Links corresponding to the numbered citations found in the text of
Ruminations on the Distortion of Oil Prices and Crony Capitalism

1.  Robert A. Rankin, "Oil Regulators and Critics Clash in Senate Testimony," Philly.com, November 2, 1990, http://articles.philly.com/1990-11-02/business/25926157_1_oil-prices-crude-philip-k-verleger.

2. Senator Maria Cantwell, "Under Questioning by Cantwell, Exxon CEO Estimate Oil Should Cost $60–$70 Per Barrel," YouTube, accessed April 29, 2013, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY420_U4U0I.

3. Diane Cardwell and Rick Gladstone, "Oil Prices Predicted to Stay Above $100 a Barrel Through Next Year," New York Times, December 28, 2011, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/29/business/oil-prices-predicted-to-remain-above-100-a-barrel-next-year.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0.

4. Raymond Learsy, "Time to Dismiss the CFTC Chairman and His Commissioners," Huffington Post (blog), December 27, 2010, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/oil-over-90barrel--time-t_b_801451.html.

5. Raymond Learsy, "Are Our Leaders Hearing ExxonMobil CEO Tillerson?," Huffington Post (blog), May 17, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/attorney-general-holdercf_b_862873.html.

6. Raymond Learsy, "The New York Times Flays Natural Gas, to the Cheers of the Oil Industry, OPEC, and Coal Producers," Huffington Post (blog), June 28, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/the-nytimes-flays-natural_b_886234.html.

7. Ian Urbina, "Insiders Sound an Alarm amid a Natural Gas Rush," New York Times, June 25, 2011, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/us/26gas.html?pagewanted=all.

8. Ian Urbina, "Behind Veneer, Doubt on Future of Natural Gas," New York Times, Jun. 26, 2011, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/27/us/27gas.html?pagewanted=all.

9. Raymond Learsy, "The Goldman Sachs Settlement, the Wall Street Journal, Warren Buffett, and the White House," Huffington Post (blog), July 17, 2010, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/the-new-york-times-contin_b_508122.html.

10. Raymond Learsy, "The New York Times Flays Natural Gas, to the Cheers of the Oil Industry, OPEC, and Coal Producers," Huffington Post (blog), June 28, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/the-goldman-sachs-settlem_b_650165.html.

11. US SEC v. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Case 1:11-cv-07387-JSR Document 33 Filed 11/28/11, Filed Nov. 28, 2011, http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/SECCITI11282011.pdf.

12. Raymond Learsy, "OPEC’s ‘Noble Cause,’" Huffington Post (blog), December 17, 2008, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/opecs-noble-cause_b_151961.html.

13. Javier Blas and Guy Chazan, "Saudi Arabia Targets $100 Crude Price," Financial Times, January 16, 2012, http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/af13f09c-405f-11e1-9bce-00144feab49a.html.

14. "What is CNG?," http://www.cngnow.com/what-is-cng/Pages/default.aspx.

15. Rick Gladstone and J. David Goodman, "Iran Says It May Cut Off Its Oil Exports to Europe," New York Times, January 26, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/27/world/middleeast/ahmadinejad-says-iran-is-ready-for-nuclear-talks.html?_r=0.

16. Ibid.

17. Raymond Learsy, "Iran’s Oil Threat, ‘Déjà vu, All Over Again,’" Huffington Post (blog), January 30, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/irans-oil-threat-deja-vu_b_1240948.html.

18. CNN wire staff, "Oil Minister: Saudi Arabia Can Make Up for Iranian Crude," CNN, January 17, 2012, http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/16/world/meast/saudi-oil-production.

19. Dan Barry, "In Fuel Oil Country, Cold That Cuts to the Heart," New York Times, February 3, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/us/maine-resident-struggles-to-heat-his-home.html.

20. Raymond Learsy, "Obama Administration Announces Formation of Oil/Gas Pricing Fraud Panel. Really?," Huffington Post (blog), April, 27, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/obama-administration-anno_b_854190.html.

21. Raymond Learsy, "The Half-Billion Solyndra Debacle—Why Is Steven Chu Energy Secretary?," Huffington Post (blog), September, 26, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/the-half-billion-solyndra_b_981325.html.

22. Raymond Learsy, "Time to Dismiss the CFTC Chairman and His Commissioners," Huffington Post (blog), December 27, 2010, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/oil-over-90barrel--time-t_b_801451.html.

23. Ben Protess and Peter Eavis, "At Volcker Rule Deadline, a Strong Pushback from Wall St.," New York Times, February 13, 2012, http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/02/13/at-volcker-rule-deadline-a-strong-pushback-from-wall-st/.

24. Andrew Ross Sorkin, "The Volcker Rule and the Costs of Good Intentions," New York Times, February 13, 2012, http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/02/13/the-volcker-rule-and-the-costs-of-good-intentions/.

25. Paul A. Volcker, "Commentary on the Restrictions on Proprietary Trading by Insured Depositary Institutions," Wall Street Journal, http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/Volcker_Rule_Essay_2-13-12.pdf.

26. Andrew Ross Sorkin, "One Crowd Still Loyal to Goldman Sachs," New York Times, June 14, 2010, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/15/business/15sorkin.html.

27. Andrew E. Kramer, "An Embargo and a Boon," New York Times, February 16, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/17/business/global/russian-oil-industry-set-to-capitalize-if-embargo-hits-iran.html.

28. Raymond Learsy, "The Trade That Brought Us $100/ barrel Oil Teaches Us to Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid," Huffington Post (blog), January, 7, 2008, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/the-trade-that-brought-us_1_b_80149.html.

29. James Quinn, "US Oil Speculators Fined for $100-a-Barrel ‘Vanity Trade,’" Telegraph, August 18, 2010, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/7950879/US-oil-speculators-fined-for-100-a-barrel-vanity-trade.html.

30. Andrew E. Kramer, "An Embargo and a Boon," New York Times, February 16, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/17/business/global/russian-oil-industry-set-to-capitalize-if-embargo-hits-iran.html.

31. Jean Eaglesham, Paul Vieira, and David Enrich, "Traders Manipulated Key Rate, Banks Say," Wall Street Journal, February 17, 2012, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204059804577227452963906044.html.

32. Emiko Terazono, "Swiss Review Supports Commodities Trading," Financial Times, March 27, 2013, http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/f110aa02-96ef-11e2-a77c-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2ROtLgIDh.

33. Javier Blas, "Vitol Expands into Grains Trading," Financial Times, April 2, 2013, http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/af3a4468-9bad-11e2-a820-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2ROPyvmjK.

