that it is the latter.
Alan
The seizure of Iraq is widely perceived to be have been a blunder.
From the strategic standpoint of the US elites it was no such thing.
The oil reserves contained within Iraq are gigantic, and thus its
acquisition was a major economic and security leap forward for the
United States.
The
of thought and
argument that have extremely nasty associations. His critics
are not reacting to him, as such; they are reacting to the whole
fetid sewer that is associated with the kind of ideas he is
advancing.
Alan
--- In political-research@yahoogroups.com, Sean McBride
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Alan,
Am I mistaken, or have you just posted some documentation to
support my argument about the role of oil in the Iraq War? :) If
so, thanks, and mighty generous of you indeed. (If you have a
different
SNIPPET:
This secret plan was crafted by neo-conservatives intent on using
Iraq's oil to destroy the Opec cartel through massive increases in
production above Opec quotas. However, Philip Carroll, the former
CEO of Shell Oil USA, who took control of Iraq's oil production for
the US
--- In political-research@yahoogroups.com, Sean McBride
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Linda McQuaig article you posted is one of the best pieces of
evidence yet to support the argument that we went to war in Iraq
for oil. I would like to know this, however: how many members of
Dick Cheney's
--- In political-research@yahoogroups.com, Sean McBride
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The oil companies could get around the moral prohibitions you
mentioned by heavily funding think tanks that are dedicated to
promoting democracy, that is, the violent imposition of a global
police state on
--- In political-research@yahoogroups.com, Sean McBride
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
(Note: I am worried about both global warming and peak oil.
According to some conspiracy theorists I am either a ringleader or
dupe of the NWO (New World Order). :) In my mind, what I am doing
is trying to
From the Muttitt article I just posted: (should have been on
original post):
http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/oil/2005/crudedesigns.htm
1. The Ultimate Prize: Anglo-American interests in Gulf oil
The UK and US have long had their eyes on the massive energy
resources of Iraq and the
--- In political-research@yahoogroups.com, Sean McBride
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've already addressed this point in some earlier messages: neocon
military aggression in the Mideast is contrary both to the
interests of the American oil industry AND to American oil and
energy interests in
between the traditional American power elite and the neocons. I
hope this development won't take you by surprise -- you've been
given the straight dope. :)
I am fully prepared, and anxious, to be surprised, and proven
wrong about everything. But I doubt that I will be. :-)
Alan
be even if Israel did not exist.
A simpler way of saying it all is this classic: We have met the
enemy -- and they is us.
Alan
the yelling. I tend to use all caps when I get worked-up.
:-)
Alan
-- and they is us.
Alan
in payment for oil, rather than
dollars.
We have met the enemy, and they is us.
Alan
said, these guys
are desperate, and they are taking big chances because of big
risks. Things can go well, or badly. Things have been going
badly.
Alan
quarterbacks.
Alan
--- In political-research@yahoogroups.com, LeaNder [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Alan, I would be very interested in your transcendent point.
And yes, I remember the much read but ignored warning voices in
the seventies. Lately more often it seems. So we have two
fearful-future scenarios now
-- throw the dice, what the hell -- we're
in deep shit anyway.
I believe that is correct.
Now I'm off to the beach, where I will successfully pretend that
none of this is real. :)
Sounds a lot more sensible than minding a boring old yahoo
chat list.
:-)
Alan
http://www.whiskeyandgunpowder.com/Archives/2007/20070831.html
The High Noon of Empire
It was a cold day in New Haven, Connecticut, in the winter of 1899.
That year, an arctic blast created record-making blizzards and
snowfall. Ice flows in the Mississippi would run all the way to the
Gulf
--- In political-research@yahoogroups.com, Sean McBride
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I know of two particular cases in which friends of mine (one a
high school classmate, another a college classmate) did in fact
suffer permanent mental breakdowns from the use of psychedelic
drugs -- one from a
of bourgeois comfort -- e.g.
social security checks. The awful truth is that the neocons
are doing THEIR level best (however poor that is) to keep us
all filthy rich for a while longer. If we don't get the
resources, we get poor -- very poor (relatively speaking),
very fast.
Alan
--- In political-research@yahoogroups.com, LeaNder [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
very, very good debate. One of the best lately, it feels.
h/t to Sean and Alan. (should I have noticed you here before?)
No. I've been lurking, mostly. I enjoy Sean's posts and am
generally in sympathy with his
.
The psychedelic/entheogenic experience is the wellspring of
true religion.
Alan
Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In
political-research@yahoogroups.com, Sean McBride
smcbride2@ wrote:
I know of two particular cases in which friends of mine (one a
high
of our way of life. This is the point
that the Robertses and Buchananses and antiwar.com-ers (and etc.)
do not yet understand. But they will, shortly. They will get the
end of empire -- and they will not like it.
Alan
--- In political-research@yahoogroups.com, Sean McBride
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Two theories regarding Millegan:
1. He is literally brain-damaged and demented from the overuse of
psychedelic drugs and has lapsed into paranoid schizophrenia.
I don't know who this Millegan fellow is, and
--- In political-research@yahoogroups.com, Sean McBride
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sent to you by Sean McBride via Google Reader: David Horowitz
Declares Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week for October 22-26 via
LobeLog.com by admin on Aug 29, 2007
I hereby declare Judeo- and Christo-Fascism
Further, see:
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=themethemeId=6
[numerous excellent articles; too many to post or even cull
for specific URLs; spend several hours with the feature
articles section]
Further, see:
http://www.engdahl.oilgeopolitics.net/Geopolitics___Eurasia/Nightmare
Penh [Cambodia]. The
torture and murder spree that followed left millions of corpses.[5]
And here's dear old Fox News, July 26, reporters Sean Hannity and
Alan Colmes, with their guest, actor Jon Voight. Voight says Right
now, we're having a lot of people who don't know a whole lot of
things
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