Reply #30: Thank you for all your work putting this information together...

[truth2power]

I tried to raise awareness of this issue several days ago. I watched John Foster's 9 part presentation and then retrieved the CCPA (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) report, here:

http://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/National_Office_Pubs/2008/A_Pipeline_Through_a_Troubled_Land.pdf

This document is a worthwhile read. I wonder about those who seem to be at pains to MINIMIZE the importance of the whole pipeline issue in terms of our so-called "mission" in Afghanistan/Pakistan. IMO, the above is the singular reason why we're willing to sacrifice blood and treasure in the region.

I recommend reading the report. It contains numerous maps, as well as a table detailing "Pipeline Projects for Natural Gas from Central Asia". Yes, the report is written from the point of view of Canadian interests in the region, but is no less instructive in terms of the American geopolitical actions.

Of note in Mr. Foster's 9 part presentation: He states that wars for resources are a VIOLATION OF THE UN CHARTER. Is this, perhaps, the reason why Pres. Obama relies on increasingly silly reasons to explain our presence in Afghanistan/Pakistan?

I'm sure he doesn't want to open that can of worms. I'm waiting (probably in vain) for some courageous reporter to utter the word "pipelines" during a press conference.