Re: SC10

http://indexresearch.blogspot.com/2006/03/pnac-rebuilding-americas-defenses.html

...I urge everyone to read as it presents us with a forensic analysis of the events leading up to and surrounding the entire situation in the Middle/Far East and the centrality of oil to US strategic and above all, economic interests. Next time someone scoffs and tries to put you down with putdown talk of 'oil conspiracies', simply refer them to this overview. End of conversation. And for researchers, I think it's the ideal collection of links to all the relevant documents and analysis of US imperial strategy........

... "by 2010 we will need on the order of an additional fifty million barrels a day. So where is the oil going to come from? ... While many regions of the world offer great oil opportunities, the Middle East with two thirds of the world's oil and the lowest cost, is still where the prize ultimately lies, even though companies are anxious for greater access there, progress continues to be slow."
- Dick Cheney, then Halliburton CEO, 1999 (2)

Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Rebuilding America's Defenses: "Special Interests"
3. The Persian Gulf: A Region of Vital Importance
4. Petro-dollar warfare with Iraq
5. Crude Designs in Iraq
6. Iran: Imperial Hypocrisy
7. Petro-dollar warfare with Iran
8. Sanctions in Iran?
9. Nuclear war in Iran?
10. Gas in Iran
11. Petro-dollar warfare with Syria?
12. Special interests in Africa
13. Conclusion
14. Appendix I: Bremer's Orders: References
15. Appendix II: Karbuz: US Military Oil Consumption

Excellent content!