To: Wharf Rat who wrote (49346 ) 4/2/2002 1:51:08 PM From: Jim Willie CB Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 65232 I expect crude oil above $50 within two years deja vu, for sure worse, all warnings since 1973 totally ignored SUV need say nothing more as for production, NOT IN MY BACKYARD prevails Osama BedLinen is on record wanting $130 crude oil that sounds ridiculous, but not really cocacola is about $175 and rising, per barrel I personally find crude oil worth 10x more than cola we are in absolutely zero position to push Sodomy around are you aware that 90% of Iraqi exported oil goes to USA ??? that will be Sodomizer's first act & deed if attacked cut off exports to USA but it will find a way, e.g. via Italy or France or Spain Arabs will unite very soon against the USA on oil front oil is their biggest weapon economically, oil is their only weapon their medieval society exports oil, but also almonds, figs I can see it coming Sudan, Egypt, and Syria form a FIG EMBARGO AGAINST THE USA next weapon is terror attacks then comes camels for harness racing last is ragtop headdress, for kindergarten amusement later comes exports of the Dirhan coins -- gold & silver with Islamic inscriptions I expect them to be very professionally done great propaganda tool you know, something I read last week comes to mind often if Arabs want to undermine the US economy and do so in an asymmetric manner a cheap excellent way would be to assist a silver shortage default it would lead to gold rising in concert and the loser would be the USdollar then our interest rates would rise and possibly our stock and bond markets would get hurt it would only take about $2 billion devoted to purchasing physical silver bullion the pinch would be felt in days / jim