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Energy Law

Dec. 11, 2001

Making Afghanistan Safe for Oil Business Fuels U.S. Policy

President Bush justifies his bombing of Afghanistan as a war against terror. A twin motive, however, is to make Afghanistan safe for U.S. oil interests.

        By Marjorie Cohn
        
        President Bush justifies his bombing of Afghanistan as a war against terror. A twin motive, however, is to make Afghanistan safe for U.S. oil interests.
        A few days before Sept. 11, the U.S. Energy Information Administration documented Afghanist...

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