Techeek

There was a clear and present danger to US economic interests. Luckily for the US, Osama preempted a foolish move by carrying out the 9/11 WTC bombings giving the US a much needed façade to pursue their unilateral economic policies. This also created panic in the American tax payer, who would now think twice before questioning the Bush administration’s war against terrorism. It was after all his own security for which the US govt was fighting for, he would justify himself. I have read some conspiracy theories about this WTC bombings, which some believe were orchestrated by the US Govt itself, to convince the US public of the pervading security threat. Though I take these stories with a pinch of salt, it is still worth a read.

The US eventually attacked Iraq in response to the WTC bombings. Most of Europe, notably France and Germany, did not support the war, for in effect it would mean digging the grave for the petroeuro. But the message was loud and clear. The US will protect its economic interests, even if it means waging a war to instate friendly regimes. Invasion of Iraq and reconversion of its oil exports denomination to petrodollars from Euros was a warning to other OPEC nations thinking of making a shift to Euro. The whole nuclear imbroglio of Iran, seems to have an underlying economic reason as well. Beginning mid 2006, Iran has planned to start an oil bourse to compete with the London IPE or New York NYMEX, with Euros as denominated currency for trading oil. And I there are already news reports that US is planning to attack Iran for restarting its nuclear program apparently to prevent an Islamic nuclear bomb!! A strange coincidence once more?

Why is the world public and especially the American public least informed about these underlying economic reasons for this so called war against terrorism? For an interested reader like me, the facts are very much available in the internet. But why isn’t any kind of mainstream media, be it the print or the TV, has brought out these seemingly logical reasons for the said war? Petrodollars, oil trade and things like that are least talked about in the media. Yet , they seem to me as one of the most important factors for this war. Why is the common man kept in dark? Is the American media hand in glove with hegemonistic policies of the US Govt, which ofcourse are in the overall interest of the American tax payer, though in an utterly notorious way? Why is the Indian Govt supporting these policies of US, especially those relating to Iran? Is it because the irreversible process of globalization would hit a road block, if the dollar collapses? In this dirty world of politics and international relations, there are no friends and there are no enemies. There are only self interests. Each one of nations, strive to serve their own self interests, at all costs. Some are kingmakers, like the US. Some are mere pawns like most of the NATO, serving the US interests for protection against imaginary threats. Slowly but steadily, the whole world is getting sucked into a global conflict that it can ill afford. That’s the truth.