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2004-03-14 Trolls and Spam

Crude Oil & National Security in the Age of Terror

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Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-03-14 10:55:17 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Ummmm, you do realize that oil is less than 2.5% of our economy don't you?

I feel bad to blow apart your silly theory like that after you put so much work into your little thesis... but, well... I guess the facts are important to me. I know it's silly but that's the problem with us damn realists.

Posted by Damn_Proud_American 2004-3-14 11:11:09 PM|| [http://brighterfuture.blogspot.com] 2004-3-14 11:11:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 You write well Mark and make some interesting points but you are in the wrong forum. This site is for mostly hard news with Opinion and Comment in the thread. You would understand the restrictions if you have ever seen some of the screeds posted by our more logically challenged members of society.

Posted by whitecollar redneck 2004-3-14 11:18:02 PM|| 2004-3-14 11:18:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Which is exactly why I came down on him so hard. Everything I said was true but his choice to waste Fred's bandwidth amd use Fred's hard work as a way to promote his own writing caused me to choose to be blunt with my analysis.

Mark get your own site for your work and if you have something relevant to say then maybe link to it. But you will be flamed if it appears you are only trying to build traffic to your site by leveraging rantburg's users.

Posted by Damn_Proud_American 2004-3-14 11:28:16 PM|| [http://brighterfuture.blogspot.com] 2004-3-14 11:28:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I Googled on this guy, but found no bio.
I did learn that he posted this exact same article on UN-on-line (UNOL)on March 6, 2004.
Apparently he's trying to impress every one on the internet with his expertise. I also found a Mark Espinola who is a commodity trader. Same guy drumming up business? Probably.

Posted by GK 2004-3-14 11:47:30 PM|| 2004-3-14 11:47:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Trader? Friend of Soros?

Posted by Mr. Davis 2004-3-15 11:09:56 AM|| 2004-3-15 11:09:56 AM|| Front Page Top

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