[Mb-civic] Re: Arrogance, Ignorance, Oil and the Word of God

[Ian]

Michael:

Yes, war for oil.  But Iraq is only a smokescreen - albeit a legitimate 
piece of the puzzle.  The real action is Afghanistan and, more importantly, 
Ukbekistan.  Keep in mind that the Caspian Sea Basin holds the world's 
largest untapped oil supply (~220 BILLION barrels), and the area around it 
holds the world's largest untapped natural gass supply (~1 TRILLION cubic 
feet).  The only way to get the oil and natural gas out is by pipeline.  And 
that pipeline has to run through Afghanistan.  Uzbekistan is a crucial piece 
here due not only to its strategic location near the Caspian Sea Basin, but 
because it is the "strongest" of the countries surrounding that basin.  It 
is not a coincidence that fighting has broken out in Uzbekistan of late, or 
that things are heating up again in Afghanistan.

Take a look at a map of the countries and wider area surrounding the Caspian 
Sea Basin.  You can almost predict world affairs - and especially U.S. 
actions - based on that map.

Peace.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Butler" <michael at michaelbutler.com>
To: "SPECIAL from Michael Butler" <michael at michaelbutler.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 4:22 PM
Subject: Arrogance, Ignorance, Oil and the Word of God


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