This list has proven to be a good source of info. as to what's going on in Venezuela. Thanks Sabri.
It seems like US foreign policy is run like one huge proactive hedge fund for strategic resources, hedging, managing and manipulating things like 'oil risk'. If they get Venezuela back to US-compliant status and take over Iraq, they could almost say they don't give a damn what happens to Saudi Arabia and its oil. Especially if Russia keeps on pumping and the various Caspian projects come on line. And all of which makes the US's domestic energy plans even more comprehensible (since at least temporarily higher oil prices then justify increased domestic activities). As for the distress all the shocks might cause the EU or Japan, well, whatever happens you can be sure events will be used to justify US calls for further deregulation and liberalization in Europe and E. Asia designed to be beneficial to US interests. Charles Jannuzi
