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But I can see Cheney spinning away, getting to not only any control Iran may have over oil, but any natural gas under Iran’s control. Off in the background we have Newt Gingrich whining that Bush should blow up Iran’s natural gas infrastructure; is this the real game? As long as Iran has other sources of electricity production, a la nuclear power, it can commercialize its energy resources for currency. This would be a threat in the eyes of the Sunni House of Saud, as well as in the eyes of the Likudniks as a wealthy Iran can only mean bad things to them.

First, I think the Bushies are running several parallel policies without committing to only one in particular until it suits them. One is to help Iran by getting rid of the evil Saddam and perhaps installing a Shia government in Iraq. Another is to help Israel by ridding them of Saddam AND Iran. Third is the Bush & Cheney energy policy to suppress energy development so as to keep prices (and profits) high.

Who will Dubya backstab is the only question remaining?

Will our Reps allow the findings in Phase II of the SSCI collect dust? You know the findings that Jason Vest and others tried to alert the world to before the invasion?

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These are core facts IMO of the Petrogame that drive events:

Consider: A desert chieftan in the 1930’s discovers that his territory has endless gold [albeit black]laying in countless veins just 100 meters under the sand. Almost unbelievably easy to access it merely with big shovels. As such desirable treasure is impossible to exploit secretly, what would be the single, over-riding consideration dominating his thoughts…from the moment he verified the fact of that gold?

Clearly his next-tentflap neighbors will be at once dazzled and obsessed with plans to make him the main course for their dinner .
As the lucky chieftan, he has certainty that he must obtain an overwhelming military force to squash the appetite of neighbors, before their plans mature and overwhelm him. All his attention goes to securing both the new wealth and his ownership of it.

Here lay apparent contradictions. Until late 1970’s, Saudi Arabia had no real military forces at all ! No Army…No Navy…No Air Force…Only police and internal security forces. That defies sensibility because the Chieftan in the late 1930s, and surely by 1941, had Standard Oil engineers verify the data demonstrating that huge pools of oil were in fact there. Knock a pipe into the sand, screw on a valve, make lots of new friends. Does not even need a pump.

It is impossible that there was no huge, military force immediately established to protect those deposits. But there was none…or was there?

There had to be, but it was hiddden. A powerful partner was there. There was a quid-pro-quo created where each partner held exquisitely equal leverage. If either party renegged, the other could cause disaster. The key to workability was the equal leverage which ensures durability of the arrangement.

…Until late 1970’s, Saudi Arabia had no real military forces at all ! No Army…No Navy…No Air Force…Only police and internal security forces. That defies sensibility because the chieftan in the late 1930s, and surely by 1941, had Standard Oil engineers verify the data demonstrating that huge pools of oil were in fact there. Knock a pipe into the sand, screw on a valve, make lots of new friends. Does not even need a pump.

It is impossible that there was no huge, military force immediately established to protect those deposits. But there was none…or was there?

There had to be, but it was hiddden. A powerful partner was there. There was a quid-pro-quo created where each partner held exquisitely equal leverage. If either party renegged, the other could cause disaster. The key to workability was the equal leverage which ensures durability of the arrangement.

The Oil Powers [dominated first by Standard and soon RoyalDutchShell and later BP ] were able to guarantee that the now [Saud]RoyalChieftanFamily stayed on the Royal Throne, in exchange [1] for the Chieftan depositing his oil revenue monie$ into the Oil Power’s banks; and equally strategically, [2] the Oil Powers led by Standard would retain overriding control of wholesale and retail distribution policy to extent of who would/would not receive the ultimate use of the petro products [oil and gas] and at what terms.

What was the OilPowers’ guarantee? The US Military was [somehow under the control of The Standard] to be made available to guarantee continuity of the Royal Throne as long as the Throne deposits the bulk of their revenue$ in OilPowers, banks and does not withdraw said deposits; and obeys any production/distribution/marketing directions. Oil became denominated in US Dollars. As for the Throne’s leverage, just their mere hint that $ deposits would be withheld or withdrawn would undermine credibility of banking systems. As the magnitude of flowing oil rose, the partners next agreed the USDollar would be the exclusive trade-currency. Each party had equal and credible leverage to enforce its position.
That is what happened in Saudi Arabia.

“Oil Powers” identities change over time, but are essentially Anglo-American. “Oil Powers” are not companies; they are individuals with similar goals who use oil/gas as a tool to enable strategy. Their Petrogame depends on controlling distribution, NOT necessarily production of the crude; controlling distribution inherently includes some control of production, etc. Do not confuse with other “powers” in the oil industry [crude-oil holding nations, crude-field operators, refiners, rig owners, security companies, etc. These are players in the game, not the Petrogame creators/rule-makers/monitors, who are individuals]. Russia is not included due to their refusal to submit; all BigOil attempts to dominate Russian oil/gas have so far failed. Also, the French Total is an old and imortant Gulf player .

