I hate to bicker, but Palast just doesn't know what he is talking about about. He is not a thorough journalist, and lacks integrity in his writing on this topic. To me he is a partisan political hack, he's just trying to rile up the Left--and he does a huge disservice to it with his conspiratorial thinking about Big Oil and da-big-bad neocons. He talks to Alex Jones, yet he contradictorily criticizes all the wacky PO conspiracy theorizing on the internet. If you don't like conspiracy theories Greg, then why do you mix them up with basic geology? He should have his facts straight on what peak oil is before he goes on about how "I know Lewis Lapham and since he comes from old money that started the oil industry and he's my friend I know everything there is to know about that stuff that flies me from NY to London and powers me around as I drive to and fro diligently investigating but forgetting to find out the truth.... yippee!" Instead of pursuing facts he wanders off in the direction of that familiar mental delirium that most Americans, or wishful thinkers, rush to when talk begins of oil depletion.

I don't trust a concept that comes out of Mr. Palast's head when it comes to the oil industry, it is that simple.

Palast is just another incorrect liberal who whines "aghghh they're gouging us, they're gouging us!" *whimper* *cry* *whimper* ... That's what capitalism is Greg, get used to it!

Someone call a senator or a member of the house! Surely the congress can do something... *sigh*