Bush is absolutely correct IMHO in refusing to cave in to the RAT request to tap into the emergency reserve just for some dubious price relief. He should however, use any further spikes in price or an attack (GOD FORBID!) to force the Congress into emergency drilling off the coasts of Florida, California and all over ANWAR. Those places should be drilled like (ahem) a $10 hooker, if you'll pardon my french. The oil companies would probably capitalize on the finds by selling the resultant products overseas for more profit rather than see their soaring profits drop here in the U.S. In that case, I'd suggest that they be threatened with "nationalization" on the basis of national security. I'm all for capitalism, but Big Oil is just out of control. Of course, I'd like to see the Fed dissolved, too.
I basically heard a similar report as below this morning on Fox by some Muslim professor I believe. So, my question is: what does this have to do with the terrorists asking the hostages what faith they adhere to? (Not that the terrorists have to use any logic...)
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From Debka
DEBKAfile’s counter-terror sources: Al Qaeda’s goals in Khobar attack at heart of E. Saudi oil center were to sabotage secret Bush-Saudi deal on oil prices and frighten foreigners out of kingdom. Saudis would then fail to make good on promise to boost production to curb prices.
Interior minister Prince Nayef’s ambivalence on religious extremists lays Saudi security services open to al Qaeda’s penetration and its access to well-fortified sites like Khobar’s oil company offices and residential compounds. In purported statement, al Qaeda Saudi leader Moqrin declared "Jews and Crusaders" targeted for death.