-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 01/03/2001 9:54:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << with, I forget which... >I took a walk one day down by the harbor. There were four, count ‘em >FOUR, tankers at anchor. They were all lying low in the water, full to >the brim. And there they sat while the price went up. They sat there for >weeks on end. Yes, it was later shown that there WAS no 'shortage', and in fact the big oil companies had had plenty of reserve oil anchored offshore (as you observed), and the whole thing was manipulated by them just so that the prices could be artificially inflated to an extent that the public wouldn't have accepted otherwise... >> Absolutely. Prudy <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om