huh?

[Max B. Sawicky]

There's an article in MoJones that I haven't read yet
that reports interviews with all manner of oil-connected
corporate, diplomatic, and political types (including
people connected w/the infamous Carlyle Group) who say
to a person that the war is nutso.  They are dedicated
to the status quo, incl Saddam.

Oil is a motive but it is held on the part of those who
presently have no oil interests in the ME -- neocons,
Zionists, and Christian fundamentalists.

that's the summary, possibly potted.  The article should be
up any time now.  The author is Bob Dreyfuss.

mbs

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
[mailto:owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com]On Behalf Of Doug Henwood
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 6:37 PM
To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
Subject: Re: huh?

Luke Benjamin Weiger wrote:


>One might reasonably claim that US support for Israel (putting aside the
>question of whether or not that support is justified) is contrary to its
>interests in ensuring a continual, stable, and cheap supply of oil from
>the region.  And, oh, I forgot: it also makes terrorists want to kill us.

Of course there's no evidence that anyone of significance in the U.S. 
security establishment over the last couple of decades believed this.

Doug