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Cress Welsing: The Definition of Racism White Supremacy

Dr. Blynd: The Definition of Racism

Anon: What is Racism/White Supremacy?

Dr. Bobby Wright: The Psychopathic Racial Personality

The Cress Theory of Color-Confrontation and Racism (White Supremacy)

What is the First Step in Counter Racism?

Genocide: a system of white survival

The Creation of the Negro

The Mysteries of Melanin

'Racism is a behavioral system for survival'

Fear of annihilation drives white racism

Dr. Blynd: The Definition of Caucasian

Where are all the Black Jurors? 

The War Against Black Males: Black on Black Violence Caused by White Supremacy/Racism

Brazen Police Officers and the Forfeiture of Freedom

White Domination, Black Criminality

Fear of a Colored Planet Fuels Racism: Global White Population Shrinking, Less than 10%

Race is Not Real but Racism is

The True Size of Africa

What is a Nigger? 

MLK and Imaginary Freedom: Chains, Plantations, Segregation, No Longer Necessary ['Our Condition is Getting Worse']

Chomsky on "Reserving the Right to Bomb Niggers." 

A Goal of the Media is to Make White Dominance and Control Over Everything Seem Natural

"TV is reversing the evolution of the human brain." Propaganda: How You Are Being Mind Controlled And Don't Know It.

Spike Lee's Mike Tyson and Don King

"Zapsters" - Keeping what real? "Non-white People are Actors. The Most Unrealistic People on the Planet"

Black Power in a White Supremacy System

Neely Fuller Jr.: "If you don't understand racism/white supremacy, everything else that you think you understand will only confuse you"

The Image and the Christian Concept of God as a White Man

'In order for this system to work, We have to feel most free and independent when we are most enslaved, in fact we have to take our enslavement as the ultimate sign of freedom'

Why do White Americans need to criminalize significant segments of the African American population?

Who Told You that you were Black or Latino or Hispanic or Asian? White People Did

Malcolm X: "We Have a Common Enemy"

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Friday
Feb182011

Oil hits $104 amid fresh Suez Canal fears  

From [HERE] Brent crude oil has soared to $104 dollars a barrel amid fresh concerns over the Suez Canal in the Middle East. The price of the commodity surged after Avigdor Lieberman, the Israeli foreign minister, announced two Iranian warships planned to sail through the Suez Canal - a major transport route for oil - to Syria, the Telegraph reports.

Lieberman dubbed the plans a "provocation" by Iran, while posing a major threat due to the country's nuclear arms programme.

However, the Suez Canal Authority's head of traffic Ahmed El Manakhly said he had not been told about any Iranian warships with plans to travel through the waterway. In order to pass through, military ships must first gain permission from the government's ministry of defence and foreign affairs.

The latest fears follow shortly after turmoil in Egypt, which saw the price of Brent crude rally to a 28-month high just above $103 at the beginning of February.

Israeli leaders have also aired fears Iran may exploit the transitional period in Egypt, following Hosni Mubarak's departure.

Unrest in Libya further compounded concerns the type of political events that overturned the presidents of Egypt and Tunisia could spread to other oil-rich nations in the region.

BlackRock's Robin Batchelor, manager of the BGF World Energy fund, says although many are focusing on political events as the driver of the recent oil price strength, there are also more fundamental issues at work.

He believes oil markets are in the early stages of a new upward cycle based on a range of factors. Oil supply growth is struggling to keep pace with increasing demand across all regions, while inventories and Opec spare capacity are showing signs of trending lower.

Energy equities are also trading at attractive multiples, leaving potential for positive earnings momentum and upwards earnings revisions.

He says: "Considering this backdrop, investors should carefully consider the sector's long-term potential. In our view, 2011 is shaping up to be the year that energy returns to form, and that will provide significant opportunities with which to invest."

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