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US Gulf of Mexico ports alone accounted for 80 per cent of the total--a massive US$160 billion of investment--much of it aimed at attracting the new cargoes due to come through the Panama Canal. All of this investment has paid off as more and more cargo has been diverted away from the US west coast ports and through the Panama Canal to destinations along the Gulf of Mexico that are closer to shippers' target markets. No longer must a shipment enter the US via Los Angeles or Seattle or any other west coast port. [Extracted from the article]

Focuses on the United States' policy in the Middle East which is characterized by an increasing bias for Israel and open hostility to `uncooperative' regimes like Iraq. Main goals of American Middle East policy; United States' strained relations with its allies in the region; Negative implications for United States' policy goal of secure oil supply; United States' neglect of public opinion in the region.