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Neocons and the truth: Bitter enemies to the end
The fact-free extremists who brought us the invasion of Iraq haven't gone anywhere and are busy trying to exert their influence before this administration ends.
Glenn Greenwald [2008-05-08]

  • The Energy Panel

    Does anyone remember Cheney's Energy Panel, and it's top-secret deliberations, oh so long ago?

    This is pure speculation, of course, but what if a conversation like the following occurred?

    "Gentlemen."

    "Ten years from now, the Chinese and Indian economies will have developed into serious competitors for the world oil supply. They will be enticing the Middle East to supply it - with good effect, I predict. You could build a pipeline into either country from Bagdad or Tehran - something you cannot do for the U.S.. In addition, anti-American influence is building in the Muslim world, and a chance to snub, even hurt, America would definitely interest them. Especially if it did not hurt their bottom line."

    "Gentlemen, in the next ten years, we must control - control - the oil distribution of Iraq and Iran. One way or another, we must block construction of those pipelines, or we will be out of business, both as corporations and as a nation."

    "Suggestions?"

    Would this not explain a lot of neo-conservative decisions, positions, and strategies over the last few years?

    -- The Small Town Hick
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    Thursday, May 8, 2008 10:20 AM
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