34. Dan Berman, "Obama Administration Taps Strategic Petroleum Reserve," Politico Pro, June 23, 2011, http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/57620.html.

35. John Boehner, "Congressman Boehner Statement on Administration Plans to Open the Strategic Petroleum Reserve," press release, June 23, 2011, http://johnboehner.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=248394.

36. CME Group website, http://www.cmegroup.com/.

37. Jacob Bunge, "CFTC Suit Marks New Era," Wall Street Journal, February 24, 2013, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323699704578324560048304722.html.

38. Raymond Learsy, "Time to Dismiss the CFTC Chairman and His Commissioners," Huffington Post (blog), December 27, 2010, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/oil-over-90barrel--time-t_b_801451.html.

39. Raymond Learsy, "Obama Administration Announces Formation of Oil/Gas Pricing Fraud Panel. Really?," Huffington Post (blog), April 27, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/obama-administration-anno_b_854190.html.

40. CME Group, "CME Group Announced Record Energy Trading Volumes," earnings releases and financial reports, New York, February 8, 2012, http://investor.cmegroup.com/investor-relations/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=647364.

41. Barack Obama, Weekly Address, The White House, March 3, 2012, whitehouse.gov, http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/03/weekly-address-taking-control-our-energy-future.

42. Barack Obama, press conference, The White House, March 6, 2012, whitehouse.gov, http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/06/press-conference-president.

43. Ibid.

44. Barack Obama, "Remarks by the President on Fair Trade," The White House, Rose Garden, March 13, 2012, whitehouse.gov, http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/13/remarks-president-fair-trade.

45. Summer Said, "Saudi Arabia Reluctant to Replace Iran Oil," Wall Street Journal, March 12, 2012, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304537904577277301694700334.html.

46. Chris Baltimore, "Senate Okays Plan to Sue OPEC for Price-Fixing," Reuters, June 19, 2007, http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/06/19/us-usa-energy-senate-opec-idUSN1919767120070619.

47. Raymond Learsy, "Oil: A Defining Moment for Our Political Class and the Press," Huffington Post (blog), July 9, 2007, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/oil-a-defining-moment-for_b_55363.html.

48. Energy Policy Research Foundation, Inc., epring.org, http://eprinc.org/about-us/.

49. Alex Guillen, "Chu: DOE Working to Wean US off Oil," Politico Pro, February 28, 2012, http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/73408.html.

50. Neil King, Jr. and Stephen Power, "Times Tough for Energy Overhaul," Wall Street Journal, December 12, 2008, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122904040307499791.html.

51. Barack Obama, "Remarks by the President on American-Made Energy," Cushing Pipe Yard, Cushing, Oklahoma, March 22, 2012, whitehouse.gov, http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/22/remarks-president-american-made-energy.

52. Luciana Juvenal and Ivan Petrella, "Speculation in the Oil Market," Economic Synopses, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 2012, no. 8, posted on March 13, 2012, http://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/es/12/ES_2012-03-12.pdf.

53. Raymond Learsy, "Obama Fulminates over China’s Export Restrictions on Rare-Earths While Silent on OPEC’s Collusion," Huffington Post (blog), March 18, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/obama-opec_b_1358919.html.

54. Raymond Learsy, "Oil Embargoes, Sherlock Holmes, and the Russian Butler," Huffington Post (blog), February 20, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/oil-embargoessherlock-hol_b_1288687.html.

55. Ali al-Naimi, "Saudi Arabia Will Act to Lower Soaring Oil Prices," Financial Times, March 28, 2012, http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/9e1ccb48-781c-11e1-b237-00144feab49a.html#axzz1qb9f034m.

56. William Maclean and Barbara Lewis, "OPEC Makes Deepest Oil Cut Ever to Rescue Prices," Reuters, December 17, 2008, http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/12/17/us-opec-idUSLG66045920081217.

57. Ali al-Naimi, "Saudi Oil Policy: Stability with Strength," speech in Houston, Texas, October 20, 1999, http://www.saudiembassy.net/archive/1999/speeches/page4.aspx.

58.  Raymond Learsy, "‘Noble’ OPEC Criticizes the International Energy Agency," Huffington Post (blog), January 19, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/noble-opec-criticzes-the_b_810810.html.

59. Steve Stecklow, Spencer Swartz, and Margaret Coker, "Oil Trade With Iran Thrives, Discreetly," Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2010, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703691804575254554231664686.html?mg=id-wsj.

60. Richard Mably and Peg Mackey, "Exclusive: Shell Scrambles to Pay Huge Bill for Iran Oil," Reuters, March 25, 2012, http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/25/us-shell-iran-idUSBRE82O07420120325.

61. "Death of Neda Agha-Soltan," Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Neda_Agha-Soltan.

62. Raymond Learsy, "The Volcker Rule and Wall Street’s Pliant Media Plant," Huffington Post (blog), February 15, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/the-volcker-rule-and-wall_b_1278419.html.

63. Andrew Ross Sorkin, "For Gates-Like Wealth, Look Beyond Wall Street," New York Times, April 4, 2012, http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/04/04/for-gates-like-wealth-look-beyond-wall-street/.

64. Julie Creswell and Azam Ahmed, "Large Hedge Funds Fared Well in 2011," New York Times, March 29, 2012, http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/03/29/large-hedge-funds-fared-well-in-2011/.

65. Jad Mouawad, "Fuel to Burn: Now What?," New York Times, April 10, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/11/business/energy-environment/energy-boom-in-us-upends-expectations.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0.

66. John M. Broder, "An Inconvenient Statement, Retracted," New York Times (blog), March 13, 2012, http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/13/an-inconvenient-statement-retracted/?gwh=3A3B229E62B88BCDEFC1655A9EE1092A.

67. Alex Guillen, "Obama Energy Chief Bombshell Admission …," Fox News, February 29, 2012, http://nation.foxnews.com/steven-chu/2012/02/29/obama-energy-chief-bombshell-admission.

68. The New York Times is presently having difficulty posting the 2012 conference. They replaced the link with the 2013 conference videos; however, we have been told that they are working on it. http://www.livestream.com/nytenergyfortomorrow?utm_source=lsplayer&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=footerlinks.

69. Barack Obama, "President Obama Speaks on Increasing Oversight on Manipulation in the Oil Market," The White House, April 17, 2012, whitehouse.gov, http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2012/04/17/president-obama-speaks-increasing-oversight-manipulation-oil-market.

