GAS and TERRORISM

I don't know if anyone has made the correlation here but are we funding our own destruction? We are buying gas from countries that are supporting terrorist activities against our own country, killing our own people.

Petroleum we buy from the Middle East goes to countries that have and will continue to support terrorist, even with promises and assurances to the contrary, it happens. Just take the example of the 911 hijackers, they had ties to Saudi Arabia, the explosion of the USS Cole was in Yemen a country that is a strong US supporter in that region. And now we get word that Citgo, one of the largest and cheapest suppliers of gas to the US is owned by Venezuela, whose Pesident, Chavez is calling for the destruction of the US. BP, British Petroleum has strong ties to Iran, another anti-US country, does anyone remember the US Embassy takeover? Chevron has strong ties to Venezuela, back to President Chavez and his anti-American retoric. Shell Oil has ties with China. This list goes on and on.

But have we stopped buying gas from them? No, we continue to support these companies and the countries that prfit from them.

I have taken steps myself, I know that I cannot stop driving, but I do attempt to buy from small companies that may be buying their gas from local sources. I have tried to stop driving as much as possible. I walk when I can and I avoid long unnessesary trips. I plan several errends at one time so that I don't continue to come and go.

I have started taking a good look at my home and I am taking steps to reduce the consumption of energy there. Thats not a direct line to the gas pump but it will reduce our dependency.

This is not alot just an awareness thing that we all should be looking at. The next time you read about Iran, Iraq, Venezuela and think that we should do something, we are, we are funding them.