After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Rothschild's bankers were able to sweep in and scoop up the Russian national oil infrastructure for less than pennies on the dollar.
The Kremlin later moved to imprison the Russian participants in this deal for tax evasion and basically re-nationalized (seized) the ownership of their national oil industry - driving the Rothschild's cartel out of Russia. It has been a fight to the death for Putin ever since.
Consider, if you will, that a big part of overthrowing the pro Russian government in the Ukraine was about interrupting the flow of Russian oil through their main European pipeline - which travels right through Ukraine on route to Germany.
Consider also that a big part of Russia's intervention in Syria and Turkey is about preventing the building of pipelines from Iraq through Syria, through Turkey, and into Europe proper... with oil that would compete for the European market.
Preserving European market access for Russian oil is seen by Russia as very much in their strategic national interest.
Consider also that America has long term debt commitments of close to $200 trillion dollars, and Iraq has estimates untapped oil reserves (seized by America) of close to $200 trillion dollars - now go look at the map - and see why America has just moved to back the Kurds militarily in declaring Kurdish independence just now. Iraqi oil is in need of a pipeline route to Europe. A newly independent Kurdistan will be needing a source of revenue.
In effect, I don't think we've seen the last coup attempt in Turkey. However, the real play here for Turkey is to get pipeline transit fees from both American and Russian pipelines simultaneously, running into Europe through Turkish territory - secured by the Turkish military - then Turkey can have it's cake and eat it too. My guess is this is what Erdogan is angling for... and this is the only real path to peace I can see.
That includes stuff like unfunded social security - so a huge part is to the citizens themselves... expected payouts over the next 50-75 years.
I believe the seizure of Iraq and Afghanistan were both oil related decisions. Iraq for the untapped oil reserves, (which are massive,) and Afghanistan for the pipeline routes to China, (again - look at the terrain maps for Afghanistan - North Afghanistan in particular - what a lovely pipeline route they have there... direct from the oil rich Caspian sea via Turkmenistan if I recall correctly. Then look up UNICOL corp and Afghanistan.)
Oil money is the really big money. Drug money is chump change compared to this.
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CrustyBeaver52 ago
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Rothschild's bankers were able to sweep in and scoop up the Russian national oil infrastructure for less than pennies on the dollar.
The Kremlin later moved to imprison the Russian participants in this deal for tax evasion and basically re-nationalized (seized) the ownership of their national oil industry - driving the Rothschild's cartel out of Russia. It has been a fight to the death for Putin ever since.
Consider, if you will, that a big part of overthrowing the pro Russian government in the Ukraine was about interrupting the flow of Russian oil through their main European pipeline - which travels right through Ukraine on route to Germany.
Consider also that a big part of Russia's intervention in Syria and Turkey is about preventing the building of pipelines from Iraq through Syria, through Turkey, and into Europe proper... with oil that would compete for the European market.
Preserving European market access for Russian oil is seen by Russia as very much in their strategic national interest.
Consider also that America has long term debt commitments of close to $200 trillion dollars, and Iraq has estimates untapped oil reserves (seized by America) of close to $200 trillion dollars - now go look at the map - and see why America has just moved to back the Kurds militarily in declaring Kurdish independence just now. Iraqi oil is in need of a pipeline route to Europe. A newly independent Kurdistan will be needing a source of revenue.
In effect, I don't think we've seen the last coup attempt in Turkey. However, the real play here for Turkey is to get pipeline transit fees from both American and Russian pipelines simultaneously, running into Europe through Turkish territory - secured by the Turkish military - then Turkey can have it's cake and eat it too. My guess is this is what Erdogan is angling for... and this is the only real path to peace I can see.
GizaDog ago
What? With who?
CrustyBeaver52 ago
That includes stuff like unfunded social security - so a huge part is to the citizens themselves... expected payouts over the next 50-75 years.
I believe the seizure of Iraq and Afghanistan were both oil related decisions. Iraq for the untapped oil reserves, (which are massive,) and Afghanistan for the pipeline routes to China, (again - look at the terrain maps for Afghanistan - North Afghanistan in particular - what a lovely pipeline route they have there... direct from the oil rich Caspian sea via Turkmenistan if I recall correctly. Then look up UNICOL corp and Afghanistan.)
Oil money is the really big money. Drug money is chump change compared to this.