It's hard to know whether you're getting the "straight" news when it comes to Iraq these days... or anywhere for that matter. But there are moments when individual reporters and journalists seem to make an effort. And today there seems to be one of those moments. Christopher Albrighton of Back to Iraq is confused by …
Kuwait reaches peak oil
It's official. The 2nd largest oilfield in the world has, after 60 years of pumping.. reached its' **peak production. [T]he Kuwait [national] Oil Company revealed ... The peak output of the Burgan oil field will now be around 1.7 million barrels per day, and not the two million barrels per day forecast for the rest …
Remembrance Day
Today is Remembrance Day in Canada. Armistice Day in others. Today, at the 11th hour we will all stand silent to remember those who gave their life for our country. 1 million Canadians fought in WW1. At a time when the population of Canada was only 8 million. 67,000 died. Thousands more died in WWII, …