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I usually enjoy Bechor's pretty informed commentary, this just ridiculously prophetic.

of Jewish control is just that, a myth. It's used to keep everyone's focus off the true demons in the world, those who control the oil market. Solution: become oil independent immediately. This is how we break the shackles of the arab slave masters.

States in the Arab north are sinking under the weight of huge birthrates, dry ideology, desperate unemployment, dysfunctional bureaucracy, and jammed capital cities that devour oil. Despair reigns as oil becomes more expensive. ******** The Arab birth rates are not so huge actually. Arab demographics have collapsed everywhere, not only in Israel. The average for the Middle east and North Africa is now 3 children per woman. Unemployment is high but this is because it's determined by the birthrate of 20 years ago and it's falling in many countries too. To describe the situation of the region in these terms would be correct 6-7 years ago. Things have changed since then

In other words, the world is paying for a war against itself. Being more specific, Saudi Arabia exports more than oil - it's real export is terrorist ideology. The Saudi's finance mosques, madrassas, various Islamic oranizations, numerous terrorist organizations - in Muslim countries & worldwide. What the high price of oil has done is to enable jihad against non-believers. Without oil money, Islamic extremism would be a negligable movement of a few crazed fanatics. As long as this source of economic power continues, Islamic terrorism & jihad will continue.

you are quite correct when talking about statistics of arab birthrates of the last 5 years or so. however, the rest of mr. bechur's observation is right spot on target and 100% factual. 1. arab countries in the north are stagnant. they have not produced, invented nor discovered anything of value since the glory days of muhamad 2. the education system and quality in the northern arab states is hundreds of years if not more behind any other civilized nation on our planet 3. poverty, unemployment, dirt, filth, misery, illiteracy (30% of arab nations' population is ILLITERATE), non innovations, poor medical research, no scientific endeavors, no arab literature is translated into english or french, or very minimal amounts at best because they have nothing to offer literaly that may interest civilized nations. most of their books are either about palestinians, islam, theology, some poetry and propaganda and of course, revisionist history.....as their education and textbooks in school are full of it. 4. most arabs ARE CLUELESS of things going on around the world and history in general. this is because for the longest time unfavorable media to the arab world was squashed and not permitted in most arab countries. people are kept in the dark and fed bull s*t and propaganda, not taught about major events of holocaust, history, etc... 5. countries are led by corrupt tribal kings and corrupt, cruel autocratic supressive regimes who do not give a damn about their people and the gdp standards of living. beggars on streets, poor medical care, no sanitation, water facilities or sewage in most parts of these countries, no electricity, etc....keeping people in such condition, repressed, living in fear and misery and uneducated makes the leaders continue to lead and keep their positions in a police state. if you don't obey, you get imprisoned or killed. keeping people in such conditions ensures that those that lead will create such fear that any uprising is squashed. no wonder arabs are angry and blame the west for all their misery. who they should really blame is themselves and those who lead them. 6. no separation between religion and state. very dangerous. leaves no room for debate, for thought, for questioning and for the individual to be responsible for his destiny and everyday life. this creates stagnation not only in their economy, but also in their minds and education. need i say more?

I did not intend to say that the situation of the Arabs in the north is brilliant, but not necessarily for these reasons Lebanon does not suffer from huge birth rates as in this country fertility rate hit sub replacement levels years ago. Their problem is huge public debt. I think they have the highest ratio of public debt to GDP in the world. it does seem as if they will go bankrupt at some point. Syria should be close to Bechar's analysis but they have no problem with sky high oil prices, quite the opposite. Their primary problem is that they are running out of oil but they are still exporting it. The high oil price seems to delay what looked like an imminent collapse of this regime. Egypt and Jordan are in a difficult situation, but they are not stagnating in anyway. For the last 5 years in both countries economy grew by something like 7% each year. Egypt is the top Arab reformer, nicknamed the Nile tiger by economists. I would believe that Egypt and Jordan have a good chance to escape their problems thanks to their fast economic growth accelerated by the reforms. Syria will collapse within the next few years. And Lebanon is hopeless for every reason, economic and not.

and thanks to Bush and his oil whores, we're seeing more inventive uses for alternative fuels. When oil is unnecessary, so will all wars over ME oil. Oil is on it's deathbed and we soon will look back on this sad chapter and laugh at ourselves for not becoming fuel independent long ago like Brazil. I saw a hybrid car with a great license plae, FK OPEC! A universal cry.

You took the words out of my mouth and said them so much better than I. Thanks

Both Egypt and Syria also have much oil but not as much as the Gulf States. Lebanon, Jordan and Israel don't have much oil at all so far. However, they do have oil shale instead which can be converted into oil as prices climb.

If you want to really see expensive oil that costs more than any other oil for a sample amount then see the oil at www.onta.com that is cause for really complaining about.

You're wrong about about Brazil having not fuel. That country is already fuel independent and is actualy exporting oil. BTW I agree with you for the rest of your post.

Guy insinuates that not only was there such a thing as a Palestinian before the 1970s, but that they were among the Arab leaders of the time. At that time there was no such thing as a Palestinian, especially not in a capacity to be a leading "Arab of the North." To make such a statement is to legitimize the Palestinian propaganda machine, and further deligitimize Israel's right to exist. Neither are acceptable with respect to truth and justice. Also, it is very narrow sighted to claim that the current Arab power structure is purely based on oil costs. Even today the Saudis make the same superficial commitments to the Palestinians that they have ever made. This is evident from the Paris pledge conference last month, where Saudi Arabia pledged a large amount of money to the Palestinian cause (as it always does) and didn't deliver (as it always does). As always, support for the Palestinians come from the countries that directly surround Israel. And by support I mean fomentation of the status quo and incitement to violence. Exactly as they did before Palestine was an entity (failing to absorb any refugees and non refugees) and even before the term Palestinian was even coined. These were the same countries that fought the Wars against Israel. Only now they have a proxy to fight for them - the Palestinians.