The Thief of Baghdad
Missing: one-third of the Pentagon’s equipment and $1.9 billion of Iraqi money. Guess who has it?
Society
Japan’s trade minister rejects US demand to give up oil deal with Iran
Japan’s Trade Minister Shoichi Nakagawa said Sunday his country has no intention of changing its policy of pursuing an oil development deal with Iran due to a US request to reconsider.
The Connection: Water and Energy Security
The energy security of the United States is closely linked to the state of its water resources.
US: Blackouts Are Inevitable, Coping, Not Prevention, Should Be the Primary Goal
In a large, complicated arrangement such as our system for generating, transmitting and distributing electricity, blackouts simply cannot be prevented.
Thailand And Iran To Start Barter Trade
Thailand hopes to export Thai sugar to Iran in return for copper and oil from Tehran, the industry minister told journalists here.
Once Indifferent, Saudis Allied With U.S. in Fighting Al Qaeda
fter years of giving tacit support and back-channel financing to Islamic extremists, the Saudi government has joined forces with the United States in an intensive battle against Al Qaeda in the desert kingdom.
Iran: US rules out nothing
White House national security adviser Condoleezza Rice on Sunday said the United States could not rule out taking covert action against Iran to disrupt its nuclear weapons programme.
An Earth-Centered Universe — Again?
Caryl Johnston argues that the Rare Earth Hypothesis is indispensable to the development of an ethic of stewardship in an era of energy descent.
U.S. Prods Japan To Quit Iran Oil For Libya
The United States is pressuring Japan to invest in Libya’s oil industry instead of a project to tap Iran’s giant Azadegan oilfield that has provoked the wrath of Washington, a Bush administration official said, Reuters reported on Friday.
US Military Bracing for Recruitment Headaches
The US Army, its numbers seriously depleted by deployments in Iraq, foresees recruiting problems in the coming year and is offering big cash incentives to induce young people to sign up.
$1.9 billion of Iraq funds go to U.S. contractors
Halliburton Co. and other U.S. contractors are being paid at least $1.9 billion from Iraqi funds under an arrangement set by the U.S.-led occupation authority, according to a review of documents and interviews with government agencies, companies and auditors.
California’s SUV Ban
Cities throughout California—the nation’s largest car market—prohibit the heaviest SUVs on many of their residential roads. The problem is, they don’t seem to know they’ve done it.
