I don't really see this as a "busybody" article. I found it very informative and does a good job of explaining the controversy. She uses this incident to justify her opinion of getting the US government to stop supporting the Saudi's.
I follow Carey as she is trying to make people aware of government shenanigans. The US government does indeed have home issues that need fixing and they should not be trying to fix the whole world.
As a person who grew up in Northern Alberta, I would like to see the Saudi's block all trade from Canada. Canada does not need Saudi Oil.
I did not say the author of this article was a busybody. Yes, the information is very good. I'm looking at the bigger picture as a busybody issue, in this case, the canadian government was the culprit. And yes, you absolutely right, we don't need any foreign oil, we should be self-sustainable in that aspect, use the resources that the country/region possesses in the best way possible, intelligently and humbly, not frivolously and without checks and balances. Once again, I found the original post very informative and important, as most of us don't have time to search through plethora of news out there, we need to rely on others to bring us the news that we miss.