placing the palestinian struggle

[Carl Remick]

>From: "Seth Ackerman" <sia at nyc.rr.com>
>
>Carl Remick wrote:
>
> > OTOH, as CBS MarketWatch notes today:  "Crude futures soared above $27 a
> > barrel Monday on fears of a possible disruption in Middle East oil 
>exports
> > following heavy violence between the Israelis and Palestinians over the
> > weekend. Crude for May delivery rose as high as $27.07 a barrel before
> > closing at $26.88, up 57 cents on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The
> > contract had been trading as low at $19.85 a barrel just two months ago 
>on
> > Feb. 7."
>
>Please. Markets fluctuate. It has never been a goal of US foreign policy to
>be able to control the spot market price of a barrel of oil on a day-to-day
>basis.
>
>Seth

Sorry, I didn't intend to point to mere market fluctuations but to highlight 
the alpha and omega of all US involvement in the Mideast:  assuring 
America's access to oil.  Obviously, we're subverting that strategic aim by 
letting Israel run amok.  And the market isn't fluctuating right now; it's 
just plain heading higher.

Carl

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