Oh surprise, surprise…Haiti has OIL!

And lots of it. All unexploited as yet. Does this explain the militarized US “aid” response to the earthquake? You bet…

William Engdahl explains how Haiti’s unique geological situation–the same that makes it so vulnerable to earthquakes–also makes it minerally rich. If Haiti had not been chronically starved of cash for the last 200 years or so, the country could easily have had the technology and the personnel to develop those resources on its own, instead of being ripe prey for imperial predators.

Venezuela, just a stone’s throw from Haiti, is just now in the position to make itself independent that way, as it has begun graduating homegrown, university-trained engineers and geologists specializing in mineral resource development. That’s Bhad Nhews where foreign capitalism is concerned. They have an active interest in keeping the locals underdeveloped, undereducated, and thus dependent. This is probably what Engdahl means by “strategic denial”, along with the oil corporations’ active interest in keeping the price of their product artificially elevated by creating artificial shortages whenever the price drops too low for their liking. There are literally miles of full tankers idling at anchor in the Persian Gulf, under orders from head office not to sail until the price starts jumping. There are others, anchored at their ports of destination but not unloading, for the same reason. This market manipulation has been going on for quite some time already. It looks superficially clever, but is really profoundly stupid–what could be a more seductive target for a terrorist firebug than a great big boatload of crude? But of course, that risk also plays into the artificial price elevation…as does the mind-boggling cost of storing all that unused oil. Someone is benefiting from this, but it’s not the people of the oil-producing nations, much less the First World consumer.

And shhhh, don’t even mention Cuba…or Haiti. Both, like Venezuela, are sitting on top of heaven only knows how much of the black stuff.

Haiti’s unexploited mineral wealth could well be the biggest untold economic story of the century. It could also be the biggest untold tale of slavers’ vengeance ever.