Why are oil prices so high? Who really is Obama? - Naomi Klein
Why are oil prices so hi? What are George W. Bush’s motives in drilling offshore? Where does the U.S. actually get it’s oil from? Who really is Obama? If you are interested in any of these questions you will want to watch this interview of Naomi Klien on DemocracyNow.
Naomi Klein is the author of The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism and many other books and is also one of the most informed writers I have ever read. I challenge, even if you know the answers to the questions I proposed above, watch this video and you may just fill in some missing pieces of the true story you never knew before. The interview starts at about 13:35 in the video if you want to skip the headlines for the day.
The number one supplier of oil to the United States is not Saudi Arabia, it’s not Mexico—it’s Canada. - Naomi Klien
You can Click Here for the video Or Click Here for the transcript.
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Update Aug 4th, 2008: Here is a great video of Naomi Klien on the Bill Maher show.
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Well no matter who wins the Presidential elections American Policy will not change and they will always be on look out for possible target … Domination is the main American policy
I definitely agree with your analysis of american policy being based around domination. Another example I would put out is submission as well. Interestingly public opinion polls show that most americans are actually against domination and submission being part of our foreign policy. This of course is a text book example of how american government officials fail to follow public opinion and instead follow the biggest “donor” to their pocket book.