Cerob, I love Wiki. Yes your post is a straight cut and paste....

Cerob, I love Wiki. Yes your post is a straight cut and paste. Hey! Thats ok.however look at the quote of a " natural gas pipeline"

Dp you know what they wanted to do.

Also look at the Geo-Politics.

"However, the loan never eventuated and, in May 1975, Whitlam sought to secure the loan instead through a major US investment bank"

They were not beholding to the US. The middle aeast was awash with cheap loans from petro dollars.

Jesus, dont you guys get it