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To: Gary Ng who wrote (68458)3/11/2003 11:34:18 AM
From: zonder  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 70976
 
The USA's concept about safety is a very interesting one.

Oil is the deepest "dependency infrastructure" on this planet, if I may use a concept from the Dune books of Frank Herbert.

It is not just that the US needs oil and consumes it in impressive per capita proportions - this is about Control. Think of countries like Germany and Japan who are completely dependent on imported oil...