Comments on: Orinoco Seizure by Hugo Chavez Threatens Global Oil Stability http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/orinoco/2007/05/18/ An independent perspective on the Australian and global investment markets Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:45:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Gerardo Villarreal http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/orinoco/2007/05/18/comment-page-1/#comment-2162 Gerardo Villarreal Sat, 19 May 2007 20:23:14 +0000 http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/orinoco/2007/05/18/#comment-2162 Helo, I am venezuelan. Very interesting article. What about ethanol? Don´t you think the recent Brazil-US agreement for producing vast amounts of biofuels will deliver a stunning blow to Chavez nascent dictatorship? Thanks for your opinion. Gerardo Villarreal Helo, I am venezuelan. Very interesting article.
What about ethanol? Don´t you think the recent Brazil-US agreement for producing vast amounts of biofuels will deliver a stunning blow to Chavez nascent dictatorship? Thanks for your opinion. Gerardo Villarreal

]]> By: Surfer http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/orinoco/2007/05/18/comment-page-1/#comment-2155 Surfer Fri, 18 May 2007 10:06:37 +0000 http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/orinoco/2007/05/18/#comment-2155 Your entire argument (a good one and a pleasure to read) collapsed when you said "If Venezuela were democratic". I followed the Venezuelan election. Did I miss something. In what way was this government not democratically elected? Your entire argument (a good one and a pleasure to read) collapsed when you said "If Venezuela were democratic".

I followed the Venezuelan election. Did I miss something. In what way was this government not democratically elected?

]]> By: Graham Nickols http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/orinoco/2007/05/18/comment-page-1/#comment-2152 Graham Nickols Fri, 18 May 2007 04:33:08 +0000 http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/orinoco/2007/05/18/#comment-2152 "The Iraq war was not about oil" Saddam Hussein was beholden to the USA and he had been given a nod & wink by the USA before attacking Kuwait. Immediately after the attack Bush Snr. made a comment to the effect that they had to respond to "protect our oil" (although this was only broadcast once). Surely this points to oil being the reason for the attack on Iraq. "The Iraq war was not about oil"
Saddam Hussein was beholden to the USA and he had been given a nod & wink by the USA before attacking Kuwait.
Immediately after the attack Bush Snr. made a comment to the effect that they had to respond to "protect our oil" (although this was only broadcast once).
Surely this points to oil being the reason for the attack on Iraq.

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