By Finfacts Team
Feb 24, 2006, 14:04
Reports of explosion at key Saudi oil facility pushes oil price over $62
Anybody else smell a rat here? This follows very quickly on the heels of the horrible Shiite mosque bombing in Iraq. You know the one right before this:Sunni Party Quits Iraq Government Talks After Mosque Bombing
Why the hell did we step into a sectarian problem that has been brewing since around 680 ?
Oh, yeah, gas and oil.
Oil Prices Soar After Saudi Explosion
Associated Press
Update 7: 02.24.2006, 09:02 AM
Going just swimmingly, that attempt to stabilize the area of the world where our energy sources are, isn't it? I have a question for men, since I don't know a whole lot of women who want to do this when they grow up: Who the fuck benefits when shit gets blown up?
And...um...looks like it's 21 instead of 6 ports, hmmmm....
"The security of port terminal operations is a key concern. More than 7 million cargo containers come through 361 American ports annually, half of the containers through New York-New Jersey, Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif. Only a small percentage are physically searched and just 37 percent currently screened for radiation, an indication of an attempt to smuggle in nuclear material that could be used for a "dirty bomb."
Why only 37% are screened? bananas, kitty litter and toilets
but maybe it's not so bad, after all...
"Since the terrorist attacks, it has cut ties with the Taliban, frozen just over $1 million in alleged terrorist funding, and given the United States key military basing and over-flight rights. At any given time, there are 77,000 U.S. service members on leave in the United Arab Emirates, according to the Pentagon. "...
UAE terminal takeover extends to 21 ports
By PAMELA HESS
UPI Pentagon Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (UPI)
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