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.World In Review Magazine reported that the United States wasengaged in refurbishing the old base at the port city of Berbera,strategically located on the Red Sea, well astride the oil fields of SaudiArabia.It also revealed that American Armed Forces were in Somaliato protect teams of oil drillers who were drilling for oil in that country,oil that is reputed to be there in abundance.While the newlyrefurbished Berbera base may be a big help in quelling the fears ofShi'ites about the presence of American troops in Saudi Arabia, thedownside is a possible loss of revenue for the kingdom if and whenSomalia oil begins to flow, although this is possibly twenty or moreyears away.Nevertheless, the insistence by religious elements inRiyadh that the United States be given notice to quit the kingdom, didnot sit well with King Fahd and some of his sons. We Fight For Oil137It brought family differences in the palace to the surface in nouncertain manner.With his health failing and demands for a looseningup of the tight grip the Saudi family has on the country, what seemedlike an interminable bright future for the Saudi royal family, began tocloud over.The strength of religious opposition to the continued absolute rule bythe Saudis and Wahabis was having a telling effect.Every daybrought new provocations from the Shi'ites and other fundamentalistswho wanted King Fahd to keep his promise to hold elections in theimmediate future, something he was not at all anxious to go aheadwith.It used to be that the Abdul Aziz family despotic rulers of SaudiArabia presented a united front to all outsiders who are opposed totheir dictatorial rule.I learned from intelligence sources that this is no longer the case.Intense family rivalry and the death of King Fahd are threatening theonce united front.Added to this is the escalation of Muslimfundamentalist pressure culminating in the arrest of several hundred oftheir leaders whom Riyadh has described as "religious radicals," butwho are really a group of mullahs seeking to have some say in the waythe country is governed.The war between Hezbollah and the Israeli military in Lebanon thatbegan in July 2006 had a disquieting effect in Riyadh.Thefundamentalists wanted the Saudi regime to openly declare itself onthe side of the Hezbollah, which the ruling Abdul Aziz clan hoped toavoid.In its ongoing petroleum wars against Arab and Muslim oil-producing states, the petroleum industry is more and more relying onthe U.S.military to get involved and fight its oil battles.We need reminding that Bush had no constitutional powers to sendAmerican troops to fight against Iraq.Only the Congress can declarewar.The President has zero authority to send troops anywhere andminus zero authority to keep troops stationed in Saudi Arabia pursuantto guarding BP's assets in Kuwait.Thus Bush, who has no authority to send U.S.troops anywherewithout Congressional approval (in the form of a Declaration of War), 138 Dr.John Colemanliterally got away with a serious crime, that of violating his oath ofoffice, for which he should have been prosecuted for failing to upholdthe Constitution and for war crimes, among other things.Representative Henry Gonzales actually drew up a list of crimescommitted by G.H.W.Bush and sought to have him impeached, buthis efforts were stalled by Democrats and Republicans in the House,who thought it disloyal not to go with the tide running against Pres.Saddam Hussein, but quite in order to shield Bush from charges oftreason.It just goes to show that on vital issues, there is littledifference between the two U.S.political parties.As a result, theforeign policy of the United States has deteriorated into an imperialistpower.Since 1991, the Congress has been passing all sorts ofunconstitutional legislation under the guise of combating "terrorism."The U.S.Congress needs to give Bush and the Department of Defensea sharp rap over the knuckles.Any attempt by the United States tointerfere in the sovereign affairs of other nations could only be seen bythe world and the majority of Americans as an act of extremeviolence, far outstripping in terrorism and utter depravity, anymarginal benefit that might accrue.One of the things that chill the most, is that there has been no publicoutcry against the George Bush for even proposing to use nuclearweapons against small nations, and shows just how far the U.S.is onthe road to a One World Government.For thirty years the UnitedStates has been saying that the use of nuclear weapons must bebanned.Yet, here we have someone who was not elected by thevoters, setting a dangerous precedent that it is fine to attack nations aslong as those nations are so-called "rouge states" sitting on top ofvaluable oil reserves.Our military must not be allowed to become theattack dogs of the petroleum industry [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.World In Review Magazine reported that the United States wasengaged in refurbishing the old base at the port city of Berbera,strategically located on the Red Sea, well astride the oil fields of SaudiArabia.It also revealed that American Armed Forces were in Somaliato protect teams of oil drillers who were drilling for oil in that country,oil that is reputed to be there in abundance.While the newlyrefurbished Berbera base may be a big help in quelling the fears ofShi'ites about the presence of American troops in Saudi Arabia, thedownside is a possible loss of revenue for the kingdom if and whenSomalia oil begins to flow, although this is possibly twenty or moreyears away.Nevertheless, the insistence by religious elements inRiyadh that the United States be given notice to quit the kingdom, didnot sit well with King Fahd and some of his sons. We Fight For Oil137It brought family differences in the palace to the surface in nouncertain manner.With his health failing and demands for a looseningup of the tight grip the Saudi family has on the country, what seemedlike an interminable bright future for the Saudi royal family, began tocloud over.The strength of religious opposition to the continued absolute rule bythe Saudis and Wahabis was having a telling effect.Every daybrought new provocations from the Shi'ites and other fundamentalistswho wanted King Fahd to keep his promise to hold elections in theimmediate future, something he was not at all anxious to go aheadwith.It used to be that the Abdul Aziz family despotic rulers of SaudiArabia presented a united front to all outsiders who are opposed totheir dictatorial rule.I learned from intelligence sources that this is no longer the case.Intense family rivalry and the death of King Fahd are threatening theonce united front.Added to this is the escalation of Muslimfundamentalist pressure culminating in the arrest of several hundred oftheir leaders whom Riyadh has described as "religious radicals," butwho are really a group of mullahs seeking to have some say in the waythe country is governed.The war between Hezbollah and the Israeli military in Lebanon thatbegan in July 2006 had a disquieting effect in Riyadh.Thefundamentalists wanted the Saudi regime to openly declare itself onthe side of the Hezbollah, which the ruling Abdul Aziz clan hoped toavoid.In its ongoing petroleum wars against Arab and Muslim oil-producing states, the petroleum industry is more and more relying onthe U.S.military to get involved and fight its oil battles.We need reminding that Bush had no constitutional powers to sendAmerican troops to fight against Iraq.Only the Congress can declarewar.The President has zero authority to send troops anywhere andminus zero authority to keep troops stationed in Saudi Arabia pursuantto guarding BP's assets in Kuwait.Thus Bush, who has no authority to send U.S.troops anywherewithout Congressional approval (in the form of a Declaration of War), 138 Dr.John Colemanliterally got away with a serious crime, that of violating his oath ofoffice, for which he should have been prosecuted for failing to upholdthe Constitution and for war crimes, among other things.Representative Henry Gonzales actually drew up a list of crimescommitted by G.H.W.Bush and sought to have him impeached, buthis efforts were stalled by Democrats and Republicans in the House,who thought it disloyal not to go with the tide running against Pres.Saddam Hussein, but quite in order to shield Bush from charges oftreason.It just goes to show that on vital issues, there is littledifference between the two U.S.political parties.As a result, theforeign policy of the United States has deteriorated into an imperialistpower.Since 1991, the Congress has been passing all sorts ofunconstitutional legislation under the guise of combating "terrorism."The U.S.Congress needs to give Bush and the Department of Defensea sharp rap over the knuckles.Any attempt by the United States tointerfere in the sovereign affairs of other nations could only be seen bythe world and the majority of Americans as an act of extremeviolence, far outstripping in terrorism and utter depravity, anymarginal benefit that might accrue.One of the things that chill the most, is that there has been no publicoutcry against the George Bush for even proposing to use nuclearweapons against small nations, and shows just how far the U.S.is onthe road to a One World Government.For thirty years the UnitedStates has been saying that the use of nuclear weapons must bebanned.Yet, here we have someone who was not elected by thevoters, setting a dangerous precedent that it is fine to attack nations aslong as those nations are so-called "rouge states" sitting on top ofvaluable oil reserves.Our military must not be allowed to become theattack dogs of the petroleum industry [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]