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2003-Jul-30 ![[this day]](http://radio.weblogs.com/0103811/images/dailyLinkIcon.gif)
An evil cartel, serving tyrants and terrorists
OPEC needs to be abolished. A free market for oil production in Iraq will help immensely. Cheaper oil would benefit all free countries in the world, while hurting many tyrants.
Claudia Rosett (WSJ):
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Talking straight about the twisted tyranny of Saudi Arabia is a terrific trend. We need to do it more. So, while the clamor goes on for the release of the classified Saudi-linked material in last week's congressional report on Sept. 11, let's check out another Saudi-led affront to the free world--this one known as OPEC, the 43-year-old Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. ... Blaming Riyadh alone for OPEC isn't entirely fair, since the cartel has 10 other members, most of them almost as unsavory as the Saudis. An excellent description of this crew turned up this past April in the New York Post, where a London-based oil reporter, Nicole Gelinas, labeled OPEC "an eternal summit of failed states--Algeria, Nigeria, Libya, Iran, Venezuela and Saudi Arabia are among the worst." But at its core, OPEC is a creature of the royal family of Saudi Arabia, who have enthroned themselves atop the world's largest oil reserves, estimated at more than 20% of the global total...