[Culturechat] A washingtonpost.com article from: samovar9@aol.com

Sun, 13 Feb 2005 15:12:18 EST

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For North Americans, ABC will be running a week long series of programs (I 
believe on the evening news) entitled "Gridlock Nation."    In my opinion, the 
Bush Administration's primary reason for waging war in the Middle East is to 
secure our access to oil supplies, so that we can continue driving our Hummers 
in bumper to bumper traffic jams.    

I also believe that Bush will be crossing his own Rubicon if he attacks Iran. 
  In my opinion, virtually the entire world will turn against us if we launch 
this attack.   Unfortunately, Seymour Hersh, who has written an excellent 
series of articles in the New Yorker, believes that it is only a question of 
"when" and not "if" we attack Iran.   (A link to one of his stories is shown 
below).   

Following is a link to Thomas Friedman's take on oil and geopolitics, from 
the 2/13/05 New York Times.    Along the same theme, the Dallas Morning News 
recently ran an editorial entitled "The Prius Patriots," which described the 
number of conservatives who are basically adapting the same viewpoint as Friedman 
(who by the way, supported the attack on Iraq).    The DMN editorial is 
available at www.dallasnews.com.

J. Brown

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/nationalspecial3/

No Mullah Left Behind

By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
By adamantly refusing to do anything to improve energy conservation in 
America, the Bush team is financing both sides of the war on terrorism.

http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?050124fa_fact

THE COMING WARS

by SEYMOUR M. HERSH

What the Pentagon can now do in secret.

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g a week long series of programs (I believe on the evening news) entitled "G=
ridlock Nation."&nbsp;&nbsp; In my opinion, the Bush Administration's prima=
ry reason for waging war in the Middle East is to secure our access to oil s=
upplies, so that we can continue driving our Hummers in bumper to bumper tra=
ffic jams.&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 
I also believe that Bush will be crossing his own Rubicon if he attacks Iran=
.&nbsp; In my opinion, virtually the entire world will turn against us if w=
e launch this attack.&nbsp; Unfortunately, Seymour Hersh, who has written a=
n excellent series of articles in the New Yorker, believes that it is only a=
 question of "when" and not "if" we attack Iran.&nbsp; (A link to one of hi=
s stories is shown below).&nbsp; 
 
Following is a link to Thomas Friedman's take on oil and geopolitics, from t=
he 2/13/05 New York Times.&nbsp;&nbsp; Along the same theme, the Dallas Mor=
ning News recently ran an editorial entitled "The Prius Patriots," which des=
cribed the number of conservatives who are basically adapting the same viewp=
oint as Friedman (who by the way, supported the attack on Iraq).&nbsp;&nbsp;=
 The DMN editorial is available at www.dallasnews.com. 
 
J. Brown 
 
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/nationalspecial3/ 
 
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By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN 
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in America, the Bush team is financing both sides of the war on terrorism.<B=
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http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?050124fa_fact 
 
THE COMING WARS 
 
by SEYMOUR M. HERSH 
 
What the Pentagon can now do in secret.</HTML>

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