What Rothschild, Murdoch, Cheney, and Israel Love Most About Syria
The answer might (not) surprise you.
What do Syria, New Jersey, Lord Jacob Rothschild, and former Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson have in common?
Besides sounding like the introduction to a wince-worthy conspiracy
quip, the most elementary answer is also nauseatingly cliche as an
explanation for the penchant the U.S. government displays for inserting
itself in the domestic affairs of nearly every country in the Middle
East:
Oil.
Afek, a subsidiary of New Jersey-based Genie Energy, Ltd., announced the discovery of a large liquid oil reservoir and requested an extension of its exploration license for areas in “Northern Israel.”
After having spent over three years in active exploration
from the time initial hydrocarbon measurements and geological tests
hinted at the presence of such a reserve, Afek’s discovery might have
been welcome news all around — were it not contentiously located within
Israeli-occupied Syria, in the region known as the Golan Heights.
“Initial findings from the drilling confirm the discovery of an
oil reservoir in the Golan and further justifies continuing the
exploration program,” stated Afek’s request. “We need more time for this.”
While Israel and Afek might dismissively refer to Syria’s Golan Heights as Northern Israel in documentation, international law
definitively marks the region as occupied by foreign forces — making
the U.S. company’s controversial oil exploration arrogantly hegemonic,
as well as illegal.
Taking full advantage of the public announcement about the findings,
the next day Genie Oil and Gas proceeded to publicize the names of new appointees who will join the eyebrow-raising Rupert Murdoch, Dick Cheney, and Lord Jacob Rothschild on the Strategic Advisory Board (SAB). Those members are:
Dr. Lawrence Summers, 71st Secretary of the Treasury under
President Clinton and Director of the National Economic Council under
Pres. Obama; former Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu, who is
credited with helping pass the U.S.-Israel Energy Cooperation Bill while
she chaired the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources;
former governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, who became an
industry insider after serving as the Clinton administration’s Energy
Secretary; and former Director of Central Intelligence, R. James Woolsey, who co-founded the U.S. Energy Security Council.
