As you probably noticed in today's news, Afghanistan is sitting on top of as much as a trillion dollars worth of mineral wealth. Wow. Tom Hartmann stated that the USSR was aware of that when they invaded in 1980, and ventured that the US would have known about it, too. That being the case we might understand that Mr. Bush going on vacation rather than reading his intelligence briefing predicting a terrorist attack 5 weeks before 9-11 could have been a deliberate act to allow for a motivation for the US to attack, occupy, and exploit Afghanistan. If that is the case, the 3000 dead in NYC and DC were just a little collateral damage. I wonder if the story might go anywhere.
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Where are the estimates of how many trillions it'll take to recover those minerals, eh? This story is just that, a story. Yes, there may be some profitably recoverable mineral assets - the operative word being 'may'. So what?
Also, does this topic belong in the 'Amaywican Asylum' column [may I suggest 'This Island Earth']?Last edited by salmoned; June 15, 2010, 11:17 AM.May I always be found beneath your contempt.
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Originally posted by Kalalau View PostAs you probably noticed in today's news, Afghanistan is sitting on top of as much as a trillion dollars worth of mineral wealth. Wow. Tom Hartmann stated that the USSR was aware of that when they invaded in 1980, and ventured that the US would have known about it, too. That being the case we might understand that Mr. Bush going on vacation rather than reading his intelligence briefing predicting a terrorist attack 5 weeks before 9-11 could have been a deliberate act to allow for a motivation for the US to attack, occupy, and exploit Afghanistan. If that is the case, the 3000 dead in NYC and DC were just a little collateral damage. I wonder if the story might go anywhere.
That's why I indiscriminantly blast politicians in Washington, regardless of their party affiliation, cuz I can see through much of their B.S. What we need to stay focused on is whether their legislation is in compliance with the Constitution. Much of it is not, and the Country is suffering greatly because of it.
One month before the BP oil eruption, Obama stated he was going to allow more drilling. It was big news. Then, the disaster strikes, and now he's using it as a platform to push his Carbon Tax. Goldman Sachs sells 44% (or about $250M) of the BP stock just weeks before the disaster- http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0602/mon...lion-bp-stock/.
Meanwhile, Halliburton buys one the largest oil clean up companies in the U.S. for $240M 11 days before the disaster at a time it was not considered a good buy- http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0618/hal...ney-oil-spill/.
Surely, you don't consider all this a mere coincidence.Last edited by Bobinator; June 29, 2010, 04:28 PM.
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Let me know when we start reaping the wealth of Iraq's oil, because I sure am tired of paying over $3 for a gallon of gas. This Iraq Oil and Afghanistan Mineral crap is nothing but crap, otherwise we would have seen the benefits a LONG time ago.
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Originally posted by bjd392 View Post... I sure am tired of paying over $3 for a gallon of gas.
Sorry, but most energy resources actually do have a limit, and we're bumping up against them in our lifetimes. Everything has a price tag, and the trend is always up, not down.
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Originally posted by bjd392 View PostLet me know when we start reaping the wealth of Iraq's oil, because I sure am tired of paying over $3 for a gallon of gas. This Iraq Oil and Afghanistan Mineral crap is nothing but crap, otherwise we would have seen the benefits a LONG time ago.
On the scientific front, it is well known that there's tons of oil right here in the U.S. Some estimate over 25x that of Iraq and Saudi Arabia, for that matter. Yet, we're not allowed to drill here. According to this website, Alaska has 1190.62 Trillion cubic feet of natural gas, but the powers-that-be are using the environmentalist platform to keep us from harvesting it- http://www.naturalgas.org/overview/resources.asp
If you can control the supply, you control the price. If you control someone else's government and their resources, you control everything and everybody. They, like us, are slaves to the global elite, living under a so-called "democracy".
The facts concerning Afghanistan is that in the 1980's, we helped Bin Laden fight the Russians. That's when Poppy fields sprang up all over the country. It is a well known fact that Bin Laden worked with the CIA, as early as 2 weeks before 9-11. Today, Afghanistan supplies 90+% of the world's opium. Much of it is coming through our borders. Guess where?Last edited by Bobinator; July 7, 2010, 08:46 AM.
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