Oil Speculation: Real or Smoke Screen?

There are many commentators who believe that the recent Congressional hearings about oil speculators is a distraction from the real issue: a shortage of oil in the world. Here is another perspective. Maybe there really IS an important contribution of speculators to world oil prices. The proposed culprits? The usual: the big banks.

http://www.financialsense.com/editorials/engdahl/2008/0502.html

Keep your eyes and mind open.
Mike Childress