Oil Pipelines in Mexico Blown Up - The Orange Mane

Bronco_Beerslug · 09-10-2007, 12:09 PM

Saying at least 5 pipelines were blown up.

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Blasts hit Mexico oil company pipelines
MEXICO CITY - Several explosions believed to the work of result of sabotage ripped apart pipelines for Mexico's state oil monopoly early Monday, the company said. There were no injuries.

The Mexican state oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, issued a statement saying it believed the explosions, which forced the evacuation of 12,000 people, were deliberate.

A small, left-wing guerrilla group claimed to have attacked a major Pemex gas pipeline in July and at least a dozen major companies, including Honda Motor Co., Kellogg Co. and The Hershey Co., were forced to suspend or scale back operations.

The July explosions affected different sections of a major pipeline extending from central Mexico City to Guadalajara, the industry-rich capital of the western state of Jalisco.

Those attacks sent the Mexican government scrambling to increase security at "strategic installations" across Mexico. It was not clear what security measures were in place at the pipelines that exploded Monday.

Pemex said Monday's explosions affected at least five pipelines in Veracruz, but reported no deaths or injuries.

Chupacabra · 09-10-2007, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bronco_Beerslug

A small, left-wing guerrilla group

BS we all know it was the Bush cartel!!!

Bronco_Beerslug · 09-10-2007, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Chupacabra

BS we all know it was the Bush cartel!!!

They wouldn't dare attempt something like that down there, that's one of his getaway countries when he gets chased out of here.

L.A. BRONCOS FAN · 09-10-2007, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Chupacabra

BS we all know it was the Bush cartel!!!

Nah - everyone knows the bush junta would never attack or blow something up without provocation.

mosca · 09-11-2007, 05:53 PM

The world economy is lucky that something like this hasn't happened yet in Saudi Arabia ... Bob Baer goes into this hypothetical situation in detail in his book Sleeping With the Devil. If that country's oil facilities are ever successfully attacked, the consequences on the global economy will be catastrophic.

alkemical · 09-11-2007, 07:04 PM

well the saudi family & israel have a common enemy with fundy islam. But it's like a double edged blade for the saudi's. They used fundy islam to keep people focused away from the gov't and towards an outside opponant - but the backlash could happen and threaten not just the family - but as stated the world econ.

L.A. BRONCOS FAN · 09-11-2007, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by mosca

The world economy is lucky that something like this hasn't happened yet in Saudi Arabia ... Bob Baer goes into this hypothetical situation in detail in his book Sleeping With the Devil. If that country's oil facilities are ever successfully attacked, the consequences on the global economy will be catastrophic.

Well, the one bright side is that we wouldn't be seeing any more of this:

09-10-2007, 12:09 PM	#1
Bronco_Beerslug Angling in the Deep Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Texas Riviera, Southern Mountains Posts: 24,281	Oil Pipelines in Mexico Blown Up Saying at least 5 pipelines were blown up. ------------------------------------------------------- Blasts hit Mexico oil company pipelines MEXICO CITY - Several explosions believed to the work of result of sabotage ripped apart pipelines for Mexico's state oil monopoly early Monday, the company said. There were no injuries. The Mexican state oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, issued a statement saying it believed the explosions, which forced the evacuation of 12,000 people, were deliberate. A small, left-wing guerrilla group claimed to have attacked a major Pemex gas pipeline in July and at least a dozen major companies, including Honda Motor Co., Kellogg Co. and The Hershey Co., were forced to suspend or scale back operations. The July explosions affected different sections of a major pipeline extending from central Mexico City to Guadalajara, the industry-rich capital of the western state of Jalisco. Those attacks sent the Mexican government scrambling to increase security at "strategic installations" across Mexico. It was not clear what security measures were in place at the pipelines that exploded Monday. Pemex said Monday's explosions affected at least five pipelines in Veracruz, but reported no deaths or injuries.

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09-11-2007, 05:53 PM	#5
mosca grand pubah honest optimism Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,950 Adopt-a-Bronco: Bubby Brister	The world economy is lucky that something like this hasn't happened yet in Saudi Arabia ... Bob Baer goes into this hypothetical situation in detail in his book Sleeping With the Devil. If that country's oil facilities are ever successfully attacked, the consequences on the global economy will be catastrophic.

09-11-2007, 07:04 PM	#6
alkemical Guerrilla Ontologist rorrim\|mirror Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Future Posts: 42,696 Adopt-a-Bronco: Prima Materia	well the saudi family & israel have a common enemy with fundy islam. But it's like a double edged blade for the saudi's. They used fundy islam to keep people focused away from the gov't and towards an outside opponant - but the backlash could happen and threaten not just the family - but as stated the world econ.