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To: kodiak_bull who wrote (9680)	10/18/2001 11:53:53 AM
From: JungleInvestor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23153

re: <<The JAG lawyer who kept them from killing the Taliban commmander is just one example of things we need to straighten out before we can get down to brass tacks on this one. JAG lawyer? JAG-off sounds more appropriate.>> Until reading the Seymour Hersch article "Kings Ransom" this morning, I didn't know what you were talking about. For other readers in the same boat, the article said that a low-flying drone with two missiles identified a caravan with Mullah Omar, the Taliban chief and very close associate of Bin Laden. A request for firing went to the command center (CENTCOM). "At that point, however, word came from General Tommy R. Franks, the CENTCOM commander, saying, as the officials put it, "My JAG"—Judge Advocate General, a legal officer—"doesn't like this, so we're not going to fire." " There is probably a opening for an attorney to fill this JAG position, and I nominate you, KB. You are definitely the right guy for the job! The Hersch article is a must-read insight into the workings of the Saudi monarchy. The article cites a report on oilfield security which "concluded that with only a small amount of explosives terrorists could take the oil fields off line for two years." Anyone have thoughts on energy companies which would do well in a disruption scenario. I like APA, but they have operations in Egypt. E&P companies with oil reserves outside the ME, such as DNR would probably be good. Halliburton is in Saudi Arabia big time - don't quite know whether this would be a plus or minus. newyorker.com