Petro-oleum = Rock Oil. Until 1859, it was thought to exist only as slow seepage from inside rock, in non-commercial quantities. By 1859 petroleum was discovered to exist in underground pools. This was quickly recognized by some as the ultimate source of Heat/Light/Power [HLP], in terms of cost, quality and efficiency.

Silliman at Yale University had done the first major chemical analysis of crude oil within months of its being found to exist in commercial quantities. Note the first use for petroleum, in commercial quantities, was lamp-oil for light [nearly white, non-smoking, portable and cheap] and the demand was worldwide, overwhelming even from Asia. Demand for light was later followed by demand as lubricant. Still later as fuel for steam production [e.g. ships]; later still as source fuel for combustion [gasoline] engines, space heating and electrical generation.

Wherever oil was made available, it could easily dominate as the source of HLP demand. Thus he who controlled its distribution could control whoever needed it…or whatever nation needed it. You want Heat? You want Light? You want Power? Either be compliant or be coldly in darkness and powerless.

A super tool to compel cooperation from any ruler. Or to find another who will cooperate. Control the ruler or create the new ruler, and let the ruler control the population. Best to select a Royal Family, as that means a predictable line of succession. The plan is old, but the plan has had many successes.

Early on, Standard’s Rockefeller and Royal Dutch’ Deterding and the English Crown understood all of this. [England’s Shell and RoyalDutch merged about 1906.] *

It is critical to include the fact that the OIL-game was merged with the BANKING-game. * *

As with Saudi Arabia, the similar deals made with Kuwait and other ruling-family-type governments. He who partners with the family controls the oil/gas as long as that family stays on the throne.

The deals all involve Standard [American] and Royal DutchShell/BP [Anglo] et al, who have similar, effective, covert control over their respective governments’ forces [military and/or other contributions to the required force] to guarantee longevity of the ruler’s status and similar production/distribution/marketing rights from the ruler.

So explains the saga of Iran’s Shah. Democraticly booted out in early 1950’s, quickly reinstalled by Anglo-American force, then booted again 25 years later. No more Royal Line = end of deal = OilPowers attempt in ANY WAY to stop/ruin any oil production/marketing they cannot control. “Rule or ruin” is the working policy.

So explains the saga of Saddam. Non-cooperating [e.g. not denominating exclusively in USD] and no Royal Line.

So explains the saga of Kuwait when Saddam briefly took over. Who reacted very forcefully to put the Sabah family back on the Royal Throne? You can bet the Saud family was watching nervously to see if, in fact, Standard et al would make good the guarantee; after all, the Saud clan held the same guarantee with the same partner. The Saud clan breathed easy when Kuwait’s Sabah family was returned to their throne [followed by abrupt end of military operation].

So explains some of the Czar’s troubles. The Czar would not relinquish control of Russian oil [e.g. Baku] which really crimped Rockefeller’s [Standard] and Deterding’s [Royal Dutch/EnglishShell] world-monopoly dream, and not-so-oddly, WW I did not end in Russia until 1922/1923; then government that followed the Czar was not ruling-family type, thus no predictable line of succession. Since the 1917 Revolution until now, 90 years later, that government has been intent on not allowing its gigantic petroleum resources to fall under control of BigOil…and has withstood relentless attack.

WW 1 ? Have a look at the territory of the Ottoman Empire at that time. Then, locate the known oil resources within that perimeter, factor in England’s Lawrence of Arabia and promise of self-government to their Arabian allies for expelling the Ottoman rulers. Then watch what happened when the the Ottoman armies were expelled.

WW 2 ? Surely Krupp, I. G. Farben et al in oil-less Germany knew well the prize of Baku/Caspian. There’s an old bio of Deterding who, in 1920’s, was quoted in English newsmedia, claiming that the resources of Russia would be the “greatest commercial prize in history”, and that “Baku is the finger that points East” as he promoted another war. But the world depression from 1930 delayed the acquisitive Deterding’s-and-others’ plan to jointly invade Russia. [Deterding included German industrialists/generals el al in his dream to grab Russian resources. Later, Hitler tried to capitalize on that dream.]

So explains the saga of Vietnam. Offshore, oil/gas deposits were surmised because the geography fit the oil industry’s working model of Continental Shelf theory*** [just GOOGLE “vietnam + oil” to see who/what is happening post-1975] but, after the French left, there was no possibility to control a petroleum industry. And certainly no ruling family after failed attempt to create a Diem clan. The thought of oil being independently developed and marketed was indeed a threat.

So explains the saga of all non-ruling-family-type governments’ attempts to develop and market their oil, independently of the OilPowers. In the case of Mexico, albeit without a ruling-famly, Marines were sent into Veracruz and the oligarchs coalesced to rule extended-family-style since then; and being right on US border facilitates control. Those oligarchs who did not agree were visited by unlucky events.

So explains the saga everywhere a ruling-family has oil that can be produced and potentially marketed.

So explains a lot of other observations from circa 1880 to present time.

So explains why the Petrogame of “I hold you by your heat/light/power arteries” is getting interestinger and interestinger. And wilder.

