» Bush begs Saudis (again) Middle East Strategy at HarvardFrom Gal Luft
Four
months and thirty extra dollars a barrel later, President Bush is again
in Saudi Arabia trying to persuade the Saudis to open the spigot and
increase OPEC production. Last time the answer was a resounding no.
Not even a gift of 900 precision-guided bombs helped convince the
Saudis to show more oomph at the pump. The lesson for the
Administration: speak softer and wave a bigger gift. This time the
United States has agreed to help Saudi Arabia, the world’s
largest oil exporter, develop “civilian” nuclear power.
Of course the Saudi interest in nuclear power has nothing to do with
energy production but with Iran and the Sunnis’ fears of Iranian
hegemony. Does President Bush really believe that helping the Saudis
with nuclear technologies would cause Tehran to pull the plug on its
nuclear program?
Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi insists that the oil market is well
supplied, blaming the high prices on hedge funds and speculators.
Considering the fact that OPEC production level is not much higher than
its level thirty years ago and that Saudi output is lower than it was
two years ago, putting the entire blame on speculators is utter
nonsense.
The Saudis have always taken pride in their role as swing producers,
claiming to own over 2mbd in spare capacity. But what good is this
liquidity mechanism if they are not prepared to use it? When last month
Nigeria’s production fell by 330,000 bpd, OPEC did not lift a
finger to compensate for the loss. At what level will they provide us
with liquidity? $200? $300?
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| Babylon English-English |
More
n. family name; Sir Thomas More (1478-1535), English statesman and scholar, author of "Utopia"
more
adv. to a greater degree; additionally; further; again
adj. larger in quantity; in additional amounts; extra; greater in number, larger in size; further; greater in degree
n. larger quantity; additional amount; greater degree
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More,
Mores, or
Moré may refer to:
In
music:
- Faith No More, highly influential experimental alternative metal/rock group that formed in San Francisco, California in 1982
- More (song), a hit single by The Sisters of Mercy,
- More (Madonna song), a 1990 song from the album I'm Breathless by Madonna in support of the film Dick Tracy
- More (1956 song), a 1956 song popularized by Perry Como
- More (UK band), a New Wave of British Heavy Metal band in the early 1980s
- More (band), a Gothic Metal band
- More (Theme from Mondo Cane), a musical theme from the film Mondo Cane
- More Cowbell, line from an April 8, 2000, Saturday Night Live comedy sketch about the recording of the song (Don't Fear) The Reaper
- Music from the Film More, a soundtrack album by Pink Floyd for the film of the same name
- More (Tamia album), a 2004 album released by Tamia
- More Human Than Human, a song from Astro Creep: 2000 album by White Zombie
- More (Trace Adkins album), a 2000 album by Trace Adkins
- "More", a single from this album
Möre
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More is the second studio albym by
Montell Jordan. It was released on August 27, 1996.
| Babylon German-English |
More
n. More, Sir Thomas More, (1478-1535), English statesman and scholar; family name
| Babylon French-English |
More
n. More, family name; Sir Thomas More (1478-1535), English statesman and scholar, author of "Utopia"
| Babylon Italian-English |
mora (f)
n. blackberry, mulberry; delay, arrears; brunette
moro
adj. moorish, of or pertaining to the Moors, of a people of Northwest Africa; dark-haired, dark-skinned
moro (m)
n. Moor, person of mixed Berber and Arab ancestry
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