Featuring the author of Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet; Blood and Oil; and Resource Wars.
“Of course it’s about oil, we can’t really deny that.” Fmr. CENTCOM Commander General John Abizaid
Synopsis:
The notion that oil motivates America’s military engagements in the Middle East is often disregarded as nonsense or mere conspiracy theory. Blood and Oil, a new documentary based on the critically-acclaimed work of Nation magazine defense correspondent Michael T. Klare, challenges this conventional wisdom to correct the historical record. The film unearths declassified documents and highlights forgotten passages in prominent presidential doctrines to show how concerns about oil have been at the core of American foreign policy for more than 60 years — rendering our contemporary energy and military policies virtually indistinguishable. In the end, Blood and Oil calls for a radical re-thinking of US energy policy, warning that unless we change direction, we stand to be drawn into one oil war after another as the global hunt for diminishing world petroleum supplies accelerates.
Blood and Oil – Trailer – Featuring Michael Klare
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Michael Klare: Oil, Iraq & American Foreign Policy
Posted in Commentary, iraq, tagged American foreign policy, iraq, Michael Klare, Oil on August 14, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Michael T. Klare is the Five College Professor of Program Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College in Amherst. Defense analyst for The Nation and NPR and contributing editor for Current History, he is the author of Resource Wars, Rogue States and Nuclear Outlaws, and Low Intensity Warfare.
Michael Klare: Oil, Iraq & American Foreign Policy (1 of 4)
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