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Date Posted: 06:54:39 01/30/03 Thu
Author: Lysdexia
Subject: it is, as jM rightly points out, not the current suppy of iraq oil that all the fuss is about.
In reply to: Ginola 's message, "You know.. most of the iraq oil goes to russia. Then the remaining part goes to europe. So the USA doesn't get much oil from Iraq." on 01:18:27 01/30/03 Thu

The real windfall lies in the estimated 500 years worth of oil (at our present consumption rate) that is still untapped under the caspian sea. The pipeline (that is now under construction) in Afghanistan to channel this oil was opposed by the taliban, until their regime change that is. The swiss govt last year impounded $85m of laundered money that american oil companies had paid under the table to the govt of kazachstan (also on the oil pipeline route). The main competition for american plans to drain the caspian sea now lies in Iraq.

It is also interesting to note that before he became vice president, Cheny was president of the Halliburton Corporation - the worlds biggest oil-service, engineering and exploration rig.

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Replies:

• Don't you think.. -- Ginola, 00:46:07 01/31/03 Fri
  • No, this is what I think... -- Lys, 07:16:28 01/31/03 Fri
    • Well... -- ShhDragon, 07:45:29 01/31/03 Fri
      • Unfortunately... -- Lys, 11:10:28 01/31/03 Fri
        • colonization in 2003, history repeats itself. -- jM, 19:16:30 01/31/03 Fri