U.S. Wars in the Middle East: Imperialism and the Battle for Water

Global Research: Water is to the twenty-first century what oil was to the twentieth century: the commodity that determines the wealth and stability of nations. People who think that the West’s interventions in Iraq, Libya and Syria are only about oil are mistaken. Broadly speaking, Western interest in the Middle East is becoming increasingly about a commodity more precious than oil, namely water. According to the U.S.-based Center for Public Integrity, Western nations stand to make up to a US$1 trillion from......

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