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ion or future folly? Amy Jaffe August 24, 2012 -- As oil prices ticked above $115 per barrel last week, a White House leak revealed that President Barack Obama may dip into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), the United States' 695 million barrel stockpile of emergency fuel supplies. The leak might have
even increased its oil production after the 9/11 EFTA00713333 attacks, which badly strained U.S.-Saudi relations. Likewise, this spring, when the Obama administration was debating whether or not to release the SPR ahead of the tightening of sanctions against Iran, Saudi Arabia helpfully boosted its
week, a White House leak revealed that President Barack Obama may dip into the Strategic Petroleum Reser
t has arrested prominent Shiite dissidents -- always suspected of possible ties to Iran -- and doubled the number of Saudi National Guard forces in the Eastern Province, home to the vast majority its 2 million-plus Shiite citizens as well as the close to 90 percent of its oil production. Oil markets might have tak
lapping up in Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Moreover, politically speaking, if a similar spill occurred before the 2012 elections, President Barack Obama could face a serious backlash. Yet is the answer zero new drilling in the Gulf? If a new set of rules were devised that enabled new drilling
up in Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Moreover, politically speaking, if a similar spill occurred before the 2012 elections, President Barack Obama could face a serious backlash. Yet is the answer zero new drilling in the Gulf? If a new set of rules were devised that enabled new drilling in the
tests, quickly shifting from calling for calm to recognizing the legitimacy of demonstrators' demands. In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama stated, "Tonight, let us be clear: the United States of America stands with the people of Tunisia and supports the democratic aspirations of all pe
an and Egyptian militaries. Moreover, neighboring monarchies, particularly Saudi Arabia, with its own EFTA00586512 25 restive Shia population in the Eastern Province, see Bahrain's current government as their first line of defense against unrest in their own countries and may try to help Hamad retain control. M
From: Office of Terje Rod-Larsen Subject: March 9 update Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:16:29 +0000 9 March, 2012 Article 1. The Washington Post Obama vs. Israel Charles Krauthammer Article 2. Real-Clear-Science Three Scientific Problems for Iran's Nuke Program Tom Hartsfield Article 3. New Y
oldberg of the Atlantic, [5] given in advance of President Obama's American Israel Public Affairs Committee speec
gdom Divided Elham Fakhro March 8, 2012 -- Saudi Arabia's "day of rage" planned for last March failed to gain ground, and protests concentrated in the Eastern Province fell short of producing a national consensus around demands for political reform. The country's domestic stability has been attributed to a combin
Entities connected to both Barack Obama and the Eastern Province

George W. Bush
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United States
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Bashar al-Assad
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Middle East
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Damascus
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Hosni Mubarak
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Tunisia
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Bahrain
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Istanbul
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Riyadh
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Saudi Arabia
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Kuwait
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