It's the Oil, Stupid!
By Joseph Clifford, James Town, Rhode Island
- The Russians got into their Vietnam right after we got out of ours? Isn't that strange?
- We supported Bin Laden and the Taleban for years, and viewed them as freedom fighters against the Russians? Isn't that strange?
- As late as 1998 the US was paying the salary of every single Taleban official in Afghanistan? Isn't that strange?
- There is more oil and gas in the Caspian Sea area than in Saudi Arabia, but you need a pipeline through Afghanistan to get the oil out. Isn't that strange?
- UNOCAL, a giant American Oil conglomerate, wanted to build a 1000-mile long pipeline from the Caspian Sea through Afghanistan to the Arabian Sea. Isn't that strange?
- UNOCAL spent $10 billion on geological surveys for pipeline construction, and very nicely courted the Taleban for their support in allowing the construction to begin. Isn't that strange?
- All of the leading Taleban officials were in Texas negotiating with UNOCAL in 1998. Isn't that strange?
- 1998 - 1999 – The Taleban changed its mind and threw UNOCAL out of the country and awarded the pipeline project to a company from Argentina. Isn't that strange?
- John Maresca, vice president of UNOCAL, testified before Congress and said no pipeline until the Taleban was gone and a more friendly government was established. Isn't that strange?
- 1999 - 2000 – The Taleban became the most evil people in the world. Isn't that strange?
- Niaz Naik, a former Pakistani Foreign Secretary, was told by senior American officials in mid-July that military action against Afghanistan would go ahead by the middle of October. Isn't that strange?
- Sept. 11, 2001 – WTC disaster.
- Bush goes to war against Afghanistan even though none of the hijackers came from Afghanistan. Isn't that strange?
- Bush blamed Bin Laden but has never offered any proof saying it's a „secret.“ Isn't that strange?
- Taleban offered to negotiate to turn over Bin Laden if we showed them some proof. We refused; we bombed. Isn't that strange?
- Bush said: „This is not about nation building. It's about getting the terrorists.“ Isn't that strange?
- We have a new government in Afghanistan. Isn't that strange?
- The leader of that government formerly worked for UNOCAL. Isn't that strange?
- Bush appoints a special envoy to represent the US to deal with that new government, who formerly was the „chief consultant to UNOCAL“. Isn't that strange?
- The Bush family acquired their wealth through oil? Isn't that strange?
- Bush's secretary of interior was the president of an oil company before going to Washington. Isn't that strange?
- George Bush Sr. now works with the „Carlysle Group“ specializing in huge oil investments around the world. Isn't that strange?
- Condoleezza Rice worked for Chevron before going to Washington. Isn't that strange?
- Chevron named one of its newest „supertankers“ after Condoleezza. Isn't that strange?
- Dick Cheney worked for the giant oil conglomerate Haliburton before becoming vice president. Isn't that strange?
- Haliburton gave Cheney $34 million as a farewell gift when he left the company. Isn't that strange?
- Haliburton is in the pipeline construction business. Isn't that strange?
- There is $6 trillion worth of oil in the Caspian Sea area. Isn't that strange?
- Tony Blair is an Ex British Petrolium (BP) executive. Isn't that strange?
- The US government quietly announced on Jan 31, 2002 that we will support the construction of the Trans-Afghanistan pipeline. Isn't that strange?
- President Musharraf (Pakistan), and interim leader Karzai, (Afghanistan -UNOCAL) announce agreement to build proposed gas pipeline from Central Asia to Pakistan via Afghanistan. (Irish Times 02/10/02) Isn't that strange?
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