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2006-08-24 Down Under
Australia to Boost Military
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Posted by Steve White 2006-08-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 With Indonesia becoming ever flakier, this is a prudent decision.
Posted by RWV 2006-08-24 03:21||   2006-08-24 03:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Australia better be looking at its energy policy with respect to crude sources, for its own security. Here is an interesting site with a pie chart showing sources of crude for Australian refineries.

Note that Indonesia is 7% of imports, Vietnam is 12%, and the Middle East is 18%, with half of that produced by Saudi Arabia, 1/3 of ME imports by UAE.
Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul  2006-08-24 09:55||   2006-08-24 09:55|| Front Page Top

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