Religious Fanatics and Peak Oil: A Match Made In Hell

We already knew that Iran is controlled by religious extremists. Iran’s real leader in ultimate power is not a president, but a “supreme” religious leader who punishes anybody who criticizes him or his authority. That included the current supreme leader’s younger brother, who was severely beaten for criticizing his authority years ago, along with several journalists in prison.

Israel and America’s fears have been warranted. Nuclear arms in the hands of this dictator would be a risk to the civilized world.


But what about “the only democracy in the Middle East?”

Soldiers in Israel are now confirming that within the high ranks of Israel’s military are religious zealots, according to at least one army commander’s account that has been recently distributed.

“Their message was very clear: we are the Jewish people, we came to this land by a miracle, God brought us back to this land and now we need to fight to expel the gentiles who are interfering with our conquest of this holy land,” he said.

…Which brings us to peak oil (OIL). Production numbers for crude oil have peaked in all countries of the world except for Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Kuwait. Iran, their next door neighbor, saw production peak in the 1970’s, and many believe that Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Kuwait are next. Today’s economic calamity has caused a temporary drop in demand for oil. Meanwhile, worldwide supplies continue to drop and inexpensive production capabilities continue to fall.

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