groceries into one's house. I don't care if the the vendor is one kind of person or another as long as s'he delivers what's promised. If s'he doesn't, I'll take my business elsewhere. The unfortunate thing about "globalisation" is trying to have all these other countries fit into a mold based on European, and more lately, American standards. Used to be that the enjoyment in going to other lands was observing other cultures and societies at work, a work of their own doing, not an imitation of what they think the "West" is. I don't want to sample fifteen different countries' version of a Big Mac. I want to know what makes them unique. Once the powers that be decide to enable the countries in the trading regimes, to enable them to permit and conduct their societies' business as THEY see fit, things will be a lot easier all around. I don't expect my neighbour or some bureaucrat to walk into my house or neighbourhood and tell me I have to plant palm trees every ten feet because that's what the "powerful" expect. A palm tree in my climate just ain't a good idea; just like many "Western" ideas aren't no darned good transplanted into many other areas of the world. And, this goes both ways. A<>E<>R <<< On 12 Jan 02, at 20:27, PNEWS.ORG wrote: > > From: "Naomi Ragen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Nothing is more frustrating to me than the feeling that every > time > I > fill-up the tank, I am sending my money to people who are trying to > kill me, my family, and my friends. Some oil companies import a lot of > middle eastern oil and others do not import any. It might be > interesting for Americans to know which oil companies are the best to > buy their gas from. > > Here is the list: > > Top 4 companies that import Middle Eastern oil (for the period > 9/1/00-8/31/01). By the way, 86% of all Middle Eastern oil comes from > Saudi > > Arabia and Iraq. > > Shell 205,742,000 barrels of oil > > Chevron/Texaco 144,332,000 > > Exxon/Mobil 130,082,000 > > Marathon 117,740,000 > > If you do the math at $30/barrell, these imports amount to about $18 > billion. Some large companies that do not import much Middle Eastern > oil: Citgo, Sunoco, Conoco, Sinclair, Phillips - 0 barrels each BP > Amoco - 62,231,000 > > This information is available from the Department of Energy. > Refineries located in the US are required to state where they get > their oil and how much they are importing, on a monthly basis. Keep > this list in your car; share it with friends. Stop paying for > terrorism! > > Naomi Ragen > http://www.NaomiRagen.com > <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
