Sunday, January 21, 2007

A sobering piece on energy politics

If anyone thinks that a change in the leadership of the United States will mean a less dangerous world than the one Mr Bush has helped to achieve, there's a sobering article worth reading here: Behold the Rise of Energy-based Fascism.

It is by Michael T Klare, a professor of peace and world security studies at Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass, and the author of Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Petroleum Dependency.

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