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Energy Counterstrike
From a review of the recently book "Energy Victory"
"Energy Victory" details not only a plan for energy independence, but demonstrates conclusively the absurdity of our present national energy policy. From pointing out the role of Saudi Arabia in spreading worldwide the fanatic Islamic Wahhabi worldview and that worldview's direct ties to our current "terror war," to the use of petroleum wealth in buying influence in the corridors of Washington, our national energy policy is seriously missing the mark of American national interest. For anyone still doubting that Islamic terrorism is a grave threat because of the vast wealth of the oil Sheiks being used to finance it, and the influence that their wealth buys in the corridors of power in the world's remaining "superpower," Zubrin's first sixty pages are conclusive for all but those few still awaiting their second cup of Kool–Aid.
A podcast interview with the author from 9 Jan 2008 is here.
There are 3 important sections of this:
---- (1) the West is financing the Jihad by its dependence on, and exorbitant payments for, jihadi oil
-----(2) the West is ignoring the basic significance of the Jihad by püssyfooting around the tender feelings of Islamists and their fifth-columnists everywhere (e.g., by calling it the WOT) and
----- (3) the West is doing as little as possible to lessen its dependence on jihadi oil. The three factors form a vicious cycle. This is not about subsidizing domestic ethanol production. I await the usual responses.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2008-01-10 |
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=218295 |
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