Hiker, Ever read George Ure? Any cred? Ships leaving confirmed by multiple sources....
Terrorists with Propane Tankers...
The Feds are understandably concerned about the disappearance of two propane tankers in Texas. With all the high value targets along the Gulf Coast, it's no wonder! http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/06/01/fbi.propane.reut/index.html Meantime, the Christian Science Monitor is reporting that AQ is looking to target U.S. energy supplies: http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0601/p01s03-wome.html We'll keep our eyes peeled for any similar stories. Specifically, other refinery towns (Cherry Point, Washington, Los Angeles, Sacramento River estuary, and so forth) because an attack on a refinery would put us all in gas lines.
Pressuring OPEC
We note with interest that the energy minister of Qatar has added his voice to the growing (and largely U.S. sponsored) call for OPEC to ease its production quotas: http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=71000001&refer=home&sid=aHYsXeITnM5Q But that's going to be a tough one for the Saudis - they're caught in a vice. In fact, so obvious is their plight that I will predict that the supposed attack plans for June 4th on a Saudi prince and family may turn out to be real.
What we have here are U.S. interests becoming desperate for oil, and while that would endear the Saudi royals to the West, it would also serve to make tensions in Saudi Arabia worse. So the AQ/militant Islamists will no doubt step up their attacks on Saudi oil interests to try and counter-balance the Qatar call. Very ugly.
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