OPEC AND OIL PRICES

Bush and Herrington Lament Free Fall in Oil Prices 

In an apparent reversal of the US Government's previous "bring OPEC to its knees" policy, two senior administration officials have described low oil prices as a threat to US national security interests. And one of them - in an improbable alliance with Libya, Iran and Algeria - went so far as to criticize Saudi Arabia for bringing about the current price collapse by overproduction.

Energy Secretary...