[u-89]

Truman and Eisenhower ceded to the Arabs the West's property rights in oil-although that oil properly belonged to those in the West whose science and technology made its discovery and use possible.

Could you please elaborate more on how technology trumps property rights. I'm not as sufficently enlightened with Randian libertarian views as you seem to be. Thank you.

[weikel]

Simple we came in we bought the land and drilled it. The idea that Beduin desert nomads( which is what they were before we got there and btw the Arabs actually liked us when they were Beduin nomads who we weren't giving handouts too the Beduins in Israel support Israel) actually owned the land is dubious anyway.