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Thread ID: 13224 | Posts: 4 | Started: 2004-04-18
2004-04-18 05:07 | User Profile
Jane's continues to come out with some interestingly objective reports on Middle East developments. I trust much of what I read on the Janes sites, mostly because it is relied upon by certain folks who make their living by being apolitical, i.e. sell their very souls on a regular basis to the militaryindustrialcomplex. That type of hellhound has no use for ideological distinctions which might interfere with mounding up heaps of gold.
[url]http://www.janes.com/regional_news/africa_middle_east/news/fr/fr030416_1_n.shtml[/url]
Oil from Iraq : An Israeli pipedream?
Israel stands to benefit greatly from the US led war on Iraq, primarily by getting rid of an implacable foe in President Saddam Hussein and the threat from the weapons of mass destruction he was alleged to possess. But it seems the Israelis have other things in mind.
An intriguing pointer to one potentially significant benefit was a report by Haaretz on 31 March that minister for national infrastructures Joseph Paritzky was considering the possibility of reopening the long-defunct oil pipeline from Mosul to the Mediterranean port of Haifa. With Israel lacking energy resources of its own and depending on highly expensive oil from Russia, reopening the pipeline would transform its economy.
To resume supplies from Mosul to Haifa would require the approval of whatever Iraqi government emerges and presumably the Jordanian government, through whose territory it would be likely to run. Paritzky's ministry was reported to have said on 9 April that it would hold discussions with Jordanian authorities on resuming oil supplies from Mosul, with one source saying the Jordanians were "optimistic". Jordan, aware of the deep political sensitivities involved, immediately denied there were any such talks.
Paritzky said he was certain the USA would respond favourably to the idea of resurrecting the pipeline. Indeed, according to Western diplomatic sources in the region, the USA has discussed this with Iraqi opposition groups.
It is understood from diplomatic sources that the Bush administration has said it will not support lifting UN sanctions on Iraq unless Saddam's successors agree to supply Israel with oil.
All of this lends weight to the theory that Bush's war is part of a masterplan to reshape the Middle East to serve Israel's interests. Haaretz quoted Paritzky as saying that the pipeline project is economically justifiable because it would dramatically reduce Israel's energy bill.
US efforts to get Iraqi oil to Israel are not surprising. Under a 1975 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the US guaranteed all Israel's oil needs in the event of a crisis. The MoU, which has been quietly renewed every five years, also committed the USA to construct and stock a supplementary strategic reserve for Israel, equivalent to some US$3bn in 2002. Special legislation was enacted to exempt Israel from restrictions on oil exports from the USA.
Moreover, the USA agreed to divert oil from its home market, even if that entailed domestic shortages, and guaranteed delivery of the promised oil in its own tankers if commercial shippers were unwilling or not available to carry the crude to Israel. All of this adds up to a potentially massive financial commitment.
The USA has another reason for supporting Paritzky's project: a land route for Iraqi oil direct to the Mediterranean would lessen US dependence on Gulf oil supplies. Direct access to the world's second-largest oil reserves (with the possibility of expansion through so-far untapped deposits) is an important strategic objective.
2004-04-18 05:48 | User Profile
It's interesting that Janes came out with this.
I mentioned this possibility [URL=http://forums.originaldissent.com/showthread.php?t=6064&highlight=pipeline]here.[/URL]
It's also interesting that Israel gets its oil from Russia, which has been controlled by Jews that past 10 years or so. I'll bet the oil isn't nearly expensive as they say it is!
Although I'll bet the price has been going up since Putin and his generals took over.
Walter
2004-04-18 09:36 | User Profile
The fundamental purpose of the war was to destroy Iraq - basically wreck the country so that it would not become an organized military threat to Israel for a generation or more. This is why the Neo-cons would have nothing to do with inspections and sanctions. They wanted Iraq destroyed to the point where it would be bombed back into the middle ages.
All other advantages flow from that purpose. The ability to get the oil would be a bonus, although I think Iraq wouldve been pulverized even if it didnt have Oil. Being a threat to Israel was enough to guarantee its destruction.
2004-04-18 15:20 | User Profile
You guys ever wondered about all the US "surplus" military equipment that the Zionist State of Israel are getting.
Usually I buy stuff at a great discount because it has a small scratch or a tiny dent that you can't even really see, well, those pro-Zionists in the US government are sending US "surplus" equipment for the same reasons.
The Zionist are now getting armored Humbees that will be deployed in the Palestinian territories, these Humbees are armored vehicles that our own troops could use in the "war" in Iraq.
They are getting ammo of we are short in Iraq and elsewhere, why? This so called "surplus" ammo was manufactured in 1995 and yet they are old?
I am still using 1942 30-06 ammo that works great and I don't have any problem with it, therefore this 1995 ammo is like new.
Some "surplus" helicopters that we are "donating" to the Zionist State of Israel are now ending up in the hands of the drug dealers of Colombia.
Surf the net and you will be amazed at the "surplus" equipment that the Zionists are getting from the US, surplus that our own troops could use.