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To: mishedlo who wrote (65492)5/13/2007 5:52:55 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu  Respond to of 116555
 
First the EU is now even more at the mercy of Putin and his ex KGB gang which resembles the Mafia in the 30thies in the US

There was a pipe line planed beneath the Caspian Sea from Turkmenistan / Turkmenbashy to Baku (around 200 to 230 miles) to be linked to the BTC pipeline now under construction. In addition there is a new pipeline Nabucco (spl?)which was also planed for Kazakh oil.

lib.utexas.edu

lib.utexas.edu

At the moment Putin proved to have Turkmenistan in his pocket and huge pressure on Kazakhstan who is the "Jewel" country in central Asia.

eia.doe.gov

To understand the dynamics of policy then look at the map - prepare for domino effect - now if Turkey moves to Islam because of EU and Cyprus you can say goodby to the happy days - US will be energy starved - as the Bosphorus will be more closed than open - there is not the "cape of good hope" around it
eia.doe.gov