Political Masturbation through War Fighting

A plausible conversation at the White House… a couple weeks ago: (warning course language) Just another day at the White House: US General in Iraq via VideoPhone: Mr. President, sir, our troops seem to be sitting around a lot lately. Bush: Our troops are the best in the world. US General: Sir, Yes Sir. But …

Iraq: US sits Idly by as Green Zone plot Foiled

It seems Iraq really is teetering on the cliff of oblivion. It appears as though yesterday they dodged another major bullet. Minister of Interior Bayan Jabr announced that a plot had been foiled to place hundreds of Sunni Arab troops actually loyal to the insurgency in position at the Green Zone and then to have …

1 million barrel disruption threatened… Alaska spill

Last month, guerrillas and “terrorists” in Nigeria threatened to shut down 30% of Nigeria’s oil exports. They managed 20%… about 450,000 barrels per day of oil from Nigeria’s usual output. This month, they have apparently, raised the bar a little higher. They promise to remove a further 1 million barrels of oil in March. If …