So explains the addiction. Oil addiction was created by low-cost, high quality, efficient and readily available fuel supply. The addiction was/is maintained by intense suppression of alternative HLP sources [e.g. by legislation; denial of funding; misdirecting R&D], along with theOilPowers closely monitoring all aspects of their game.

The Petrogame is the means to World Domination by a small group who coincidently share similar goals.

Only petroleum [as oil and gas] can be harnessed in a way that precludes unwanted-others from joining the group.

No other HLP resource can be globally monopolized; or exists in sufficient quantity. The others are merely technology based, and technology cannot be monopolized. [E.g.– a nuclear club to monopolize enrichment/extraction is a work-in-progress, but has only short-term and spotty workability that can be bypassed. Also there are local monopolies, such as control of hydro-power, that are not scaleable to global scope. As for coal, technology has not resolved enormous pollution aspects, and coal has potential only to crimp or tweak the petrogame.]****

The above is a minimal framework to make sense of many events, especially since late 1800’s, that otherwise seem crazy-quilt.

Richard Cheney***** of Halliburton, in 1999 speech, clearly was aware of the Peak Oil syndrome and was actively planning a response.

* In late 1500’s, the English Crown realized its very survival was as seafaring-traders/sea-controllers and began (1) building a global navy and (2)collecting data, in earnest, of all known, global resources, first compiled by England’s Hakluyt team. [Just 1 example so the reader gets the urgency: On 2,500 mile voyages across open ocean, lack of potable water caused entire crews to die and their ships become derelict. Thus sources of potable water in mid-ocean and the route for longboats to get safely ashore on the “unknown” islands, became vital secrets to be learned.] That viewpoint and project primed many subsequent adventures from gold-buccaneering, fleet-building and wiping-out the Spanish Armada on up to The East India Company and into more modern, more covert tactics. Long-range planning always evolving by trial and error and very covert. The small island-nation of England learned well its limitations as its Empire collapsed. Surely by the 20th Century, survival depended on correctly analysing its failure to control that Empire. The island-nation needed a giant proxy-nation to front for its Empire rebuild. Whoever might it be?

** By 1890, it was apparent that BigOil, primarily Standard’s combine, had the cash volumes and cash flows to actually rival and threaten the banking game. In late 1890s, Rockefeller and JP Morgan teamed to buy Carnegie’s steel behemoth and form the US Steel combine. The cash price was about $490 Million, in 1890-era dollars ! The peculiar nature of the petrogame’s grip on HLP offerred real assets versus the paper of banking, breaking the banker’s peculiar clout that depended on being allowed to monopolize paper money. Further, while paper money dealt with sovereign currencies on a nation-by-nation basis, oil was a global tool.

***Continental Shelf theory is able to predict fairly well the liklihood of finding commercial deposits of petroleum [liquids or gas], even at what likely depths, in coastal regions. That theory is apparently closely held and rarely mentioned with any detail. Consequently,and globally, all coastal regions have been surveyed for potential. E.g.- The Caribbean region, of course, would be of interest and petroleum might account for the strange international politics there, as well West Africa.

****Why oil ? Some notes:

coal vs. oil = solid vs. liquid/gas = slow vs.EXPLOSIVE burn [flame propagation]

It all comes down to rate of energy-release; or rate of reaction

Petroleum gives EXPLOSIVE release, but Coal NEEDS A BOILER to accumulate explosive discharge.

POWER as coal vs. oil;

Coal works slowly, but via a steam intermediate [boiler] will yield EXPLOSIVE expansion..led to POWER production via steam-ENGINE development [Industrial Age]

Petroleum works DIRECTLY [no intermediate boiler] via atomization to yield EXPLOSIVE expansion = Internal Combustion ENGINE = unique RATE of WORK produced relative to any other commodity fuel, and as liquid it is a uniquely PORTABLE fuel. [ And it can be uniquely monopolized, too]

Cars, trucks and planes cannot work on coal/wood without [steam] intermediate to produce explosive energy release, [ and so are impractical without liquid oil]. A boiler is required to achieve the explosive rate of energy release. Even NUCLEAR requires a boiler [steam generator] to create the EXPLOSIVE expansion needed to to do work [No practical ENGINES have been developed to work on solely on heat, but there are possibilities such as thermo-electric, ion-electric, photo-electric, etc.]

*****Richard Cheney 1999 speech [Published on 8 Jun 2004 by London Institute of Petroleum. Archived on 8 Jun 2004]
[Full text at http://www.energybulletin.net/559.html ]
Direct quotes:
–”Oil is unique in that it is so strategic in nature.”
–”Energy is truly fundamental to the world’s economy.”
–”The degree of government involvement also makes oil a unique commodity.”
–”Oil remains fundamentally a government business”.
–”It is the basic, fundamental building block of the world’s economy.”
–”It is unlike any other commodity.’
–”The Middle East with two-thirds of the world’s oil and the lowest cost, is still where the prize ultimately lies.”
–”The Middle East and Africa have over one hundred year’s supply of gas reserves at current low usage levels and the former Soviet Union and Latin America have gas reserve-to-production ratios which should last over seventy years.”

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