James F. "Jim" Moore

From the Star of Lebanon today, another good summary on the future US/UK versus China conflict over oil, and how China is moving into the Middle East and Africa.

Neither presidential candidate seems to be connecting the
dots…is this true, or is it they don’t want to share this issue
with the public?

There is a profound strategic issue here, and it makes the handling of the genocide in Sudan crucial. 

China is putting together a bloc of nations–with Sudan as the
base  of operations in Africa–that includes the Saudis, Iranians,
and so on–that will supply it with oil in trade for both cash
and–key–weapons and weapons manufacturing capability.

There is a new cold war, it seems, with China as the adversary, and oil as the issue.

We  need to “help” the Chinese
understand that they cannot export their human rights abusing policies
to this bloc–that the world expects  more of them–and that as
their major trading partner, we care–and we have  leverage.

Also see a small but helpful piece on China’s oil strategy in Africa by Howard French a few days ago in the NY Times and the International Herald Tribune.