Deadly Conflict doesn’t contain anything about the way shady businesses are conducted with dictators, or the messy truth of the liquid evil. The story doesn’t ask when international business deals crossed the line from odd to certifiable; nor is it concerned with how many times history has to repeats itself before the global community gets sick of the replays.

War Or Peace Deadly Conflict Of Interest

The lesson to be drawn from Bechtel, the Aqaba pipeline and the present conflict is that an "evil dictator" is a friend of the United States when he is ready to do business, and a mortal enemy when he is not. Sadly, it is our sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, who must pay the price when a deal goes bad.
· Lucrative oil contracts [Tompaine.com]