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Oil Prices Fall as Rice Arrives in Mideast

James Joyner   ·   Monday, July 24, 2006   ·   2 Comments

The YahooNews headline “Oil prices fall as Rice arrives in Mideast” put me in mind of the climactic scene at the end of the first Christopher Reeve Superman movie, where our hero flew around the globe several times at more than light speed, thereby reversing time. Clearly, Condi Rice has similar powers.

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James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. Follow James on Twitter.

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  1. The Florida Masochist says:
    Monday, July 24, 2006 at 10:49

    Cause and effect…

    Could it just be speculators driving the current swing in oil prices? Being a Star Trek fan I remember two of the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition.

    #34- Peace is good for business.
    #35- War is good for business….

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  2. arky says:
    Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 10:10

    I envisioned boatloads of sacks of rice being unloaded in the ports…

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