"I do not believe that "we" are attempting to do either anywhere. I have asked dianavan, time and time again exactly how one "steals their resources". Not once has there been any example or description of method or means. Dianavan, the US, or more correctly the companies purchasing oil/gas for import to the US pays market price for it, exactly the same as everybody else, so are they too guilty of "stealing their resources"?"


                It seems to me that the balance of power has shifted so far to the advantage of capital that nothing else even matters. The players in the petroleum game are so few and so huge that they can manipulate the markets on both ends. They ensure the lowest price for crude through monopolistic practices, and they ensure the highest prices for retail products through monopolistic practices. The developing countries with the resources take it in the shorts, and the working stiff in the developed countries takes it in the shorts.
                The circle will become complete when Exxon and British Petroleum start selling shorts.