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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Cameron)
Tue Mar 19 17:19:41 2002
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From: Chris Richardson [SMTP:crichard@bu.edu]
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Subject: Discussion on the Middle East, Oil and the War on Terrorism
Boston University Students Against Sweatshops presents...
A Discussion on the Middle East, Oil and the War on Terrorism
Thursday, March 21, 7-9pm, CAS 114B, 725 Commonwealth Ave, Boston
University.
"BU Central Stop" on the "B" line (Green line)
According to President Bush, the current war in Afghanistan is "just the
beginning of the war against terror." The Bush administration has expanded
the target list to include states that supposedly "terrorize" other
nations. In particular, Bush has labeled Iran, Iraq and North Korea as an
"axis of evil." The administration and Congress also want to remove Saddam
Hussein from power in Iraq. The Bush administration with the support of
Congress plans on increasing military spending by 90 billion dollars (the
biggest increase in 20 years).
The war on terrorism is fundamentally rooted in geopolitical competition
for the world's most important resource: oil. Oil is the lifeblood of
global capitalism. The imperialist who controls the flow of oil controls
the world economy. Saudi Arabia has the largest oil reserves in the world
and Iran and Iraq combine for 20% of proven oil deposits. Since 1979, the
U.S. is losing control of Iraqi oil, does not control Iranian oil and
Bin-Laden represents a section of the Saudi and Middle Eastern ruling class
that wants to see the end of U.S. control of all Mideast oil. In order to
maintain its status as the dominant imperialist power in the world, the
U.S. must maintain control over the world's oil supply which means going to
war.
We will view and discuss:
-Excerpt from a 1991 Bill Moyers PBS special on the Gulf War against Iraq.
-Excerpt from a 2001 PBS special on Saudi Arabia and the war on terrorism.
-A talk on oil and the war in Afghanistan given as part of a forum on the
war and 9/11 at Roxbury Community College in October 2001.
*Discuss a view on the importance of oil and its relation to the war on
terrorism, what it means for the future likelihood of war, and what we can
do to oppose the next stage of the U.S.' war on terrorism.
Refreshments will be provided.
