OPEC

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• 8/2/2020
  

  30 Years Later: Saddam Hussein's Fateful Decision to Invade Kuwait

  by Guy Laron

  It was clear from the outset that this was a desperate gamble that put Iraq on a collision course with Washington. But Saddam believed he had no other choice but to stop Kuwait from dumping oil into a slack market.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  10-11-13
  

  Does OPEC Still Have the U.S. Over a Barrel?

  by Steven Mufson

  In some ways, there are startling similarities between 1973 and today.