Re: American Empire as Gated Community

[Richard Zvonar <zvonar@zvonar.com>]

At 1:55 PM +0100 1/3/03, Michael Peters wrote:

I pretty much agree with Eno. The Middle East situation is in many 
ways a result of Western imperialism. A little historical review will 
reveal that the Persia Gulf region was dominated throughout the 20th 
century by European and America oil companies, with military aid 
going to those regimes "our" side thought would act as our agents. 
Last week I was reading an article that was first published in a 1952 
issue of Time Magazine, outlining the current situation in the Gulf. 
One interesting point was that after Iran nationalized their oil 
production (kicking out the Westerners) a deal was struck with the 
rulers of Kuwait to up their cut from a nominal 10 cents per barrel 
to a 50/50 split.

Anyone interested in an alternative view of the U.S.'s place in the 
world may find Noam Chomsky's writings useful.
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