Shocking & Awful: Empire and Oil

http://www.deepdishtv.org This is a clip of the episode "Empire and Oil" from the series "Shocking and Awful" shows how modern empires run on oil, and controlling these resources is key to the control and penetration of potential rivals. This program examines the recent history of the Middle East and the Iraq War in relation to the desire of Western powers to control "the greatest strategic prize in history."

"Shocking and awful" is the way many people view the current situation in Iraq and the United States. The war continues to take its toll on Iraqi civilians, international aid workers, journalists and U.S. troops. Here at home we are seeing how waging a "perpetual war" is affecting our own lives as well.

Deep Dish TV has collected and produced thirteen programs about the war and the occupation, which are being distributed to communities all over the United States on Free Speech TV and on community access channels. These programs address the implications and consequences of this country's recent military actions. The series also shows how people are mobilizing through art, actions, and international law.

For more information or to purchase this series visit http://www.deepdishtv.org/newreleaseshop.html

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[CommanderUTube]

The world is running out of fossil fuels in the not too distant future. But I read from some postings that viable alternative energy sources exist. They have simply been suppressed by the oil barons. So the moment oil extraction starts to hit rock bottom, maybe "viola, we have water erg0 engines!". So don,t despair folks, perhaps the next century will be full blown Aquarius Age. If we survive 2012.

[pbonney]

@CommanderUTube Hope not. But I don't many ways out of it. Better prepare for the worst, hope for the best.

[IvoryDoll]

Get your head out of your ass and think about it.

Individuals maintain the value of oil through spending a finite resource. If you hate what a war over oil means use an alternative. Increase the value of a renewable resource and the value of oil won't change but you will.

[StaircaseFolly]

is that david barsamian narrating?

[CadVentor]

polygamous1, china has occupied east turkmenistan after ww2,the communist regime made 46 neuclear test in east turkmenist,there is a silent genocide going on in east turkmenistan.

[dihloretan]

fuck usa. fuck Mcdonalds

[etsneroj]

Only a handful of Old Testiment stories come directly from Mesopotamain myths. And those that do were spread by oral tradition. Sumerian was long dead as a language by the time the various books of the bible were being composed.

[Kosmikflame]

0:39 They didn't invent it; they were taught by the Annunakis. 0:41 Where the old testament placed the garden of eden? You mean where the old testament came from? You must mean that they re-wrote the Sumerian tablets and called it "The Old Testament!"

[leafblower]

Why do you think the USA wants the North American Union? They need to protect Canada or someone could jsut invade us and their our oil.

[polygamous1]

to invade who? what with? why? the biggest threat to world peace now is the neocons NWO their hunger for power control n oil n they unfortunately control one of the world's most powerful military who u think was behind the iraq war? the american people they were lied n bullied into the war