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Speculation: 1) through the covert shipment of oil to Iran; 2) from the approximately $300-million worth of oil the United Nations lets him sell to Jordan each year; 3) by skimming funds from the sanctioned sale of $2 billion in oil that is supposed to buy food for his people; 4) from a secret Swiss bank account; 5) by playing the oil futures market, which he manipulates by creating the impression that the United Nations is about to lift the sanctions in reward for his changed conduct.
At the same time, the lead CEF analysts have responded to the EIA assertions by citing relevant economic literature and noting that the CEF study is one of "the most carefully documented and complete analysis of U.S. energy futures that has ever been funded by the U.S. government" (Koomey, et al, 2001).
Campaigns are supposed to be about our futures."
Because of this and other factors, Futures has earned an "A" rating from the American Institute of Philanthropy, as well as the highest rating of the National Charities Information Bureau (NCIB).
In an earlier incarnation of this column, in fact, I argued that the combination of new oil-discovery and oil-recovery technology with the advent of the spot futures market in oil meant that the OPEC's glory days were long gone.