Let's see the "pipeline idea" popped into my head in the first week of November, when I made this series of posts:

1. Posted November 6th, 2001:
Dick Cheney, Haliburton Oil, Afghanistan

2. Posted November 9th, 2001:
Caspian Sea Military Buildup Preceeded 9-11 Attacks

3. Posted November 11th, 2001:
Northern Afghanistan Energy Corridor

4. Posted November 10th, 2001:
Turkmenistan, UN discuss Gas Project

5. Posted November 11th, 2001:
Does this look familiar...

My posts were all made after the news articles cited by Matt. You might say, well, that's how long it takes ideas to form after being poked with suggestive subliminal media reports here and there.... maybe you are correct. Maybe it is really all about the mind trying to form a balanced picture. Then again there are some strange coincidences here that are really scary, like this one...

6. Posted November 12th:
Another Airline Crashes in New York

So much for trying to form a balanced picture!