70. "CME Group Statement Regarding White House Proposal to Increase Oversight of Energy Markets," CME Group, Inc., accessed April 30, 2013, http://investor.cmegroup.com/investor-relations/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=664996.

71. David Sheppard, "Obama Oil Margin Plan Could Increase Price Swings," Reuters, April 20, 2012, http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/20/us-obama-cftc-margins-idUSBRE83I1FO20120420.

72. Robert A. Rankin, "Oil Regulators and Critics Clash In Senate Testimony," Philly.com, November 2. 1990, http://articles.philly.com/1990-11-02/business/25926157_1_oil-prices-crude-philip-k-verleger.

73. "CFTC Scores ‘Milestone’ Win on Oil-Price Manipulation," Chicago Tribune, April 20, 2012, http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-04-20/business/chi-cftc-scores-milestone-win-on-oilprice-manipulation-20120420_1_oil-price-manipulation-oil-prices-oil-futures.

74. Reuters, "UPDATE 2-High-Frequency Trader Optiver Pays $14 Million over Oil Manipulation," Chicago Tribune, April 19, 2012, http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-04-19/news/sns-rt-optiversettlement-update-2l2e8fjip8-20120419_1_oil-market-manipulation-oil-prices-high-frequency-trading.

75. David Sheppard, "Obama Oil Margin Plan Could Increase Price Swings," Reuters, April 19, 2012, http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/19/us-obama-cftc-margins-idUSBRE83I1FO20120419.

76. First on CNBC interview, "Pickens on Chesapeake Energy," CNBC (video), April 30, 2012, accessed April 30, 2013, http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000087359.

77. John Collins Rudolf, "Leaked Cables Reveal US Concerns Over Saudi ‘Peak Oil,’" New York Times (blog), February 10, 2011, http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/10/leaked-cables-reveal-u-s-concerns-over-saudi-peak-oil/.

78. Jad Mouawad, "Oil Innovations Pump New Life into Old Wells," New York Times, March 5, 2007, correction March 6, 2007, accessed April 30, 2013, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/05/business/05oil1.html?pagewanted=all.

79. Susannah Snider, "Gas Prices around the World," Kiplinger, March 31, 2011, http://www.kiplinger.com/article/cars/T009-C000-S001-gas-prices-around-the-world.html.

80. Dan Berman and Byron Tau, "T. Boone Pickens Visited White House Seven Times," Politico, January 26, 2012, http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/72041.html.

81. Clifford Krauss, "Chesapeake’s Chief Executive Addresses Disclosures," New York Times, May 2, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/03/business/energy-environment/chesapeakes-chief-executive-addresses-disclosures.html.

82. Joshua Schneyer and Brian Grow, "Special Report: Energy Giant Hid behind Shells In ‘Land Grab,’" Reuters, December 28, 2011, http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/28/us-energy-giant-idUSTRE7BR0G420111228.

83. Raymond Learsy, "Oil Speculation At Chevron Laid Bare for All to See," Huffington Post (blog), July 20, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/oil-speculation-at-chevro_b_904289.html.

84. Raymond Learsy, "JPMorgan Chase Banks on Buying Into the Casino," Huffington Post (blog), November 25, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/jpmorgan-chase-banks-on-b_b_1112835.html.

85. Lee Fang, "JPMorgan, Koch, Other Oil Traders May Buy Discounted Strategic Petroleum Reserve Oil and Simply Store It," Climate Progress, July 5, 2011, accessed April 30, 2013, http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2011/07/05/260732/oil-barons-may-store-spr-oil/?mobile=nc.

86.  "The Dimon Principle," Wall Street Journal, May 15, 2012, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304371504577402331446053716.html?mod=googlenews_wsj.

87. Dan Fitzpatrick and Carolyn Cui, "JPMorgan Commodities Chief Takes the Heat," Wall Street Journal, October 9, 2010, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703927504575540241298913962.html.

88. Raymond Learsy, "Bravo JPMorgan! Just What We Need, Another Wall Street Casino," Huffington Post (blog), October 12, 2010, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/bravo-jp-morgan-just-what_b_759262.html.

89. Raymond Learsy, "JPMorgan Chase Banks on Buying Into the Casino," Huffington Post (blog), November 25, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/jpmorgan-chase-banks-on-b_b_1112835.html.

90. Stephanie Ruhle, Bradley Keoun, and Mary Childes, "JPMorgan Trader’s Position Said to Distort Credit Indexes," Bloomberg, April 6, 2012, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-05/jpmorgan-trader-iksil-s-heft-is-said-to-distort-credit-indexes.html.

91. Monica Langley, "Inside JPMorgan’s Blunder," Wall Street Journal, May 18, 2012, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303448404577410341236847980.html.

92. Raymond Learsy, "Are Our Leaders Hearing ExxonMobil CEO Tillerson?," Huffington Post (blog), May 17, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/attorney-general-holdercf_b_862873.html.

93. Raymond Learsy, "America Needs a President Who Will Confront the Financial Industry’s Hegemony over Our Lives," Huffington Post (blog), July 14, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/america-needs-a-president_b_898047.html.

94. CNBC exclusive, "Sheila Bair: Break Up JPMorgan," CNBC (video), http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000092555.

95. Reuters, "CME Group Attacks White House Plan on Oil Margins," Reuters, April 17, 2012, http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/17/cme-margins-whitehouse-idUSL2E8FHBNJ20120417.

96. Raymond Learsy, "President Obama Speaks, and the Oil Speculators React," Huffington Post (blog), April 24, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/president-obama-speaks-an_b_1448280.html.

97. Raymond Learsy, "Does JPMorgan’s Derivatives Fiasco Portend the Collapse of Crude Oil and Gasoline Prices?," Huffington Post (blog), May 21, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/does-jpmorgans-derivative_b_1532538.html.

98. Terence P. Jeffrey, "GAO: Recoverable Oil in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming ‘About Equal to Entire World’s Proven Oil Reserves,’" CNS News, May 11, 2012, http://cnsnews.com/news/article/gao-recoverable-oil-colorado-utah-wyoming-about-equal-entire-world-s-proven-oil.

99. Ayesha Daya, "Saudi Arabia Achieving $100 Oil Signals Output Reversal," Bloomberg Businessweek, June 7, 2012, http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-06-06/saudi-arabia-achieving-100-oil-signals-output-reversal.

