Bush's #1 non-military 'benchmark' insists that the Iraqi Parliament surrender two-thirds of its OIL fields to foreign OIL corporations, virtually allowing companies like Exxon-Mobil to STEAL much of Iraq's most valuable economic resource.
Now go back to the beginning:
George W. Bush was 'selected' to be President for three really lame reasons:
1. He was ordered to 'get even' with Saddam Hussein for humiliating George H.W. Bush during Operation Desert Storm;
2. Dick Cheney was installed as Vice-President because it was obvious George W. Bush didn't have leadership capabilities. Cheney had powerful connections in the OIL industry, many of whom had bailed George W. Bush out of one failed business venture after another. Now it was up to Cheney to see that those OIL barons were reimbursed. Cheney didn't have the charisma to be President, but it was clear that he was the puppet master; Bush was just the puuppet;
3. The giant U.S. military-industrial complex [which Dwight Eisenhower warned us about] needed a new 'war' to boost sagging profits from too many years of peace.
Once Bush/Cheney were occupying the Oval Office, it was necessary to convince the public - and Congress - of the necessity for invading another sovereign nation that in no way threatened, provoked or attacked the United States. SOLUTION: a 'terrorist' attack on U.S. soil.
Larry Silverstein was a good friend of the Bush family, and his World Trade Center (WTC) was drowning in red ink due to vacancies and tenant disputes. Silverstein hired George W. Bush's younger brother as director of security for the WTC shortly before 09-11-01. Silverstein also had his insurance policies modified to specifically include coverage for 'terrorist attacks'.
Shortly after he left the Oval Office, George H.W. Bush joined a new company called the Carlyle Group, along with several of his former cabinet members (including James Baker). Among investors in the new company were many of Bush's wealthy friends from Saudi Arabia, including a family by the name of binLaden who originally invested $2.5 million in the venture, headquartered within walking distance of the White House.
Dick Cheney resigned from an obscure little corporation called Halliburton and received an astonishing multi-million-dollar 'golden parachute' for his brief tenure as the company's CEO.
Ever since the start of the Iraqi 'war', the Carlyle Group and Halliburton have been two of the most prolific contractors to the U.S. government. Halliburton is building fourteen permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq, and the corporate headquarters has been relocated to the Cayman Islands to avoid paying U.S. taxes on its BILLIONS in profits. Both companies, the Carlyle Group and Halliburton, have direct ties to the Bush/Cheney White House.
The U.S. is building the largest embassy in the world on a 104-acre site in downtown Baghdad, overlooking the 'new' Iraqi government headquarters. It's obvious the Bush administration expects to maintain a presence in Iraq for decades, even generations - until we've sucked all of the OIL from Iraq's sands.
After the 09-11-01 'terrorist attacks', all air traffic was grounded. However, an investors' meeting at Carlyle Group headquarters was in progress. These prominent, wealthy Saudi Arabians were esorted out of the country on U.S. government planes. Is it not possible that Osama binLaden was quietly smuggled back into the U.S.A., where he has lived comfortably ever since at his family's huge gated, guarded compound just outside of Orlando, Florida?
Experts have concluded that the WTC buildings were brought down by demolition explosives planted inside the buildings. Silverstein collected something like 16 times his original investment from his insurance carriers. Steel and debris from the wreckage was quickly used to build a new U.S. battleship (instead of being stored for further examination and analysis or inspection).
Emotions ran high, resulting in the people - and Congress - giving Bush a 'blank check' to attack Iraq, even there was no evidence that Iraq had anything to do with 9-11. Bush used Colin Powell as a scapegoat to persuade the United Nations that Iraq had 'weapons of mass destruction' even though none were ever found. When the emotions died down, Bush publicly proclaimed that Osama binLaden was 'no longer a priority' and ordered most federal agencies to stop searching for this alleged 'terrorist'.
Exxon-Mobil alone reported record profits of $44 BILLION dollars for the first quarter of this year, thanks to a slippery OIL market where prices continue to rise almost daily. The U.S. government is considering investigating charges of price fixing, price gouging or market manipulations of the OIL market.
Within the past 72 hours, George W. Bush supposedly pleaded with his Saudi Arabian friends to release more of its OIL reserves. The Saudis responded only with a modest increase. Bush then proclaimed that it was "not enough" and America must do more domestic exploration and drilling of its own OIL reserves in order to keep the price of gasoline down. Bush sepcifically is referring to a vast field of OIL in the frozen northern Alaska tundra, which will disrupt caribou migration routes and probably not produce any significant quantities of OIL. Immediately upon making those remarks, an ad appeared on YaHoo! asking viewers to sign a petition and send to their Congressional representatives demanding to not 'punish' the OIL companies and allowing them to drill for more OIL in U.S. territories. The Partnership for America's Energy Security is undoubtedly funded by OIL companies intent on enjoying more profit from American motorists' huge dependency on OIL.
Bush will soon get his 'marching orders' to invade Iran for the very same reason he attacked Iraq: OIL. "Weapons of mass destruction" won't fool the American people again, so the Bush administration will have to come up with yet another 'terrorist attack' on U.S. soil - this time just prior to, or after, the November elections - and, this time, in the Midwest (perhaps St. Louis or Chicago). Bush will then be ordered to declare martial law [which he can easily do since he's revoked the Posse Comitatus Act of 1879 which allows him to declare martial law without the consent of congress]. He will suspend the election, claiming it's in the country's best interests not to change administration as it enters into another unconstitutional, illegal and immoral 'war' - this time with Iran.
675,000 Iraqis and 4,000 U.S. soldiers (actually, many more) have died so that a handful of wealthy elitists, oil barons, industrialists and power brokers can become wealthier and more powerful. The U.S.A. has continued to oppress and 'bully' other countries, occupy their land and killing their leaders while spoiling their wealth - all in the interests of the OIL industry in the United States that is absolutely dependent on Middle East OIL to continue reaping huge profits with minimal additional expense.
binLaden is NOT wrong. He recognizes what the American people and the U.S. Congress doesn't: this has all been a scam since the very first day Bush/Cheney entered the Oval Office.
Can all this possible be a series of coincidences? If you believe that, please call me. I have some oceanfront property in Truth-Or-Consequences, New Mexico I'd like to sell you! -RKO- 05/17/08
