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Title: Arabs trying to influence the US election?
Post by: muckmaw on March 23, 2004, 02:21:21 PM

Something struck me as I was reading this article....

Could OPEC be trying to influence the U.S. Election in favor of Kerrry by artificially inflating the price of oil?

I mean, let's face it...ol' GWB is not to popular in the Middle East these days.


Should I break out my Tin foil hat now?

http://news.myway.com/top/article/id/123831|top|03-23-2004::10:45|reuters.html

Title: Re: Arabs trying to influence the US election?
Post by: Holden McGroin on March 23, 2004, 02:23:51 PM

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Could OPEC be trying to influence the U.S. Election...

Why not? Everyone else tries to...

Title: Arabs trying to influence the US election?
Post by: Maverick on March 23, 2004, 06:07:16 PM

How much money is being funneled into the DNP HQ from that side of the world. Could they be the "foriegn leaders" endorsing Kerry?  :p

Title: Arabs trying to influence the US election?
Post by: Lizking on March 23, 2004, 07:52:05 PM

Um, blood for oil, Bush as an oil interest lacky, etc?  What happened to that liberal democrat theory?

Title: Arabs trying to influence the US election?
Post by: lord dolf vader on March 23, 2004, 09:12:14 PM

hint, oil interests (u.s. oil companys)and opec are not the same thing.

Title: Arabs trying to influence the US election?
Post by: Lizking on March 23, 2004, 09:45:11 PM

LOL, OK.

Title: Arabs trying to influence the US election?
Post by: Dowding on March 24, 2004, 05:12:46 AM

'lol' all you want Gadfly, but the US (Western) Oil Companies and OPEC don't sit on the same side of the fence. If they could, the oil companies would be buying the oil for peanuts and selling it with a unprecedented mark-up. OPEC protects the Gulf states from exploitation.

And if you don't think the Iraq war was a strategic move to secure future oil supply, there isn't much hope for you.

Title: Arabs trying to influence the US election?
Post by: Ripsnort on March 24, 2004, 07:50:25 AM

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Originally posted by Dowding

And if you don't think the Iraq war was a strategic move to secure future oil supply, there isn't much hope for you.

There were a ton of posters on this board (Left of center) saying it was "Blood for oil" a year ago if you remember.

Title: Arabs trying to influence the US election?
Post by: Lizking on March 24, 2004, 08:32:30 AM

So which one, OPEC or US oil is the side that wants low prices or high production cost?

Title: Arabs trying to influence the US election?
Post by: midnight Target on March 24, 2004, 10:06:14 AM

All I know is... as the price per barrel goes up.....so does the economy in Crawford.

(cue Twilight Zone music)

Title: Arabs trying to influence the US election?
Post by: Lizking on March 24, 2004, 02:35:28 PM

The only thing that helps the economy in Crawford is the absence of drought.  I will assume you have never been anywhere around there?

Title: Arabs trying to influence the US election?
Post by: midnight Target on March 24, 2004, 04:32:31 PM

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Originally posted by Lizking
The only thing that helps the economy in Crawford is the absence of drought.  I will assume you have never been anywhere around there?

Know it well. Hot, dry, lots of scorpions and armadillos.

wait a minute... that decribes all of Texas west of San Antonio.

Title: Arabs trying to influence the US election?
Post by: Lizking on March 24, 2004, 05:11:09 PM

Well, the difference is that there is a lot of oil scattered around west Texas, but there isn't any, or any business's involved with oil around Crawford.

Title: Arabs trying to influence the US election?
Post by: Dago on March 24, 2004, 05:16:19 PM

I can be bought, if any Arabs want to send me, oh say, half million, I will vote however they want.   :D


dago