100. Steve Liesman, "How Jamie Dimon Wiffed on the Volcker Rule," CNBC, June 13, 2012, http://www.cnbc.com/id/47803236.

101. Editorial, "JPMorgan Chase’s $2 Billion Loss," New York Times, May 11, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/12/opinion/jpmorgan-chases-2-billion-loss.html.

102. Dan Fitzpatrick and Carolyn Cui, "JPMorgan Commodities Chief Takes the Heat," Wall Street Journal, October 9, 2010, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703927504575540241298913962.html.

103. Mark Scott and Michael J. De La Merced, "JPMorgan Said to Buy MF Global Stake in London Metal Exchange," New York Times, November 23, 2011, http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/11/23/jpmorgan-said-to-buy-mf-global-stake-in-london-metal-exchange/.

104. Ikuko Kurahone, London; Osamu Tsukimori, Tokyo, "JPMorgan Hires ex-Goldman Energy Trader in Asia," Reuters, June 12, 2012, http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/12/us-jpmorgan-hiring-energy-idUSBRE85B0AJ20120612.

105. Jonathan Saul, "JPMorgan Hires Crude Tanker to Store Gasoil-Trade," Reuters, June 3, 2009, http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/06/03/energy-products-storage-idUSL365078320090603.

106. Louise Armistead and Rowena Mason, "JPMorgan Revealed as Mystery Trader That Bought £1Billion-Worth of Copper on LME," Telegraph, December 04, 2010, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/8180304/JP-Morgan-revealed-as-mystery-trader-that-bought-1bn-worth-of-copper-on-LME.html.

107. Samuel R. Avro, "Energy Secretary Admits to Naiveté Over OPEC Remarks," Energy Trends Insider, February 19, 2009, http://www.energytrendsinsider.com/2009/02/19/energy-secretary-admits-naivete-over-opec-remarks/.

108. Edmund L. Andrews, "Reluctant Iran Falls in Line With OPEC Production Rise," New York Times, March 30, 2000, http://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/30/world/reluctant-iran-falls-in-line-with-opec-production-rise.html?src=pm.

109. John M. Broder, "An Inconvenient Statement, Retracted," New York Times (blog), March 13, 2012, http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/13/an-inconvenient-statement-retracted/.

110. John Boehner, "Is Addressing High Gas Prices a Goal for the Obama Admin? ‘No,’" Speaker of the House online, February 29, 2012, http://www.speaker.gov/general/addressing-high-gas-prices-goal-obama-admin-%E2%80%9Cno%E2%80%9D.

111. Alexandros Pertsinidis, Yunxiang Zhang, and Steven Chu, "Subnanometre Single-Molecule Localization, Registration and Distance Measurements," Nature, 466, 647–651, July 29, 2010, published online July 7, 2010, http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v466/n7306/abs/nature09163.html.

112. Matthew L. Wald, "Energy Department Steps In to Help Uranium Enrichment Company," New York Times, June 13, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/14/science/earth/energy-department-steps-in-to-help-uranium-enrichment-company.html?_r=1&.

113. BBC News Middle East, "Iran Nuclear Talks in Moscow ‘Yield No Breakthrough,’" June 18, 2012, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18481827.

114. Edmund L. Andrews, "Greenspan Concedes Error on Regulation," New York Times, October 23, 2008, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/business/economy/24panel.html?_r=0.

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116. Raymond Learsy, "Peak Oil Is Snake Oil!," Huffington Post (blog), June 25, 2007, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/peak-oil-is-snake-oil_b_53546.html.

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119. Raymond Learsy, "Energy Independence, Our Oil Shale Deposits, Making OPEC Obsolete," Huffington Post (blog), October 13, 2006, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/energy-independence-our-o_b_31608.html.

120. Raymond Learsy, "Are Our Leaders Hearing ExxonMobil CEO Tillerson?," Huffington Post (blog), May 17, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/attorney-general-holdercf_b_862873.html.

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123. Alexandra Alper and Kirstin Ridley, "Barclays Paying $453 Million to Settle LIBOR probe," Reuters, June 27, 2012, http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/27/us-barclays-libor-idUSBRE85Q0J720120627.

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125. Andrew E. Kramer and David M. Herszenhorn, "Former Russian Minister Warns of Economic Ebb," New York Times, June 23, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/24/world/europe/former-russian-finance-minister-warns-of-recession.html.

126. Edward Wyatt, "Ex-ConAgra Unit Settles With US Over Artificial Oil Trade," New York Times, August 16, 2010, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/business/17ftc.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1364407945-c+Qpy4DOP465k1d1g2VoPg&gwh=F7380873FB95A1AC1FBE764F88E3B9D3.

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128. "A Fracking Rule Reprieve," Wall Street Journal, June 29, 2012, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304870304577490680003198686.html.

129. Peter Orszag, "Natural Gas Cars Can Drive Us toward a Better Economy," Bloomberg, June 26, 2012, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-26/natural-gas-cars-can-drive-us-toward-a-better-economy.html.

130. Justin Menza, "JPMorgan’s Dimon Deserves Clawback: Bair," CNBC, July 11, 2012, http://www.cnbc.com/id/48147653.

131. Constantine Von Hoffman, "Sheila Bair’s FDIC Was Hated by Wall Street—And That’s High Praise Indeed," CBS News, Moneywatch, July 15, 2011, http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_162-49640965/sheila-bairs-fdic-was-hated-by-wall-street----and-thats-high-praise-indeed/.

132. Raymond Learsy, "The Jamie Dimon ‘Puppet Show,’" Huffington Post (blog), June 14, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/the-jamie-dimon-puppet-sh_b_1596675.html.

133. Raymond Learsy, "It’s All about the Money: Jamie Dimon’s Big Pay Hike and the Home Foreclosures of Our Servicemen,’" Huffington Post (blog), February 19, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/its-all-about-the-money-j_b_825485.html.

134. BBC News, "Diamond to ‘Forgo’ £20 Million Bonus amid LIBOR Scandal," July 10, 2012, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18781509.

135. "Under Questioning by Cantwell, Exxon CEO Estimates Oil Should Cost $60-70 Per Barrel," YouTube (video), May 12, 2011 (when questioned by US Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) at a Senate Finance Committee hearing), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY420_U4U0I.

136. US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, speeches and testimony, "Speculators and Commodity Prices—Redux," Commissioner Bart Chilton, February 24, 2012, http://cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/chiltonstatement022412.

137. Gregory Meyer, "Wall Street Bankers Step Up Oil Trade Role," Financial Times, July 15, 2012, http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/96c4dd5e-ce70-11e1-9fa7-00144feabdc0.html#axzz20y8jcqNn.

