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By Joseph Clifford

JAMES TOWN, Rhode Island - The Russians got into
their Vietnam right after we got out of ours? Isn't that strange?

We supported Bin Laden and the Taleban for years, and viewed them as
freedom fighters against the Russians? Isn't that strange?

As late as 1998 the US was paying the salary of every single Taleban
official in Afghanistan? Isn't that strange?

There is more oil and gas in the Caspian Sea area than in Saudi Arabia,
but you need a pipeline through Afghanistan to get the oil out. Isn't
that strange?

UNOCAL, a giant American Oil conglomerate, wanted to build a 1-000-mile
long pipeline from the Caspian Sea , through Afghanistan to the Arabian Sea.
Isn't that strange?

UNOCAL spent $10 billion on geological surveys for pipeline construction,
and very nicely courted the Taleban for their support i n allowing the
construction to begin. Isn't that strange?

All of the leading Taleban officials were in Texas negotiating with
UNOCAL in 1998. Isn't that strange?

1998-1999 - The Taleban changed its mind and threw UNOCAL out of the
country and awarded the pipeline project to a company from Argentina.
Isn't that strange?

John Maresca, vice president of UNOCAL, testified before Congress
and said no pipeline until the Taleban was gone and a more friendly
government was established. Isn't that strange?

1999-2000 - The Taleban became the most evil people in the world.
Isn't that strange?

Niaz Naik, a former Pakistani Foreign Secretary, was told by senior
American officials in mid-July that military action against Afghanistan
would go ahead by the middle of October. Isn't that strange?

Sept. 11, 2001 - WTC disaster.

Bush goes to war against Afghanistan even though none of the hijackers
came from Afghanistan. Isn't that strange?

Bush blamed Bin Laden but has never offered any proof saying it's a
"secret." Isn't that strange?

Taleban offered to negotiate to turn over Bin Laden if they he them
some proof. We refused; we bombed. Isn't that strange?

Bush said: "This is not about nation building. It's about getting
the terrorists." Isn't that strange?

We have a new government in Afghanistan. Isn't that strange?

The leader of that government formerly worked for UNOCAL. Isn't that
strange?

Bush appoints a special envoy to represent the US to deal with that new
government, who formerly was the "chief consultant to UNOCAL." Isn't
that strange?

The Bush family acquired their wealth through oil?
Isn't that strange?

Bush's secretary of interior was the president of an
oil company before going to Washington. Isn't that strange?

George Bush Sr. now works with the "Carlysle Group" specializing in
huge oil investments around the world. Isn't that strange?

Condoleezza Rice worked for Chevron before going to Washington.
Isn't that strange?

Chevron named one of its newest "supertankers" after Condoleezza.
Isn't that strange?

banana Cheney worked for the giant oil conglomerate Haliburton before
becoming vice president. Isn't that strange?

Haliburton gave Cheney $34 million as a farewell gift when he left
the company. Isn't that strange?

Haliburton is in the pipeline construction business.
Isn't that strange?

There is $6 trillion worth of oil in the Caspian Sea area. Isn't
that strange?

The US government quietly announced on Jan 31, 2002 that we will
support the construction of the Trans-Afghanistan pipeline.
Isn't that strange?

President Musharraf (Pakistan), and interim leader Karzai, (Afghanistan - UNOCAL)
Announce agreement to build proposed gas pipeline from Central Asia to Pakistan via Afghanistan. (Irish Times 02/10/02)Isn't that strange?

It's the Oil, Stupid!

good post...most pple r 2 blind 2 c what's happening...or even worse..some r like....see no evil hear no evil...

i think more or less people are ignorant about this type of this, and its really hard to gather proper information on this type of stuff. But if you dont feel like reading the post, you can watch the movie Farheight 9/11, quite about says everything this post just did and more. Frankly i never knew about all the pipeplines and what not, good to know though.

damn nation, you got "isnt that strange" stuck in my head now

samex wrote:i think more or less people are ignorant about this type of this, and its really hard to gather proper information on this type of stuff. But if you dont feel like reading the post, you can watch the movie Farheight 9/11, quite about says everything this post just did and more. Frankly i never knew about all the pipeplines and what not, good to know though.

damn nation, you got "isnt that strange" stuck in my head now

Will that movie be shown here?

when i read the title of the thread i thought you was talkin about dubai

cause we got the same situation going down here .... without them proper labour law's an stuff ... its all bout the denerio

Jamal wrote:when i read the title of the thread i thought you was talkin about dubai

cause we got the same situation going down here .... without them proper labour law's an stuff ... its all bout the denerio

I hardly think that this can be compared with what we have in Dubai.

sage & onion wrote:

samex wrote:i think more or less people are ignorant about this type of this, and its really hard to gather proper information on this type of stuff. But if you dont feel like reading the post, you can watch the movie Farheight 9/11, quite about says everything this post just did and more. Frankly i never knew about all the pipeplines and what not, good to know though.

damn nation, you got "isnt that strange" stuck in my head now

Will that movie be shown here?

I thought that it was shown here.
Not sure because I got the pirated dvd from a chinese lady.
Isn't that strange?

benwj wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

samex wrote:i think more or less people are ignorant about this type of this, and its really hard to gather proper information on this type of stuff. But if you dont feel like reading the post, you can watch the movie Farheight 9/11, quite about says everything this post just did and more. Frankly i never knew about all the pipeplines and what not, good to know though.

damn nation, you got "isnt that strange" stuck in my head now

Will that movie be shown here?

I thought that it was shown here.
Not sure because I got the pirated dvd from a chinese lady.
Isn't that strange?

What is strange, that fact that you got it from a Chines Lady?

Did I write that?
Must have been an involuntary action.
Isn't that strange?

Oops, I did it again.

So what can we do about it S&O?
The oil and corruption thing I mean.