Part 2 of the video documentary, adapted to radio.
The "Seven Sisters" was Big Oil--the cartel of corporations that came to own almost all the oil in the Middle East. They gained this treasure by hook and by crook, in violation of the law, with help from corrupt monarchs abroad and the U.S. government, armed forces, and CIA.
This week, Part 2 takes us from the founding of OPEC in 1960 to the Iraq Wars and the present.. No matter what happens, Big Oil comes out ahead.
Introduction by K.D.
Previously broadcast in June 2013 (NWN #274).
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