138. Raymond Learsy, "Your TARP Money is Being Used to Prop Up the Price of Oil," The Huffington Post (blog), January 23, 2009, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/your-tarp-money-being-use_b_160249.html.

139. Raymond Learsy, "Is JPMorgan a Bank or a Government-Funded Casino?," Huffington Post (blog), June 9, 2009, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/is-jp-morgan-a-bank-or-a_b_212971.html.

140. Josephine Mason, "Goldman Sachs Expands Physical Base Metals Team," Reuters, July 19, 2012, http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/18/goldman-metals-appointment-idINL2E8IIA8320120718.

141. Raymond Learsy, "Banks in Collusion With the Fed Shamelessly Spike Up Price of Oil/Gasoline," Huffington Post (blog), July 18, 2012,  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/the-banks-in-collusion-wi_b_1681685.html.

142. Raymond Learsy, "JP Morgan Chase Banks on Buying Into the Casino," Huffington Post (blog), November 25, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/jpmorgan-chase-banks-on-b_b_1112835.html.

143. Jack Farchly and Gregory Meyer, "World Braced for New Food Crisis," Financial Times, July 19, 2012, http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/9989dc80-d1c5-11e1-badb-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2OqUUHVhu.

144. Marshall Eckblad, "Drought Dries Up Cattle Market," The Wall Street Journal, August 1, 2012, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443545504577563241883627730.html?cb=logged0.7770966439648059.

145. Mekong Oryza, "PM Looks to Counter OPEC, Push Rice-Exporting Power," Jul. 19, 2012, http://mekongoryza.com/news/local-news/244/pm-looks-to-counter-opec-push-rice-exporting-power.html.

146. Jack Farchy, "Hedge Funds Bet on Corn Prices to Soar," Financial Times, August 1, 2012,  http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/3170d198-dbf8-11e1-86f8-00144feab49a.html#axzz2OqUUHVhu.

147. Liz Alderman, "Indigestion for ‘les Riches’ in a Plan for Higher Taxes," The New York Times, August 7, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/business/global/frances-les-riches-vow-to-leave-if-75-tax-rate-is-passed.html?pagewanted=all.

148. Ibid.

149. Ibid.

150. Michael S. Schmidt and Edward Wyatt, "Corporate Fraud Cases Often Spare Individuals," New York Times, August 7, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/business/more-fraud-settlements-for-companies-but-rarely-individuals.html.

151. Clifford Krauss, "U.S. Reliance on Oil From Saudi Arabia is Growing Again," New York Times online, August 16, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/17/business/energy-environment/us-reliance-on-saudi-oil-is-growing-again.html?pagewanted=all.

152. Bojan Pancevski, "Saudis fund Balkan Muslims Spreading Hate of the West," Sunday Times (Europe), March 28, 2010, http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/world_news/Europe/article251901.ece.

153. Raymond Learsy, "’If You See Something Say Something’ – The Failed Times Square Bombing and the Price of Oil," Huffington Post (blog), May 13, 2010, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/if-you-see-something-say_b_574586.html.

154. John M. Broder, "An Inconvenient Statement, Retracted," New York Times, (blog), March 13, 2012,  http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/13/an-inconvenient-statement-retracted/.

155. Raymond Learsy, "Energy Secretary Chu and the Price You Are Paying for Gasoline," Huffington Post (blog), April 16, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/energy-secretary-chu-and_b_1427999.html.

156. Peter Orszag, "Natural-Gas Cars Can Drive Us Toward a Better Economy," Bloomberg, June 26, 2012, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-26/natural-gas-cars-can-drive-us-toward-a-better-economy.html.

157. Raymond Learsy, "Aspen Ideas, Natural Gas, Armenia Unheralded," Huffington Post (blog), July 9, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/aspen-ideas-natural-gas-a_b_1658566.html.

158. David Cho, "A Few Speculators Dominate Vast Market for Oil Trading," The Washington Post, August 21, 2008, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/20/AR2008082003898.html.

159. Raymond Learsy, "Time to Dismiss the CFTC Chairman and His Commissioners," Huffington Post (blog), December 27, 2010, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/oil-over-90barrel--time-t_b_801451.html.

160. Senator Maria Cantwell, "Under Questioning by Cantwell, Exxon CEO Estimate Oil Should Cost $60–$70 Per Barrel," YouTube, accessed April 29, 2013, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY420_U4U0I.

161. Raymond Learsy, "Are Our Leaders Hearing ExxonMobil CEO Tillerson?," Huffington Post (blog), May 17, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/attorney-general-holdercf_b_862873.html.

162. Camilla Hall and Henny Sender, "Qatar Holding Comes of Age as It Resists ‘Glenstrata’," Financial Times, August 24, 2012, http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/74f2a9ba-ee03-11e1-a9d7-00144feab49a.html#axzz2OqUUHVhu.

163. Beth Greenfield, "The World’s Richest Countries," Forbes, February 22, 2012,  http://www.forbes.com/sites/bethgreenfield/2012/02/22/the-worlds-richest-countries/.

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165. Ben Lando, "OPEC: NOPEC Bill Will Hurt US," United Press International (UPI), June 28, 2007, http://www.upi.com/Science_News/Resource-Wars/2007/06/28/OPEC-bill-will-hurt-US/UPI-29251183080388/.

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169. Juliet Chung and Jean Eaglesham, "Trades After 2008 Meeting Probed," The Wall Street Journal, September 13, 2012, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444433504577650082716565686.html?mod=googlenews_wsj.

170. Ibid.

171. Raymond Learsy, "Bailout Ballet: New York Times Reports on Hank Paulson/Pimco’s Bill Gross Pas de Deux," Huffington Post (blog), September 26, 2008, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/bailout-balletnytimes-rep_b_129479.html.

172. Edward Wyatt, "For Hire: Bailout Advisor," New York Times, September 25, 2008, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9804E7DC113DF936A1575AC0A96E9C8B63&pagewanted=all.

173. "Bailout for Billionaires," The Wall Street Journal, September 11, 2008, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122108823814621239.html.

174. Raymond Learsy, "The Bailout: The Bond Billionaires Piggybacking The American Taxpayer For Another Gilded Ride," Huffington Post (blog), September 21, 2008, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/the-bailout-the-bond-bill_b_128036.html.

175. Nomi Prins, "Paulson’s Revealing Phone Records," The Daily Beast, October 12, 2009, http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2009/10/12/paulsons-revealing-phone-records.html.

