Buharry/Karamba

The debate on this subject has been enlightening.   One issue that
perhaps needs more attention is infact the central issue in the
so-called campaign in Afghanistan, ie the economic issue. As an
American academic commentator said recently, the Gulf war was fought
over oil by former president Bush and the current Afghan war is being
fought over oil. The Taliban was seen a threat to western interets in
the area extending from the Turkish Mediterranean to the Caspian sea.
Although, the attack of September 11 was deplorable in every sense,
the war in Afghanistan should be seen in broad economic terms.

The presence of vast Oil and Gas reserves in the Caspian Sea and the
Black Sea area makes this region one of the most dynamic in the world.
It is believed that more 200 billion barrels exist in this region
including Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan, a figure that is
equivalent to  the estimated reserves of both Iran and Iraq. For
example, the Tengiz, oil field in Kazakhstan on the northeast shore of
the Caspian, is being redeveloped by Chevron, Mobil, and the
Kazakhstan government. Another  leading British company, JKX is also
active in oil prospecting in the Russian sector of the Caspian. That
partly explains Blair’s active role in the so called campaign in
Afghanistan.
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The media hardly talks about this aspect of the campaign.

AT


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