Ecuador seizes control of US oil company

The Daily Telegraph ^ | May 19, 2006 | Jeremy McDermott

[Roccus]

Not when the Rep. controlled House decides to keep the ban on off-shore drilling!!!

[sgtbono2002]

You are correct.

[LibLieSlayer]

algore is NOT going to like this. He owns a ton of OP!

LLS

[gaspar]

President George Bush responded by.... Gee, what DID old Georgie say? What will Tony Snow say? Don't hold your breath.

[kx9088]

I was thinking the same thing. LOL! Al is going to be mighty ticked! LOL!

[norraad]

That disgusting pimp of a turd world punk looks like Hose Hemenez;

"Is that a crash helmet?".

"Oh, I hope not!".

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Can you say Zimbabwe? Result will be the same. They won't know how to farm the oil.

I'm sure the state can provide tractors, combines, and fertilizer. :-)

[BJungNan]

Yes, it is a bit of wishful thinking on my part. So I suppose it is up to the U.S. to protect its interests and in the very least not to do the dumb thing again.

[RightWhale]

I would also suggest that Occidental Petroleum is not necessarily "a U.S. company."

They would have a branch office organized under State (maybe several states and several branch offices) corporation law, which would be the very small American part of the company.

[Revel]

It they are going to take it then we should bomb it.