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To: carranza2 who wrote (70683)	1/30/2011 9:47:18 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 218428

Caught Bob Brinker's show today and he had Charlie Maxwell, a noted energy specialist, on the program.. He sees the potential for $100/bbl oil within a few days if hoarding commences due to the unrest. It's not just about Egypt. It's about the entire region, as well as the Straits of Hormuz. The one thing that may come out of this is some concessions from Iran. They have NO INTEREST in seeing fundametalists coming to power in the Arab world. It's one thing for them to provide support to groups like Al Qaida and the Taliban when it creates turmoil for the US. But it's quite another thing for them to support the entire region becoming radicalized and aiming their wrath against both the West and the Shi'a heretics. Hawk

To: carranza2 who wrote (70683)	1/30/2011 10:02:34 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218428

jim walker is astute Message 27131631 even if wrong conclusion here n there in details

To: carranza2 who wrote (70683)	1/31/2011 1:45:49 PM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 218428

Food prices riot? "situation is going to be made much worse by the scarcity of water – the most important commodity there is." After food protests, water riots are next Governments in Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco and Yemen have faced protests in recent weeks, part fuelled by rising food costs. Unfortunately, this is a trend that looks set to continue and probably escalate over the next two decades. One way to tackle the issue: Passengers sleep on the food counters after being stranded by the curfew at Cairo airport, Egypt. Photo: AP/Bertrand CombaldieuBy Rowena Mason and Garry White 6:00AM GMT 31 Jan 2011 4 Comments The rise of the middle classes in emerging markets, coupled with a soaring world population, underpin an increase in the price of basics such as wheat, corn and sugar. But the situation is going to be made much worse by the scarcity of water – the most important commodity there is. "Water remains a more problematic commodity than food and fuel: though cheap in its natural state, it is expensive to process and expensive to transport, especially in the quantities necessary for agriculture," according to a report from a Washington-based think tank released last month. "Past water shortages have been temporary or small-scaled; future groundwater depletion will be massive and effectively permanent." The Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) study looked at water as a strategic resource in the Middle East – the most water-scarce region on Earth.

To: carranza2 who wrote (70683)	12/24/2011 2:19:23 AM
From: elmatador	3 Recommendations Respond to of 218428

“If he will accept it, I will ask John Bolton to be Secretary of State. But I will only appoint him if he will agree that his first job is the complete and thorough transformation of the State Department and the replacement of the current Foreign Service culture with a new entrepreneurial and aggressive culture dedicated to the proposition that defending freedom and defending America is the first business of the State Department, not appeasing opponents.” When the gods want to destroy someone, first they make them mad. Bolton is evil! Not only evil. He is crazy!