The White Satin Miter: a Tale of Piety and Atonement

General Clive Colin O'Reith has invested $200 million to bring a giant oilfield on line in Afghanistan. A new warlord has just taken over. The Shah in Persia is shaking on his Peacock throne. The pipeline runs through South Persia. If the Shah goes down, so does the oilfield. He needs powerful political influence DC to save his investment. Sir George P. Cardinal McDonough can sway the Pope (Paul VI). O'Reith is a friend of General Haig, Chief of Staff to President Nixon. Nixon is in big Watergate trouble. O'Reith offers to save Nixon if Nixon will help him save his oilfield. A deal is struck. Unfortunately their well laid plans miscarry.