176. Raymond Learsy, "The Key Question No One Asked About Goldman’s Role In The AIG Bailout," Huffington Post (blog), November 20, 2009, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/key-question-unasked-unan_b_365119.html.

177. David D. Kirkpatrick and Steven Erlanger, "Egypt’s New Leader Spells Out Terms for US-Arab Ties," New York Times, September 22, 2012,  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/world/middleeast/egyptian-leader-mohamed-morsi-spells-out-terms-for-us-arab-ties.html?pagewanted=all.

178. Leon Uris, The Haj, (New York: Bantam Books, 1985), 14.

179. Javier Blas, "Vitol Admits Iran Fuel Oil Cargo Deal," Financial Times, September 26, 2012, http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/220e4f34-07ed-11e2-a2d8-00144feabdc0.html.

180. Charles M. Blow, "Don't’ Mess With Big Bird," New York Times, October 5, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/06/opinion/blow-dont-mess-with-big-bird.html.

181. Mitt Romney, "Romney: How I’ll Tackle Spending, Debt," USA Today, November 3, 2011,  http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/story/2011-11-03/mitt-romney-budget-plan/51063454/1.

182. Michael Barbaro, "After a Romney Deal, Profits and Then Layoffs," New York Times, November 12, 2011, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/us/politics/after-mitt-romney-deal-company-showed-profits-and-then-layoffs.html?pagewanted=all.

183. Reuters, "IMF Chief Praises Gulf Effort on Oil Price Management," Chicago Tribune, October 6, 2012, http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-10-06/business/sns-rt-us-saudi-imf-crudebre89507a-20121006_1_imf-chief-christine-lagarde-oil-prices-bpd.

184. Chris Giles, "IMF Cuts Global Growth Forecast," Financial Times, January 23, 2013, http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/5dfc3ea8-6552-11e2-8b03-00144feab49a.html#axzz2OqUUHVhu.

185. Jad Mouawad, "Big Oil Projects Put in Jeopardy by Fall in Prices," New York Times, December 15, 2008,  http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/business/16oil.html?pagewanted=all.

186. Clifford Krauss and Eric Lipton, "After the Boom in Natural Gas," New York Times online, October 20, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/21/business/energy-environment/in-a-natural-gas-glut-big-winners-and-losers.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0.

187. Ian Urbina, "Insiders Sound an Alarm Amid a Natural Gas Rush," New York Times, June 25, 2011, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/us/26gas.html?pagewanted=all.

188. Ian Urbina, "Behind Veneer, Doubt on Future of Natural Gas," New York Times, June 26, 2011, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/27/us/27gas.html?pagewanted=all.

189. Raymond Learsy, "The New York Times Flays Natural Gas to the Cheers of the Oil Industry, OPEC, and Coal Producers," Huffington Post (blog), June 28, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/the-nytimes-flays-natural_b_886234.html.

190. Steven M. Davidoff, "Reading the Fine Print in Abacus and Other Soured Deals," New York Times, November 2, 2012, http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/reading-the-fine-print-in-abacus-and-other-soured-deals/.

191. Ibid.

192. Raymond Learsy, "The New York Times’ Timely Whitewash of Goldman Sachs," Huffington Post (blog), June 18, 2010, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/the-new-york-times-timely_b_616953.html.

193. Raymond Learsy, "The New York Times Sheds a Tear for Wall Street Paydays," Huffington Post (blog), August 20, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/the-new-york-times-sheds_b_1411251.html.

194. Editorial, "The Junk Is Back in Junk Bonds," New York Times, November 1, 2012,  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/opinion/the-junk-is-back-in-junk-bonds.html.

195. Edmund L. Andrews, "Reluctant Iran Falls in Line With OPEC Production Rise," New York Times, March 30, 2000,  http://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/30/world/reluctant-iran-falls-in-line-with-opec-production-rise.html?src=pm.

196. Samuel R. Avro, "Energy Secretary Admits to Naïveté Over OPOEC Remarks," Energy Trends Insider, February 19, 2009,  http://www.energytrendsinsider.com/2009/02/19/energy-secretary-admits-naivete-over-opec-remarks/.

197. John M. Broder, "An Inconvenient Statement, Retracted," New York Times, Green (blog), March 13, 2012, http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/13/an-inconvenient-statement-retracted/.

198. Raymond Learsy, "President Obama Speaks and the Oil Speculators React," Huffington Post (blog), April 24, 2012,  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/president-obama-speaks-an_b_1448280.html.

199. Guy Chazan and Ed Crooks, "US to Be World’s Top Energy Producer," Financial Times, November 12, 2012, http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/8c2bcdf2-2c9f-11e2-9211-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2PFHCHv3V.

200. Fares Akram and Isabel Kershner, "Hamas Finds Itself Aligned with Israel Over Extremist Groups," New York Times, October 19, 2012,  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/20/world/middleeast/hamas-works-to-suppress-militant-groups-in-gaza.html?_r=0.

201. Ibid.

202. Raymond Learsy, "Mr. Buffett’s New York Times’ Op-Ed. Thank You We Feel Better Now," Huffington Post (blog), November 17, 2010, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/mr-buffets-new-york-times_b_784953.html.

203. Chris Isidore, "Buffett wants Jamie Dimon as Treasury Secretary," CNNMoney, November 27, 2012,  http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/27/news/economy/buffett-dimon-treasury-secretary/index.html.

204. Raymond Learsy, "Jamie Dimon’s Malign Influence on the Culture of American Banking," Huffington Post (blog), April 24, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/jamie-dimons-malign-influ_b_1671325.html.

205. "Alleged Violations of The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act," Hearing before the Committee On Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, 112 Congress, Feb 9, 2011 Serial No. 112-1, http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-112hhrg65867/html/CHRG-112hhrg65867.htm.

206. Raymond Learsy, "It’s All About the Money: Jamie Dimon’s Big Pay Hike and the Home Foreclosures of Our Servicemen," Huffington Post (blog), February 19, 2011,  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/its-all-about-the-money-j_b_825485.html.

207. Raymond Learsy, "With Geithner’s Replacement the Treasury May Get a Woman’s Touch," Huffington Post (blog), November 25, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/25/geithner-replacement-treasury_n_2170951.html.

208. Raymond Learsy, "America Needs A President Who Will Confront the Financial Industry’s Hegemony Over Our Lives," Huffington Post (blog), July 14, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/america-needs-a-president_b_898047.html.

