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Iraq or the Economy?

2008-06-16

"All war, but most particularly war funded by monetary inflation, bleeds a country in multiple ways. Obviously, many of the young people who are in the military literally give their blood, and sometimes their lives, fighting in wars of this type. Meanwhile, those who do not fight the war, but fund it, are forced to pay both the immediate costs, as well as seeing their long term purchasing power erode, as the twin pillars of debt and inflation are foisted upon the backs of current taxpayers and future generations. Neither conspiracy nor coincidence explains steep increases in the price of gas as the war drags on. No, this is simply a reality of the inflationary policies that, among other things, make this war possible."

Click here for the full article:  http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2008/tst061608.htm

2008-06-17

Dr. Paul's brief overview of the war's effects on our economy, nation and lives is pretty dry. I wish he had at least mentioned that while this war is destroying countless lives—both actually and figuratively—it's making some people filthy rich.

Dr. Paul's article shouldn't have nixed the possibility of conspiracy being behind the prices at the gas pumps today, since there's now ample evidence that the gas crunch of the 70s was wholly a contrivance. Back then, while I sat in a line to my Philadelphia-neighborhood gas station at 5 AM so I could get to work a few hours later, my friends 40 miles west in the mountains didn't see any shortage. And friends who routinely spent their weekends sailing around Chesapeake Bay told me there were hundreds of oil barges sitting idle, and LOW in the water, along the Chesapeake shoreline less than 100 miles from the Philadelphia refineries. Even back then there were rumblings about how we were being duped into believing there wasn't a drop of oil left in Texas and accepting a huge boost in our military and civilian presence in the Middle East to assure the US adequate access to oil supplies in the future.

Suddenly the 70s gas crunch was over, and there was no problem finding gas to go to work—except that it cost more. And more, and more, every time an Arab sneezed.

Since the 70s, lots of retrospectives have surfaced on the gas crunch, but they vary widely and none make much sense—except for Lindsey Williams' little book, “The Energy Non-Crisis.”

Lindsey Williams was a chaplain along the northern-most reach of the Alaskan pipeline during its construction during the 70s. For almost three years, Williams listened to the boardroom machinations of top-level oil company executives and wealthy elite from around the world as they met to confer on Alaska's remote, almost unreachable, northern shore.

William's book doesn't cite sources because Williams IS the source. It's a record of much of what Williams saw and heard, and to my knowledge, no one has ever come forth to refute Williams' version of what went on in those boardrooms. Williams claims that in those remote board meetings the world's elite planned and discussed the role oil would play in the global elite's 30-year plan for world domination. Now THAT'S conspiracy, Dr. Paul! My observations of events and developments over those 30 years tell me the elite's plan as Williams describes it is only a couple years behind schedule.

For Plattsburgh Pipeliners (coincidence, ay?) with an hour plus to spare, there's an 8-part YouTube video of Williams' speech before the 1/07 meeting of the Granada Forum in California. At that gathering Williams told more than his book does—about how Iraq, Iran and Venezuela have refused to buckle under to the IMF's control of OPEC, and lots more. He explained that it was time to tell the whole story, despite what might happen to him if he did. Last week, GCN talk show host Jack McLamb said Williams has been seriously threatened since making the Granada Forum speech. So this video might be the last Williams ever makes. Despite his age, he does have a young family.

If you plan to watch this video and you've never before ventured into the world of conspiracy disclosure, check your seat belt. Williams' speech will be a rough ride. Forgive the ol' preacher-man's tiresome efforts to generate suspense. Despite Williams' shortcomings, there's a good chance he's telling it like it is. If only Dr. Paul were listening.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbakN7SLdbk