good chomsky interview on venezuela

gue_barium
gue_barium Posts: 5,515
edited May 2007 in A Moving Train
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/articles.php?artno=2039

"So if Venezuela takes greater control of its own resources, that could be a very positive development. On the other hand, it might not be. So for example, when Saudi Arabia nationalized its oil in the 1970s, that did mean that they were controlling their own oil instead of foreign corporations - mainly ARAMCO - which is to the good. On the other hand it’s in the hands of a pretty harsh tyranny. Washington’s major and most valued ally in the region, which is a pretty brutal tyranny and the most extreme Islamist fundamentalist state in the world. So the story depends on how the resources are used."
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  • NMyTree
    NMyTree Posts: 2,374
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    Okay, it must all be true, then.

    :D
  • jlew24asu
    jlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    I thought you said it was a good article ?
  • Truthmonger
    Truthmonger Posts: 559
    I never knew that parts of the U.S. had actually REQUESTED help WRT oil for its citizens.......


    "It began with a program right here in Boston, where I am. What happened is that a group of Senators approached the 8 major energy corporations and asked if they could provide short-term assistance to poor people in the United States, to get through the harsh winter, when they were unable to pay their oil bills because of the high oil prices. They got one response, from Citgo, the Venezuelan owned company, and that one company did indeed provide temporary low-cost oil in Boston, then the Bronx in New York and elsewhere, to survive the harsh winter. That’s the Western aid. So there’s more to it than just Chavez giving aid. "

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