209. Joe Nocera, "Sheila Bair’s Bank Shot," New York Times, July 9, 2011, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/magazine/sheila-bairs-exit-interview.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0.

210. Soledad O’Brien, "Sheila Bair Endorses Elizabeth Warren," CNN Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien online transcripts, Aired Nov. 2, 2012 07:00 ET, accessed May 16, 2013,  http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1211/02/sp.01.html.

211. Ibid.

212. Post Staff, "O Warns Syria," New York Post, December 4, 2012, http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/warns_syria_CggO9X8cyPlAzPrkj7jlnK.

213. Javier Blas and Gregory Meyer, "Texas Crude Glut Sparks Oil Price Swings," Financial Times, December 3, 2012, http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/5958d14a-3af0-11e2-bb32-00144feabdc0.html.

214. Javier Blas, "Canada’s Oil Now the Cheapest in the World," Financial Times, December 14, 2012, http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/551f58d0-4624-11e2-b780-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2PFHCHv3V.

215. Raymond Learsy, "Obama Administration Announces Formation of Oil/Gas Pricing Fraud Panel. Really?," Huffington Post (blog), April, 27, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/obama-administration-anno_b_854190.html.

216. Yoko Ono, letter to the editor, New York Times, December 25, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/26/opinion/concerns-about-the-safety-of-fracking.html.

217. "Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon put Anti-Fracking Message on New York Billboard," Rolling Stone, November 8, 2012, http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/yoko-ono-sean-lennon-put-anti-fracking-message-on-new-york-billboard-20121108.

218. Allison Sider, Russell Gold and Ben Lefebvre, "Drillers Begin Reusing ‘Frack Water’," The Wall Street Journal, November 20, 2012, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203937004578077183112409260.html.

219. Raymond Learsy, "Aspen Ideas, Natural Gas Armenia Unheralded," Huffington Post (blog), July 9, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/aspen-ideas-natural-gas-a_b_1658566.html.

220. Noel Sheppard, "Matt Damon’s Anti-Fracking Film Backed by OPEC Nation," NewsBusters (blog), September 28, 2012, http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2012/09/28/matt-damons-anti-fracking-film-backed-opec-nation.

221. Javier Blas, "OPEC Cartel to Reap Record $1tn," Financial Times, December 30, 2012, http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/eedc5b56-50da-11e2-9623-00144feab49a.html#axzz2PFHCHv3V.

222. William Maclean and Barbara Lewis, "OPEC Makes Deepest Oil Cut Ever to Rescue Prices," Reuters,  December 17, 2008, http://uk.reuters.com/article/2008/12/17/uk-opec-idUKFCA00012420081217.

223. Raymond Learsy, "’Noble’ OPEC Criticizes the International Energy Agency," Huffington Post (blog), January 19, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/noble-opec-criticzes-the_b_810810.html.

224. Katrina Manson, "Extremism on the Rise in Zanzibar," Financial Times, December 28, 2012, http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c85b0054-42c0-11e2-a4e4-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2H6an7yDj.

225. Adam Nossiter, "Jihadists’ Fierce Justice Drives Thousands to Flee Mali," New York Times, July 17, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/18/world/africa/jidhadists-fierce-justice-drives-thousands-to-flee-mali.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&.

226. Bojan Pancevski, "Saudis Fund Balkan Muslims Spreading Hate of the West," The Sunday Times (U.K.), March 28, 2010, http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/world_news/Europe/article251901.ece.

227. Nelson D. Schwartz, "BP Loses Trading-Floor Swagger in Energy Markets," New York Times, June 27, 2010, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/28/business/global/28bptrade.html?dbk.

228. Raymond Learsy, "Yoko Ono, Matt Damon and OPEC Versus American Energy Independence," Huffington Post (blog), December 27, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/yoko-ono-matt-damon-and-o_b_2370464.html.

229. Raymond Learsy, "NOPEC (‘No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels’): A Presidential Issue and a Test of Political Integrity," Huffington Post (blog), September 10, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/nopec-no-oil-producing-an_b_1869803.html.

230. Brian Baskin and Ben Lefebvre, "Chevron’s Email ‘Oops’ Reveals Energy Giant’s Sway Over Markets," The Wall Street Journal, July 16, 2011, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304521304576448202801087220.html.

231. Edmund L. Andrews, "Reluctant Iran Falls in Line With OPEC Production Rise," New York Times, March 30, 2000, http://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/30/world/reluctant-iran-falls-in-line-with-opec-production-rise.html?src=pm.

232. Samuel R. Avro, "Energy Secretary Admits to Naiveté Over OPEC Remarks," Energy Trends Insider, February 19, 2009, http://www.energytrendsinsider.com/2009/02/19/energy-secretary-admits-naivete-over-opec-remarks/.

233. Raymond Learsy, "Are Our Leaders Hearing ExxonMobil CEO Tillerson?," Huffington Post (blog), May 17, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/attorney-general-holdercf_b_862873.html.

234. Raymond Learsy, "Aspen Ideas, Natural Gas, Armenia Unheralded," Huffington Post (blog), July 9, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/aspen-ideas-natural-gas-a_b_1658566.html.

235. Scott Rose and Olga Tanas, "Putin Turns Black Gold to Bullion as Russia Outbuys World," Bloomberg, February 11, 2013, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-10/putin-turns-black-gold-into-bullion-as-russia-out-buys-world.html.

236. United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission, "CFTC Sanctions ConAgra Trade Group, Inc. $12 Million for Causing a Non-Bona Fide Price to Be Reported in the NYMEX Crude Oil Futures Contract," August 16, 2010, http://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/pr5873-10.

237. Raymond Learsy, "Oil Embargoes, Sherlock Holmes, and the Russian Butler," Huffington Post (blog), February 20, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/oil-embargoessherlock-hol_b_1288687.html.

238. Raymond Learsy, "The Oil Market Plays Casino While the Obama Administration Acts as Croupier," Huffington Post (blog), September 19, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/the-oil-market-plays-casi_b_969251.html.

239. Spectrum Store, Inc, et.al. v. CITGO Petroleum Corporation, et. al.,  United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 09-20084, filed February 8, 2001, http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions%5Cpub%5C09/09-20084-CV0.wpd.pdf.

240. Raymond Learsy, "NOPEC (‘No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels’): A Presidential Issue and a Test of Political Integrity," Huffington Post (blog), September 10, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/nopec-no-oil-producing-an_b_1869803.html.

