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But -- It is a conspiracy. A geological conspiracy! The rocks are against us! The rocks are against us! ^_^
I was a big fan of Palast's work in other areas, until I read his stories on peak oil. When I applied the same error offsets to his political reporting, I was terribly disappointed.
Our world is a big monkey conspiracy! =]
See, these here monkeys create "entities" known as corporations. Time passes and the monkeys conspire to make money.
I purposefully left out Palast's comments on PO because I think he is wrong about PO. I also know Palast likes to stir the pot. That said, if you follow his scenario about the battle over Iraqi oil between the neo cons and big oil, the facts on the ground, so far, fit his scenario. That is the statement that I made in my original post. Because Palast is wrong about some subjects does not necessarily mean that he is wrong about all subjects. logic 101...or, for the logically impared 'even a blind hog finds an acorn on occasion.'
Perhaps you are right and Palast can find an acorn, but he couldn't find a truffle if his life depended on it!
Please advise when your new best seller concerning PO hits the stands, I dont want to miss it.