Eclipsed from the headlines by the ongoing carnage, there is an active
civil resistance in Iraq that opposes the occupation, the torture regime
it protects, and the jihadi and Ba'athist 'resistance' alike.
Submitted by Bill Weinberg on Wed, 05/14/2008 - 03:16.
But usually decontextualized. There have been price shocks before, and they have all been in response to political crises in the Middle East: 1956 (Suez), 1973 (Yom Kippur War), 1979 (Iranian revolution), 1991 (Desert Storm). It is absurd to assume that the current spike is unrelated to the war in Iraq. It is true that elite concerns about Peak Oil may have helped spark the Iraq adventure. It is also possible that growing awareness of Peak Oil will keep prices permanently inflating. It is likewise possible the proliferation of the Peak Oil hypothesis is a strategy by the industry to jack up prices and thereby expand production. (There are huge reserves which have not been brought on line yet in the Caspian Basin, Venezuela and even Iraq.) In any case, politics, not scarcity—not yet—underly the current spike. The Peak Oil hypothesis was deconstructed at length on this website by George Caffentzis.
The inconvenient facts and unanswered questions surrounding the attacks are legion, but the endemic sloppiness of the self-styled "researchers" is delegitimizing the entire project of critiquing the "official version." The ostentatiously named "Truth movement" is not clearing the air, but muddying the water.
WW4 Report pamphlets
WAR AT THE CROSSROADS
An Historical Guide Through the Balkan Labyrinth
The Balkan region is intensely multicultural - a point of crossroads and clash for some of the world's major religions, cultural spheres, and economic systems. While there have been vicious wars in Balkan history, these have taken place in the context of manipulation by imperial powers and the self-serving local leaders who cater to them.
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Not necessarily right-wing...
But usually decontextualized. There have been price shocks before, and they have all been in response to political crises in the Middle East: 1956 (Suez), 1973 (Yom Kippur War), 1979 (Iranian revolution), 1991 (Desert Storm). It is absurd to assume that the current spike is unrelated to the war in Iraq. It is true that elite concerns about Peak Oil may have helped spark the Iraq adventure. It is also possible that growing awareness of Peak Oil will keep prices permanently inflating. It is likewise possible the proliferation of the Peak Oil hypothesis is a strategy by the industry to jack up prices and thereby expand production. (There are huge reserves which have not been brought on line yet in the Caspian Basin, Venezuela and even Iraq.) In any case, politics, not scarcity—not yet—underly the current spike. The Peak Oil hypothesis was deconstructed at length on this website by George Caffentzis.