THE CLINTONS AND THE BATTLE FOR GREEK AND CYPRIOT OIL AND GAS

Bill Clinton, a lobbyist for Noble Energy.

The Eastern Mediterranean has a huge amount of oil and gas.

The Eastern Mediterranean means Libya, Egypt, Syria, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Cyprus, Turkey and Greece.

The conflicts in those countries are partly linked to oil.

On 5 March 2012, at Global Research, F. William Engdahl wrote about the new Mediterranean oil and gas bonanza

According to Engdahl:

1. Greece may have a very large amount of oil and gas.

According to Greek analyst, Aristotle Vassilakis, "surveys already done that have measured the amount of natural gas estimate it to reach some nine trillion dollars."

This would transform the finances of Greece.

Tulane University oil expert David Hynes estimates that the oil and gas already discovered could bring Greece more than €302 billion over 25 years.

2. But, Greece has been forced to sell off ports and Greek state oil companies, to reduce government debt.

These sales could bring Greece perhaps €50 billion.

Foreigners may end up owning most of the Greek state-owned natural gas company, DEPA.


3. The Obama regime wants US oil companies to get the bulk of the oil and gas in the waters off Greece and Turkey, with Turkey and Greece sharing what's left.

According to a report from Greek political analyst Aristotle Vassilakis, the USA proposes that Greece get 20% of revenues, Turkey 20% and the Noble Energy Company of Houston Texas, the company already drilling in Israeli and Greek waters, would get 60%.

Bill Clinton is a Washington lobbyist for Noble Energy.

4. Noble Energy has discovered huge amounts of gas near Cyprus.

Declassified US government documents suggest that US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger helped Turkey invade Cyprus in 1974, and set up Turkish-Northern-Cyprus.

(The USA is still close to Turkey.)

Greek-Southern-Cyprus is supposedly a friend of Russia, and Israel.

Israel is planning to build a gas pipeline from the Israeli gas fields across Cyprus waters onto Greece, from where it would be sold to the EU.

(F. William Engdahl is the author of A Century of War: Anglo-American Oil Politics and the New World Order)

TURKEY, FASCISM, OIL AND GAS OFF CYPRUS

Turkey

Dilsat Aktas is a young lady who climbed onto an armoured police-carrier in Ankara, in Turkey.

She was protesting against the death of an activist.

The police broke Dilsat's hip.

Turkey and human rights: bad

It is claimed that over 500 students are now in prison for demonstrating against Recep Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development (AK) party.

Around 76 journalists are now in jail.

Around 47 lawyers have just been arrested.

The CIA wants Libya, Egypt and Tunisia to copy Turkey.

Turkey and human rights: bad

Why is The Economist telling us this?

Have they turned against Erdogan?


In 1974, the CIA arranged for Turkey to take over Northern Cyprus.

The sea between Cyprus and Israel-Palestine-Egypt is reported to have vast reserves of natural gas.

Oil and gas for Cyprus and Israel: Where there's gas, will there be a pipeline?

There is talk of co-operation between (Greek) Cyprus and Israel to construct a pipeline to transport gas to mainland Europe.

This would compete with pipelines from Russia and central Asia.

Turkey says that (Greek) Cyprus has no authority to search for oil and gas while Cyprus is divided.

Turkey is doing its own exploration off the coast of (Turkish) Cyprus.

The Turkish military is guarding the exploration.

Reportedly, Turkey and Israel are not the best of friends.