The American Energy Independence website is hosting a discussion paper, titled: Nexus—OIL and AL Qaeda, By Frank H. Denton, PhD
www.AmericanEnergyIndependence.com/nexus.html

Frank Denton has a PhD in foreign affairs and is the author of Knowing the Roots of War and several other books. He spent a decade with the RAND Corp. before joining the U.S. Foreign Service. He served in Afghanistan, Jordan, Egypt and the Philippines as well as in Washington. He is now retired.

The discussion paper reads like a History Channel documentary:

“The meteoric rise of oil revenues in the 20th century meant a new era for Islam; oil revenues were the catalyst that converted passive resentment into Islamic Terrorism.

“Oil provides the revenues for the Fundamentalists, but it as well represents their basic weakness. An examination of the economies of Middle Eastern nations shows that the removal of oil revenues will render these nations politically inert. Recognizing this economic weakness, a global embargo of oil imports from the Middle East is shown to be an attractive means for defeating Al Qaeda. Severely curtailing then eliminating the reliance on Middle East oil will decimate the Islamic terrorists by cutting off both emotional and financial support.”

Contents:

Part 1 - Oil, the catalyst for the formation of Al Qaeda
Part 2 - Financing the Jihadists
Part 3 - Islam’s Oil Addiction

This eloquent exposé on the connection between oil wealth and terrorism leads to the undeniable conclusion that energy independence is an imperative for achieving national and global security. Frank Denton brings a new depth of insight to this complex and multi-faceted subject.

The paper is also available in Adobe PDF for download.

Not so sure.

Oil is a "must have" commodity for most of the world.

The issue here is...

What currency will be used to PAY FOR IT?

Dollars?

Euros?

DOLLARS! Fuggeddabout Euros. Or anything else.

"Or we'll KILL YOU." - George W Bush

Imagine in January 2009, George W Bush and Dick Cheney start planting soy beans and corn to make biodiesel and ethanol :valentines:

Could happen!

Oil is a "must have" commodity because it is pushed on the world like a drug, or maybe like how the banks push credit cards to people who can't afford the interest.

Energy Independence means oil replacements... alternatives... via conservation, improved efficiency, synthetic fuels from biomass, and renewable or nuclear hydrogen combined with carbon from waste biomass to make synthetic diesel... and many many more possibilites that people are beginning to imagine.

How will we pay for it? Money is a measure of human work and values conceived by humans and enforced by governments.
When the will to replace oil as a commodity from which we make transportation fuels becomes greater than the will to exploit humanity for profit... well then anything is possible... I believe

www.AmericanEnergyIndependence.com