241. "President Obama on Automatic Spending Cuts," C-Span (video), March 1, 2013, accessed May 13, 2013, http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/transcript/transcript.php?programid=303097.

242. Raymond Learsy, "Obama’s Middle Class Dream Touted in Inaugural Speech Still Far from Reality," Huffington Post (blog), January 21, 2013, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/21/obama-middle-class_n_2521082.html.

243. Raymond Learsy, "Obama Calls Sequester Cuts ‘Dumb’ and ‘Arbitrary,’ Blames GOP for Inflexibility," Huffington Post (blog), March 1, 2013, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/01/obama-sequester-cuts_n_2790040.html.

244. Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Ben Protess, "JPMorgan Faulted on Controls and Disclosure in Trading Loss," New York Times, March 14, 2013, http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/03/14/jpmorgan-faulted-on-controls-and-disclosure-in-trading-loss/.

245. Raymond Learsy, "Our Next Secretary of the Treasury: A Woman or Jamie Dimon," Huffington Post (blog), November 28, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/our-next-secretary-of-the_b_2202868.html.

246. Raymond Learsy, "Banks in Collusion with the Fed Shamelessly Spike Up Price of Oil/Gasoline," Huffington Post (blog), July 18, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/the-banks-in-collusion-wi_b_1681685.html.

247. Raymond Learsy, "Jamie Dimon’s Malign Influence on the Culture of American Banking," Huffington Post (blog), July 13, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/jamie-dimons-malign-influ_b_1671325.html.

248. Raymond Learsy, "The Wall Street Journal’s Convoluted Whitewash of Jamie Dimon," Huffington Post (blog), May 14, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/the-wall-street-journals_b_1516393.html.

249. Raymond Learsy, "The Volcker Rule and Wall Street’s Pliant Media Plant," Huffington Post (blog), February 15, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/the-volcker-rule-and-wall_b_1278419.html.

250. Raymond Learsy, "Alan Greenspan Tells it Like it Isn’t," Huffington Post (blog), June 25, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/alan-greenspan-tells-it-l_b_1623275.html.

251. Raymond Learsy, "Bravo JPMorgan! Just What We Need, Another Wall Street Casino," Huffington Post (blog), October 12, 2010, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/bravo-jp-morgan-just-what_b_759262.html.

252. Raymond Learsy, "JPMorgan Shows Us the Volcker Rule is all Hat and No Cattle While the Administration and Congress Fiddle Away," Huffington Post (blog), February 16, 2010, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/jpmorgan-shows-us-the-vol_b_463804.html.

253. Raymond Learsy, "Did the Huffington Post Bring JPMorgan Chase to Heel?," Huffington Post (blog), February 2, 2010, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/did-the-huffington-post-b_b_445629.html.

254. Raymond Learsy, "JPMorgan Chase Throws Down the Gauntlet at President Obama," Huffington Post (blog), January 26, 2010, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/jpmorgan-chase-throws-dow_b_436572.html.

255. Raymond Learsy, "Our Banks Becoming Casinos and Washington Yawns," Huffington Post (blog), January 20, 2010, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/our-banks-becoming-casino_b_429410.html.

256. Raymond Learsy, "Is JPMorgan a Bank or a Government-Funded Casino?," Huffington Post (blog), June 9, 2009, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/is-jp-morgan-a-bank-or-a_b_212971.html.

257. Raymond Learsy, "Wall Street Banks Blindsided Gambling with Monies Entrusted to Them," Huffington Post (blog), June 16, 2009, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/wall-street-banks-blindsi_b_216042.html.

258. Jessica Silver-Greenberg, "JPMorgan Board Confirms Dual Role for Dimon," New York Times, March 22, 2013, http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/03/22/jpmorgan-board-says-dimon-should-remain-as-c-e-o-and-chairman/.

259. Raymond Learsy, "Jamie Dimon’s Malign Influence on the Culture of American Banking," Huffington Post (blog), July 13, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/jamie-dimons-malign-influ_b_1671325.html.

260. Raymond Learsy, "Exxon’s Lee Raymond, ‘Steward of the Free Market System," Huffington Post (blog), April 15, 2006, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/exxons-lee-raymond-stewar_b_19197.html.

261. David D. Kirkpatrick, "Short of Money, Egypt Sees Crisis on Fuel and Food," New York Times, March 30, 2013, http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/world/middleeast/egypt-short-of-money-sees-crisis-on-food-and-gas.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0.

262. Heba Saleh and Emiko Terazono, "Egypt Seeks Better Deal for Wheat Imports," Financial Times, March 26, 2013, http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/781f945e-9560-11e2-a4fa-00144feabdc0.html.

263. Jack Farchy, "US Drought a Bounty for Dreyfus," Financial Times, March 27, 2013, http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/5e8fdad6-96fe-11e2-8950-00144feabdc0.html.

264. Emiko Terazono, "Swiss Review Supports Commodities Trading," Financial Times, March 27, 2013, http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/f110aa02-96ef-11e2-a77c-00144feabdc0.html.

265. Javier Blas, "Vitol Expands into Grains Trading," Financial Times, April 2, 2013, http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/af3a4468-9bad-11e2-a820-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2Rt23Hkbm.

266. Dan Strumpf and Jenny Gross, "Traders Slip on Brent Oil Bet," Wall Street Journal, April 18, 2013, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324763404578430790299285154.html.

267. Raymond Learsy, "Commodity Exchanges Prime the Pump for Higher Oil/Gasoline Prices," Huffington Post (blog), May 31, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/commodity-exchanges-prime_b_1558801.html.

268. Raymond Learsy, "Oil Price Skyrockets 9.36 Percent in Friday’s Trading, Supply and Demand Eh??," Huffington Post (blog), July 02, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/oil-price-skyrockets-936_b_1643325.html.

269. Raymond Learsy, "Are Our Leaders Hearing ExxonMobil CEO Tillerson?," Huffington Post (blog), May 17, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/attorney-general-holdercf_b_862873.html.

270. Raymond Learsy, "Oil Speculation at Chevron Laid Bare for All to See," Huffington Post (blog), July 20, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/oil-speculation-at-chevro_b_904289.html.

271. Raymond Learsy, "BP’s Smoking Gun and the Manipulation of Oil Prices," Huffington Post (blog), June 30, 2010, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/bps-smoking-gun-and-the-m_b_630275.html.

272. Raymond Learsy, "The Trade That Brought Us $100/barrel Oil Teaches Us to Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid," Huffington Post (blog), January 7, 2008, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/the-trade-that-brought-us_1_b_80149.html.