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Group to open country's first 'terror free' gas station
Beatrice Daily Sun ^ | January 22, 2007

Posted on 01/23/2007 4:37:47 PM PST by Posting

Group to open country's first 'terror free' gas station

By TIMBERLY ROSS Monday, January 22, 2007 7:38 PM CST

OMAHA, Neb. - Claiming U.S. dollars used to purchase gas made from Middle East oil funds terrorism, a group called the Terror-Free Oil Initiative plans to open the nation's first "terror free" gas station in Nebraska.

The Coral Springs, Fla.-based group urges Americans to only buy gas and other oil products that originate from countries that do not support terrorism. Its new station in west Omaha will sell only gas from oil companies that don't do business in the Middle East.

"We believe that we are financing our own demise by purchasing crude oil from the Middle East," spokesman Joe Kaufman said. "We'd like to avert another 9/11 if possible."

The future site of the Terror-Free Oil station was already emblazoned with signs Monday calling for the use of non-Middle Eastern oil.

Kaufman said the station will open Feb. 1, with a grand opening scheduled for Feb. 12.

The gas sold there will be supplied by Sinclair Oil Corp., he said.

Dalton Kehlbeck, a regional manager for Salt Lake City-based Sinclair, said most of the company's oil comes from the U.S. or Canada, but some is bought on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

"It's a basket of crude oil," he said of the exchange oil. "We cannot be sure where the conglomeration of the product comes from."

The same is true of most oil products sold in the United States.

According to the Energy Information Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Energy, oil refineries often mix oil from different sources and companies during refinement and shipping.

The United States imported an average of 2.3 million barrels of oil a day from the Persian Gulf region in 2005, according to the administration. That accounted for about 9 percent of U.S. consumption.

The U.S. Department of Treasury, whose office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence oversees the government's concerns about terrorism funding, said it would not comment on the prospect of oil money funding terrorists.

Kaufman said the Terror-Free Oil Initiative plans to open more gas stations across the country.

On the Net:

Terror-Free Oil Initiative: http://www.terrorfreeoil.org/

A service of the Associated Press(AP)


TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: araboil; islam; islamicoil; rop; terrorfreeoil; wot

1 posted on 01/23/2007 4:37:50 PM PST by Posting
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To: Posting

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2 posted on 01/23/2007 4:38:33 PM PST by Keith in Iowa (Liberals: First to demand tolerance, last to practice it when conservatives disagree with them.)
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Democrats will no buy gas at this station because it doesn't support governments and regimes that hate us. I hope they put a station near me; I'll buy all my gas there.


3 posted on 01/23/2007 4:43:04 PM PST by Arcy
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The ACLU and their judges will shut it down.


4 posted on 01/23/2007 4:45:02 PM PST by clintonh8r (Truth and justice are not always the same.)
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dupe:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1772465/posts


5 posted on 01/23/2007 4:49:54 PM PST by xcamel (Press to Test, Release to Detonate)
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It's a nice idea, but oil is a fungible commodity. Purchasing or using ANY of it affects the world price, which is what funds friendly and enemy nations alike.


6 posted on 01/23/2007 4:50:33 PM PST by seacapn
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I seem to remember Dilbert had fun with this...


7 posted on 01/23/2007 4:51:35 PM PST by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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"It's a basket of crude oil," he said of the exchange oil. "We cannot be sure where the conglomeration of the product comes from."

In other words, it's probably oil from Middle East terror-supporting countries.

8 posted on 01/23/2007 4:54:37 PM PST by My2Cents
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There is only one problem with buying oil from terror free countries.

There aint enough of it.


9 posted on 01/23/2007 5:19:01 PM PST by sgtbono2002 (Peace through strength.)
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To: sono

Terror Free Oil ping.


10 posted on 01/23/2007 5:20:42 PM PST by AliVeritas (Stop Global Dhimming. Demand testicular fortitude from the hill. Call the crusade.)
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To: Arcy
Democrats will no buy gas at this station because it doesn't support governments and regimes that hate us. I hope they put a station near me; I'll buy all my gas there.

The same here, I can't wait!

11 posted on 01/23/2007 5:34:20 PM PST by Posting (cINDY)
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We believe that we are financing our own demise by purchasing crude oil from the Middle East,"

I can't argue with that. This issue is not being given high enough priority IMO.

12 posted on 01/23/2007 5:48:26 PM PST by Northern Alliance
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On the other hand, it appears Iran isn't the only country who can wage a proxy war.
13 posted on 01/24/2007 8:40:29 AM PST by sono (There are only two exit strategies - One is victory, the other defeat - Joe Lieberman)
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From a purely economic standpoint, it's a futile effort. Oil is simply a commodity.

The way to drain the swamp is through a widescale breeder reactor program, similar to that of France.

14 posted on 01/24/2007 8:47:17 AM PST by Aquinasfan (When you find "Sola Scriptura" in the Bible, let me know)
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