tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post8316919818709380011..comments2024-01-17T00:45:37.075-08:00Comments on Bud Meyers: End Entitlements for Big OilBud Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-69326113621359086262011-05-14T18:17:01.189-07:002011-05-14T18:17:01.189-07:00Big Oil is the master of Western governments. Are...Big Oil is the master of Western governments. Are they the reason for the West attacking Libya? <br /><br />In 2009 (January), Gaddafi proposed to nationalise all Western oil companies in Libya. On February 16, 2009, Gaddafi took a step further and called on Libyans to back his proposal to dismantle the government and to distribute the oil wealth directly to the 5 million inhabitants of the country.<br /><br />"The Administration has failed and the state's economy has failed. Enough is enough. The solution is for the Libyan people to directly receive oil revenues and decide what to do with them," Gaddafi said in a speech broadcast on state television. To this end, the Libyan leader urged a radical reform of government bureaucracy.<br /><br />http://www.forbes.com/2009/01/22/libya-gaddafi-oil-biz-energy-cx_ch_0122libya.html<br /><br />http://english.pravda.ru/hotspots/crimes/25-03-2011/117336-reason_for_war_oil-0/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com