FTR #561 Economics 9/11, Part II

Recorded July 16, 12006
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Con­tin­u­ing dis­cus­sion of the eco­nomic impli­ca­tions of vio­lence in the Mid­dle East, this pro­gram iden­ti­fies the oil-price increases stem­ming from the blood­let­ting as being of para­mount impor­tance. The more vio­lent and unsta­ble the Mid­dle East becomes, the more wealth pours into the cof­fers of the oil com­pa­nies and the oil pro­duc­ing countries. [...]

FTR #552 Update on “The Formula” and the Standard-I.G. Agreement of 1929

Hydro­gena­tion process, core of the Standard/I.G. Agree­ment of 1929 emerg­ing again as a com­mer­cially viable process for the man­u­fac­ture of motor fuel.

FTR #545 Update on September 11 and Related Matters

Saudi Arabia’s strate­gic use of its oil wealth in Lebanon and other Arab nations; pos­si­ble cul­prits in the mur­der of for­mer Lebanese Prime Min­is­ter Hariri; orga­nized crime, cor­po­rate power and Islamist terror.

FTR #544 Return of the Standard-I.G. Agreement of 1929

The Stan­dard Oil of New Jer­sey (Rock­e­feller) — I.G. Far­ben Agree­ment of 1929 pro­vided Nazi Ger­many with much of its fuel in World War II.

FTR #512 Alvin of Arabia

Alvin Mal­nik, Meyer Lansky’s attor­ney, Islamic con­vert, linked to ele­ments of orga­nized crime, Saudi Ara­bia, and terrorism.

FTR #152 Update on Germany

Evo­lu­tion of Ger­man fas­cism and imperialism.

FTR #96 German Corporate Acquisitions in the United States

Ger­man cor­po­ra­tions accel­er­ated their pur­chases of Amer­i­can cor­po­ra­tions in the late 1990s.