To: Murrey Walker who wrote (44378 ) 11/21/2001 4:23:32 PM From: Jim Willie CB Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 65232 for starters, imagine we severely up the pressure on Iraq and Sodomy did you notice US navy boarded Iraqi oil vessel, and it sank? not much publicity on that one, for some strange reason could there have been an exchange of gunfire, and a missile launched? what happened to the two US seamen? so as we up the pressure, Iraq's neighbors will object or squirm the Arab members of this Motley Coalition will show strain at the seams if anything out of the ordinary happens next, it will be bad for the region and that will be bad for oil and its shipping lanes WE ARE GOING AFTER SODOMY NEXT... mark my words the US Pentagon has formulated plans already they are seeking the smoking guns for evidence such evidence will be found, I am certain if not with anthrax, then will Al Qaeda training centers word has come from Iraq Natl Congress guys that outside of Bagdaddy, a training facility is in operation to teach takeovers of jetliners pressure will be brought on Iraq, Iran, and by proximity Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE so far the entire conflict has been contained, far from the oil region I seriously doubt the containment will continue for much longer IT WILL BE IN OPEC'S BEST (PRICE) INTEREST TO REDUCE PRODUCTION AND PERHAPS EVEN TO ALLOW SHIPPING LANES TO BE CURTAILED Russia has infuriated OPEC and Saudi Arabia in particular lately the USA is playing a dangerous game of OIL brinksmanship now (visavis Russia and Saudi Arabia) Arabs must see the US as vulnerable with its economy they wont mind seeing supply lines threatened or flow curtailed the Russia card will prove to be a dangeous card that we have played Russia's participation has been lowrisk on the Afghan battle scene but it is a major F.U. to the Arab Oil states I predict the conflict will touch off the Middle East powderkeg it will be gradual and inexorable, with oil price consequences war is chaos, very difficult to contain we will see but I am on record, MurreyMan / Jim