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The Italians are pretty well involved in the Libyan oil industry. I'm guessing he won't be fleeing to his buddy in Italy then.

Sure glad I filled up the tank the other day. That's 12 gallons I don't have to worry about...

Related: Justin Bieber Cuts His Hair.

in reference to this

Mouren: Related: Justin Bieber Cuts His Hair.

in reference to this

That is strangely related...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBP9clm9FME

Calling B.S. on this. Was this taken from Fox News? The guy has never been a credible threat, and don't you try to sell me on of Glenn Becks retarded chalk-board theory scenarios to prove it. Slow news day already?

just leave the guy alone. Like Saddam, sure he may be considered a nutjob, but he helps keep the other nuts in check. Remember the last attempt at nation building?

so now the speculators are gonna get in on it. Just great.

They export 1.5mbpd but they import .5mbpd so the world market would be losing 1mbpd if they completely stopped exporting.

Khaddafi...Quadafi... Gaddafi??? how about Kagoofy (in an evil sence)???

Should bode well for those who own Valero stock.....

But leaving him in power will keep oil prices stable!
My ass. Someone please kill this bastard

Voiceofreason01: Subby, you are not the only person who thinks that Gaddafi looks like Carlos Santana, but come-on his name isn't that hard; hell, it's a lot easier to say and spell than that chimp from Iran's name.

There is no clear spelling of his name. (new window)

RexTalionis: Shortages in crude gold production takes months to reach your pumps jewelry store. The skyrocketing fuel gold prices you are experiencing are from oil mining companies who are seeking to profit from this.

Shortages in crude wheat production takes months to reach your pumps grocery store. The skyrocketing fuel bread prices you are experiencing are from oil grocery companies who are seeking to profit from this.

Shortages in crude ipod production takes months to reach your pumps Apple store. The skyrocketing fuel ipod prices you are experiencing are from oil Apple who are seeking to profit from this.

Barakku: But leaving him in power will keep oil prices stable!
My ass. Someone please kill this bastard

I like the way you think.

RexTalionis: bikerbob59: Sure glad I filled up the tank the other day. That's 12 gallons I don't have to worry about...

Shortages in crude production takes months to reach your pumps. The skyrocketing fuel prices you are experiencing are from oil companies who are seeking to profit from this.

Yes and no. If the oil companies didn't raise the price it would go up almost as fast anyway--arbitrage traders would do the same thing.

Carlos is a handsome man compared to KQGaddafi. And he can play guitar.

Nah. It's probably just a bluff. Nobody would really do that kind of thing.

Voiceofreason01: Subby, you are not the only person who thinks that Gaddafi looks like Carlos Santana, but come-on his name isn't that hard; hell, it's a lot easier to say and spell than that chimp from Iran's name.

Mahmoud ... what's his name?

Ahmalittletinpotshortandstout?

Ahmainyurelecshunzsteelinyurdemocraseez?

Ahmaletyoufinish?

Now he went and pissed off the wrong people. He'll be dead in hours. He's too close to Europe. And Israel.

clintster: So buy gold.

And vote republican?

Gaddafi Duck?

If he is following the 12-step program to provoke foreign intervention I think he is on the right track.

Just ask Saddam...oh wait...

The best way to get Western troops into your country is to threaten oil supplies.

fireclown: Nah. It's probably just a bluff. Nobody would really do that kind of thing.

Similar in that a tyrannical dictator is facing certain loss of his country and probably his life, but different in that it's coming from within.

It sounds like he's just saying fark you to everyone and going to hole up and create as much havoc as he can until someone finally kills him. That is if these reports are correct.

Ex-Texan: just leave the guy alone

We are leaving the guy alone. The nation building in the middle east is happening without anyone's help, except maybe Social Media.

See, I'm confused. When I was growing up, Libya was a horrible place that harbored terrorists and Quadaffi - it was spelled with a "Q" at the time - was a horrible man to be despised and hated.

Then like two or three years back I remember reading he was all about reform and had completely turned around the nation and his own global perception.

Now he's a jerk again. Will someone tell me if I'm supposed to hate this guy today or not?

/Never mind...gonna go listen to Abraxas...

Sarcastica75: Not all of it. One of the oil-rich cities is reportedly in control of the opposition. It ain't over yet. They are holding and bracing for his worst.

Which has been pretty brutal. For those who have seen pics of bodies, it's f*cking intense.

/and now a bunch of you will share what you've seen in person or online that is zomg I am totally one-upping you!
//okay in advance.

Things aren't looking good for him. A significant portion of the military has defected, and the ones who haven't reportedly have very low morale.

So he's saying "It's me or chaos!", and yet intends to create as much chaos as he can before he goes down? What a hypocrite.

Someone make this guy kick the bucket, fast.

Torchsong: See, I'm confused. When I was growing up, Libya was a horrible place that harbored terrorists and Quadaffi - it was spelled with a "Q" at the time - was a horrible man to be despised and hated.

Then like two or three years back I remember reading he was all about reform and had completely turned around the nation and his own global perception.

Now he's a jerk again. Will someone tell me if I'm supposed to hate this guy today or not?

Look at who made friends with him because he had already started 2 wars.

The Barbary Corsairs rise again?

Since I was wrong about Egypt, I'm just watching and learning. All I know is that the world is going to very boring once all this is over.

that mother farker!

Wright Patt still has one of these. Go old school!

Link (new window)

Link to a Google Map floating around of the cities where rebels have taken control. Made by an Egyptian blogger, so take it with a shaker of salt.

When Bob Dylan was 27 years old, he was releasing gold albums and taking over Mediterranean countries. Talented dude.

What's next?

Sowing salt into the land?

My gas comes from my local gas station, so I am not worried about this Libya stuff.

Santa Anna?

And here I thought Carlos Santana only sabotaged his music career with subpar collaborations...

I don't know how Valero markets itself as "American only". You can get a list of all oil imports by company and country from the Department of Energy. Link

We hardly get anything directly from Libya but Valero gets a lot of oil from Algeria and Saudi Arabia for example.

Let's go on up to the lab and see what's on the slab.

Khadda... Quada... Gadda... Not gonna rule here anymore anyway