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To: teevee who wrote (34906)	7/24/2002 11:59:13 AM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

The quest for energy to grow Far Eastern Economic Review, June 20-26 By David Lague, Hong Kong A fascinating piece. However, your lead-in was a bit deceptive. I started reading with an eye to pressures on the US and Britain to do something in Iraq because of the oil market. Instead, I wind up reading this very intriguing piece on how China might handle a massive increase in oil and gas use over the next couple of decades and how that impacts on their own foreign policy concerns. Nice find.

To: teevee who wrote (34906)	7/24/2002 1:43:36 PM
From: Doug R	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

teevee, An expanded probe into the nature of conflict regarding regional resources in the area in question cannot ignore the importance of water. As desolate as Afghanistan and Pakistan "appear", a globally strategic play is unfolding. If the US power brokers are willing to go "first strike" in support of that play and are also willing to accept the consequence that opposition will not hesitate to attack within our borders, there can be no other conclusion...a globally significant crisis has been deemed "unavoidable". But we've been fed the line that "the economy is ok"...the "war" is against terrorists..."pay no attention to that man in front of the curtain who's there to distract you from the curtain and what's behind it." Why put domestic objectives in place that allow or invite abuse (TIPS, the USA Patriot Act, Homeland (zeig heil) Security, The Freedom Corps...) unless there is a contingency in place that already presupposes, embraces and plans to take advantage of that abuse? Petty arguments over little pieces of perspective only serve to distract attention from larger agendas. The RWEs here are most blatant in that respect with their "Oh yeah??? You're a (insert expletive here!!!)" rantings.