Mission Accomplished, Osama bin Laden!

September 28, 1998:

Bin Laden claimed that the United States has carried out ‘the biggest theft in history’ by buying oil from Persian Gulf countries at low prices. According to bin Laden, a barrel of oil today should cost $144. Based on that calculation, he said, the Americans have stolen $36 trillion from Muslims…" (Associated Press, 9/28).

From CNN

Commodities
Energy †
Light Crude (NYM)
August 08 ($US per bbl.)

Price 141.37
Change-3.92
High143.10
Low 139.50
Settle 141.37
Last Update7/7 2:19pm

Thank you, George Bush!