All About Oil, Part II
The other day in a speech before the House, Jim McDermott warned of history repeating itself in the Middle East:
The history is worth knowing.
In 1953, the United States and United Kingdom launched Operation Ajax, a covert CIA operation to destabilize and remove the democratically elected government of Iran, including then Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh.
Why? Oil.
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For two decades, we propped up the Shah against the will of the Iranian people. It was all about controlling Iran. It still is. Today, ABC News is reporting exclusively that this President has authorized a new covert CIA plot to bring down the Iranian government.
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Overthrowing Iran in 1953 was all about oil. Invading Iraq was all about oil. And the new secret plot against Iran is all about oil.
Oil is the only benchmark this President and Vice President want, and they will keep American soldiers fighting and dieing [sic] until an oil law is passed in Iraq that gives western oil companies control of the spigot.
No doubt he's just another nutty conspiracy theorist. It's so much more comforting to believe they hate us for our freedoms.
Comments
I've read some damning insider stories on tis stuff, implicating the World Bank and US Treasury.
Unfortunately the claims are difficult to verify. But the basic thrust rings true.
Posted by: cartledge | May 26, 2007 03:52 PM
And the basic thrust is disturbing enough.
I hope the campaign is going well. I hope you don't have to resort to those Belgian-style campaign promises. ;-)
Posted by: Anonymous | May 27, 2007 08:27 AM
Oil at twenty bucks a barrel when oilman Bush is elected, the price steadily increases throughout his presidency, nothing of substance is done to decrease our dependence on foreign oil or an oil-based economy, global warming is ignored...
Mission Accomplished!
Posted by: reality-based educator | May 27, 2007 08:36 AM
Yes sir, rbe. Once you understand the objective, things start to make sense.
Posted by: abi | May 27, 2007 01:22 PM
It's so much more comforting to believe they hate us for our freedoms.
In a twisted sense this is true. They hate us for our freedom to exploit them.
Posted by: Anonymous | May 28, 2007 03:55 PM
It's so much more comforting to believe they hate us for our freedoms.
In a twisted sense this is true. They hate us for our freedom to exploit them.
Posted by: Kvatch | May 28, 2007 03:56 PM