We discuss pipeline geopolitics and US imperialism with attorney and historian Charlotte Dennett. Charlotte is the author of:

• 'Follow the Pipelines: Uncovering the Mystery of a Lost Spy and the Deadly Politics of the Great Game for Oil' (See: American Exception 110)
• "Israel, Gaza, and the Struggle for Oil"
• "War in Ukraine Could Be the Mother of All Energy Wars: But the Media Still Misses the Context"

Charlotte Dennett is also the co-author (with Gerard Colby) of 'Thy Will Be Done: The Conquest of the Amazon : Nelson Rockefeller and Evangelism in the Age of Oil' (See: American Exception 107)

Image: A US soldier walks towards a burning oil well in Iraq's vast Rumaila oil fields in March of 2003. (Yannis Behrakis/Reuters)

Special thanks to:

• Dana Chavarria, production
• Casey Moore, graphics
• Michelle Boley, animated intro
• Mock Orange, music