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2004-03-24 Africa: North

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Posted by Steve White 2004-03-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Didn't Bob rely on Mo's money and oil? And didn't Mo get his embassies in return?

Posted by Anonymous2U 2004-3-24 12:47:58 AM|| 2004-3-24 12:47:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Anyone see an ~~Pan-Arab~~ African nation pumping up oil production as a favor - to ~~put pressure on~~ stabilize the oil market ~~as a backhanded slap to the Soddys who left Muhammar high and dry~~.

How long till Wheelus opens up to replace Rota?

Posted by OldSpook 2004-3-24 1:17:48 AM|| 2004-3-24 1:17:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Hmmm. I'm not sure how much Libya could actually do to help us regards oil prices, unfortunately. They're producing at current capacity now, from what I can glean: link with decent detail. BTW, as this link shows, it refutes the BS about Nigeria upping prod by huge amt in little time - that was some silly shit. It takes time, 5+ yrs, to build large-scale distilleries, cracking plants, etc. These are complex puppies and it depends upon the crude's components WHAT you build and how - it ain't all the same, so cookie-cutter facilities are not the answer... even if you have the best sweet light crude in the world.

I DO believe that they would do so as facilities permit, however. KaDaffy certainly seems to be open to such suggestions, now. If we keep working on Iraqi production improvements and push Libya it may, indeed, bring about enough of a surplus to undermine OPEC.

2 Side Notes:
1) Now is when I wish Putty hadn't been such a backstabbing motherfucking asshole. Russia, with US help to modernize and upgrade facilities, could easily be overproducing enough, by now, to make OPEC toothless. Unfortunately, he has failed to live up to Fred's and Raj's faith in him. Fuck him, IMHO.
2) If the dumbass Venezuelans hadn't allowed a total asshole, Chavez, into office - there would be potential pressure available there,as well.

Whether the world is ready for it or not, the time is FAST approaching to stop this blackmail and sabotage of the Western world's economies. Time to just take it away. How wonderful would this be for everybody but the Izzoid asshats? Let me count the ways...

Posted by .com 2004-3-24 6:56:10 AM|| 2004-3-24 6:56:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 .com - I wish you'd quit holding back and say what you really think

Posted by Frank G 2004-3-24 9:48:49 AM|| 2004-3-24 9:48:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Unfortunately, he has failed to live up to Fred's and Raj's faith in him. Fuck him, IMHO.

While I may have held out hope for Russia before / around 9/11/2001, and maybe for a little while after that, subsequent events (stonewalling us at the U.N., uncovering GPS jammers et. al. sold to Iraq, etc. ad nauseum) I'd like to 'clarify' my position as no longer being a Russophile or anything remotely close to that. Maybe I got sucked in by ~~a few cases of vodka~~ Putin's rhetoric, but I shouldn't forget that Russia's progenitor was our swoen enemy for most of the 20th century.

Posted by Raj 2004-3-24 12:32:24 PM|| [http://angrycyclist.blogspot.com] 2004-3-24 12:32:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Raj - Oops! I thought you were the poster extolling Putty's wonderfulness just a couple of weeks ago. If not, puh-leeze accept my abject apology! My memory has deceived me, yet again! Arrrggghhh!

Posted by .com 2004-3-24 12:37:19 PM|| 2004-3-24 12:37:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 No sweat, .com! No blood, no foul in my book. Just like Dave "That's not a foul. (*whack!*) That's a foul!" Cowens.

Posted by Raj 2004-03-24 2:34:15 PM|| [http://angrycyclist.blogspot.com] 2004-03-24 2:34:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 like Dave "That's not a foul. (*whack!*) That's a foul!" Cowens.

I once played a game of ping-pong with the Cowens. I was purdy good but only leven year old, he, beat me like a step-child. He was good! Also he was nice to kids... but he has always played for keepers.

Posted by Shipman 2004-03-24 7:35:02 PM|| 2004-03-24 7:35:02 PM|| Front Page Top

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