World History

"British Petroleum and the Redline Agreement: The West's Secret Pact to Get Mideast Oil"

Edwin Black

About the Program

Edwin Black talks about the 1928 agreement signed by a consortium of oil companies that created a Western-controlled oil cartel in the Middle East.  This event, held at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington, DC, is hosted by the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs. 

About the Authors

Edwin Black

Edwin Black is the author of many books, including "IBM and the Holocaust," "War Against the Weak," and "Internal Combustion."  He is also the editor of The Cutting Edge News.  For more, visit: edwinblack.com. 


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"British Petroleum and the Redline Agreement: The West's Secret Pact to Get Mideast Oil"

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Past Airings

  • Monday, January 23rd at 1:45am (ET)
  • Sunday, January 22nd at 7:15am (ET)
  • Saturday, January 21st at 3:15pm (ET)
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