Dupree's Crude War

The attack of the French oil tanker suggests Al-Qaeda plans to weaken the petroleum industry by conducting sea-based attacks against large oil tankers.October 24, 2002, Transportation Security Information Report"Osama bin Laden has a 'terrorist navy' of 15 ships [to be used for] missions of destruction. Ship insurer Lloyd's of London is said to be helping MI6 and the CIA trace vessels bought by Al-Qaeda ."The Daily Mirror, February 12, 2004On and off for the past 17 years, Charles P. Carriere III has been trying to get his Arab terrorism novel published. In June he sent the same letter to literary agents."All you interested in [a] novel about the plot of wealthy Muslim fundamentalists to devastate the oil industry by running freighters ? Think of it, an insurance agent as a hero who suspects [a] plot using Lloyd's worldwide resources."Angus Lind column, The New Orleans Times Picayune, September 23, 2001As you read Dupree's Crude War, which forecast events of today's global conflict, you'll wonder if the author is Nostradamus.