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To: Lane3 who wrote (56832)	7/28/2004 10:17:01 PM
From: quehubo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

Karen, with 2/3 of the worlds oil located in the Persian Gulf area and considering we are using 1/4 of the worlds daily production we will always be dependent on oil from the Persian Gulf even if we dont burn one drop of it. Oil prices are set in a global market. Any interruptions in oil flow from the ME will cause the price of oil to rise. If we dont want to pay for our imports then someone else will get them. You need to learn more about energy, try reading Bog Dog Boom Boom Room for energy related articles. If you expect to live the next 10 years you should not be energy ignorant because it will be a dominant global foreign and economic policy issue.

To: Lane3 who wrote (56832)	7/28/2004 11:14:54 PM
From: unclewest	Respond to of 793955

Report: Two Pakistani Hostages Executed Wednesday, July 28, 2004 BAGHDAD, Iraq — A militant group holding two Pakistani contractors hostage said Wednesday it has killed the men and freed their Iraqi driver, Al-Jazeera television reported. The group, calling itself the Islamic Army in Iraq, announced in a video Monday that it had kidnapped two Pakistanis working for U.S. forces and sentenced them to death

To: Lane3 who wrote (56832)	7/28/2004 11:23:43 PM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793955

Still think we are not vulnerable? I believe it was Gina who wants us to defend against every possible attack. It cannot be done. Imagine a more deadly substance planted in a thousand stores in 300 cities. FBI: Tampered Baby Food Contained Poison Wednesday, July 28, 2004 IRVINE, Calif. — Two jars of baby food purchased at the same store were contaminated with ground-up castor beans containing tiny amounts of the poison ricin (search). Police said Wednesday they were looking for a man who may have witnessed the contamination of the jars, which also included notes that referred to an Irvine police officer.