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To: Claude Cormier who wrote (27688)	2/7/2003 3:23:44 PM
From: Canuck Dave	Respond to of 36161

God, that's sad. Saw a great bumper sticker on the joke thread. "Why is our oil under their sand?" CD

To: Claude Cormier who wrote (27688)	2/7/2003 4:15:26 PM
From: t4texas	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 36161

i wish the "fromthewilderness.com" people would write some ufo stories too. it would be more entertaining and probably closer to truth.

To: Claude Cormier who wrote (27688)	2/7/2003 6:17:18 PM
From: terry richardson	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 36161

Claude: If you haven't seen it, the following theory... which is as good as any I've seen yet for the attack on Iraq... is likely in my opinion to be close to the truth. The whole thing is too long to paste but a good read. It also fits in with a lot of other things which are currently happening. indymedia.org The Real but Unspoken Reasons for the Upcoming Iraq War (english) Sunday 26 Jan 2003 author: W. Clark (wrc92@aol.com) summary Although completely suppressed in the U.S. media, the answer to the Iraq enigma is simple yet shocking - it an oil CURRENCY war. The Real Reason for this upcoming war is this administration's goal of preventing further OPEC momentum towards the euro as an oil transaction currency standard. However, in order to pre-empt OPEC, they need to gain geo-strategic control of Iraq along with its 2nd largest proven oil reserves. This lengthy essay will discuss the macroeconomics of the "petro-dollar" and the unpublicized but real threat to U.S. economic hegemony from the euro as an alternative oil transaction currency. " Regards T.