Rumsfeld intervention rescues $3bn BP pipeline
Construction of BP’s controversial $3bn (£1.6bn) oil pipeline from the Caspian Sea to Turkey resumed only after the intervention of Donald Rumsfeld it has emerged.
Geopolitics & Military
The Writing on the Latrine Walls
In Iraq, to find out how the soldiers feel about the war and the Bush administration, you only need to read the walls inside the latrines.
Don’t be Surprised at Fabricated Terrorist Event to Cancel Federal Election
Certainly the leaders of both American political parties know about Peak Oil, including Kerry/Edwards, yet public discussion is off the table.
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.
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.
Japan and Iran: Partners in Oil
The United States is attempting to convince Japan to ditch Iran as an oil supplier in favor of Libya. Though such an arrangement would greatly assist U.S. strategic aims in the Middle East, it would make sense to Japan only if Iran were plunged into war.
Scam warning: The American Email Fraud
The latest inbox scam reveals a deepening crisis in the US. (Humor)
$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.
Sudan – The mask of altruism disguising a colonial war
Oil will be the driving factor for military intervention in Sudan. Oddly enough, the oil concession in southern Darfur is currently in the hands of the China National Petroleum Company. China is Sudan’s biggest foreign investor.
The mask of altruism disguising a colonial war
Oil will be the driving factor for military intervention in Sudan.
