“Fortunately for Obiang, coup-prone African governments rolling in oil but lacking in arms and intelligence to defend their bounty had a discreet alternative to the Pentagon and the C.I.A. for defense support: Israel.” — Steve Coll Copy Share Image
“American tolerance of the Taliban was publicly and inextricably linked to the financial goals of an oil corporation.” — Steve Coll Copy Share Image
“Fortunately for Obiang, coup-prone African governments rolling in oil but lacking in arms and intelligence to defend their bounty had a discreet alternative to… — Steve Coll Copy Share Image
“Rosemarie Forsythe’s slides for the Management Committee implied that more and more of the world’s oil happened to be located in unstable countries, more… — Steve Coll Copy Share Image
“so deep, “you could have brought the whole of ExxonMobil out there and they wouldn’t have been able to operate that thing worth a… — Steve Coll Copy Share Image
“The ExxonMobil forecast numbers suggested that to make an impact on oil demand, the world’s governments would have to reach a unified conclusion that… — Steve Coll Copy Share Image
“Even President Reagan couldn’t understand him. During an early briefing Casey delivered to the national security cabinet, Reagan slipped Vice President Bush a note:… — Steve Coll Copy Share Image
