John D. Rockefeller created the first vertical oil trust: Standard Oil. By the means of not very orthodox methods, he ruined his US competitors and organized the tax evasion of his incomes. Later, by establishing an alliance with his rivals BP and Shell, he formed a cartel to control the world market. He financed, as no one did, the Nazi military adventure with the hope of taking control of the USSR’s resources. His company, turned into Exxon-Mobil, is today the world leader and subsidizes the neoliberal think tanks (Center for investigation, propaganda, and dissemination of ideas, generally of political nature) and Bush’s electoral campaign.
