Failed Oil Coups: Bush & Thatcher

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/story.jsp?story=600353

http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=130259824&p=y3xz6x53x

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George Bush and Mark Thatcher share two things in common. They are both the extremely wealthy sons of conservative politicians and they have each led an unsuccessful attempt at an oil coup -- one in Iraq and the other in Equatorial Guinea. In each instance the rulers of these misbegotten nations have been brutal ones -- instituted by corporate interests and ripe for plucking.

Thatcher has pled guilty so that he get back to his family with only the cost of a heavy fine and a suspended sentence. Bush seems incapable of admitting mistakes, let alone pleading guilty to anything.

At critical times in their younger lives each of these men has gotten lost: Thatcher in the Sahara deserts:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3597196.stm

and Bush from his National Guard unit:

http://www.awolbush.com/

I assume that future historians will note the misbegotten parallels in these sad lives. Fortunately Thatcher was cut off at the pass. Bush, unfortunately stumbles on with his misconceived and disastrous plan -- owned and operated by our oil interests:

http://www.counterpunch.org/singham07192003.html

None dare call it treason. I do. These are war crimes -- contemplated by Thatcher, but carried out by Bush.