Much of the information for "Connect the Dots" is drawn from www.oilempire.us, a political map to understand the Peak Oil Wars. The Oil Empire website has been published since the start of the War on Iraq as a way to provide deeper understanding of the reasons for the war, since a cease-fire and a shift away from empire would require broader public awareness of the method to the madness.
Before delving into the details, two quotes are relevant: .

• The first is from the musician Bruce Cockburn, who says “My hardest fight as a performer has been with myself, to be as clear a conduit as possible for what needs to be said. That's the ongoing struggle. Get my ego and my brain out of the way and let this stuff happen.”
• The second is from Vince Salandria, who was one of the earliest - and best - critics of the Warren Commission, which covered up the coup d’etat against President Kennedy. “The truth was easily ascertainable. I feel that my work on the assassination is an accomplishment which required little intelligence, minimal analytic ability, and no special talents. Rather, it reflected a willingness to bear witness to the truth irrespective of the consequences."