A very interesting article in the current issue of Business Week about the top oil traders.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/co ... 943080.htm
The Rich Boys
An ultra-secretive network rules independent oil trading. Its mentor: Marc Rich
PeakOil is You
An ultra-secretive network rules independent oil trading.
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An ultra-secretive network rules independent oil trading.
by DriveElectric » Mon 11 Jul 2005, 03:15:12
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by PenultimateManStanding » Mon 11 Jul 2005, 04:17:58
This guy, Marc Rich, sounds like a character out of an Ayn Rand novel (but I doubt that Rand would have given him such an obvious name). Not suprising that Clinton would pardon him. He gets the job done and keeps the oil coming to the US refineries. Bribery? I'm shocked, SHOCKED, to find there's bribery involved in the Oil Business.
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by shakespear1 » Mon 11 Jul 2005, 04:55:01
When I was in Russia in 2002 he made the news there for "deal". I nearlt fell over as I was aware of his good work in the USA. 
I am sure the Russians knew this also but he must have know how to make the deal if he was there then. Anyone that did not usually got the Soprano treatment in those times.
I am sure the Russians knew this also but he must have know how to make the deal if he was there then. Anyone that did not usually got the Soprano treatment in those times.
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by MD » Mon 11 Jul 2005, 05:59:15
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', ' ')I'm shocked, SHOCKED, to find there's bribery involved in the Oil Business.
Just So Shocking!
Stop filling dumpsters, as much as you possibly can, and everything will get better.
Just think it through.
It's not hard to do.
Just think it through.
It's not hard to do.
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by Specop_007 » Mon 11 Jul 2005, 07:10:28
Only thing worse then Capitalism?
Communism/Socialism.
Man, we're screwed either way.
Communism/Socialism.
Man, we're screwed either way.
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by BiGG » Mon 11 Jul 2005, 10:10:50
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I’m was never much of a Bill Clinton fan so there exists some bias here, but no matter how you look at it, he should have been hung for pardoning that blatant crook Marc Rich.
That aside, the demonic ghoul known as his wife makes my skin crawl just thinking about her gaining an office any higher than the one she duped the people of New York into granting her. (Marc's ex-wife donated $70,000 to Hillary’s Senate campaign and $450,000 to the Clinton presidential library fund)
Rich was indicted in federal court of evading more than $48 million in taxes., had 51 counts of tax fraud, and was running illegal oil deals with Iran during the hostage crisis but for what its worth, Bill regrets pardoning the criminal now after the fact!
I vote we hang both of those suckers and string Hillary up just for kicks along with them.
I’m was never much of a Bill Clinton fan so there exists some bias here, but no matter how you look at it, he should have been hung for pardoning that blatant crook Marc Rich.
That aside, the demonic ghoul known as his wife makes my skin crawl just thinking about her gaining an office any higher than the one she duped the people of New York into granting her. (Marc's ex-wife donated $70,000 to Hillary’s Senate campaign and $450,000 to the Clinton presidential library fund)
Rich was indicted in federal court of evading more than $48 million in taxes., had 51 counts of tax fraud, and was running illegal oil deals with Iran during the hostage crisis but for what its worth, Bill regrets pardoning the criminal now after the fact!
I vote we hang both of those suckers and string Hillary up just for kicks along with them.
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by 0mar » Mon 11 Jul 2005, 14:55:09
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I vote we hang both of those suckers and string Hillary up just for kicks along with them.
I vote we hang both of those suckers and string Hillary up just for kicks along with them.
Every President has made questionable pardons. Every President has been involved in shady deals. This is no big deal.
I vote for you to fuck yourself because of your inability to see beyond the party line.
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by BiGG » Tue 12 Jul 2005, 09:35:59
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Every President has made questionable pardons. Every President has been involved in shady deals. This is no big deal.
I vote for you to fuck yourself because of your inability to see beyond the party line.
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Every President has made questionable pardons. Every President has been involved in shady deals. This is no big deal.
I vote for you to fuck yourself because of your inability to see beyond the party line.
Ummm Omar ………. Ummmm ......... I was talking about one President in particular, his ghoulish wife, and one of the crooks that he pardoned. Try real hard here to grasp the concept darling cus I never said anything about other Presidents or “party lines”.
You are clearly the shortsighted one here silly-boy so maybe its time you get beyond the clown façade if you are going to open your pie-hole in the future. In other words, keep your pie-hole closed long enough to think a pinch before opening it as cases like this show you already fucked yourself and the outcome only made you look like an idiot.
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by DomusAlbion » Tue 12 Jul 2005, 09:49:46
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', ' ')I'm shocked, SHOCKED, to find there's bribery involved in the Oil Business.
Thank you, Captain Renault.
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