July 17, 2008
The Cuban Triangle is puzzled by a Florida Congressional delegation's idea that Cuba should be blocked from drilling for oil in its own Gulf waters. He says comments by Senator Mel Martinez, reported in El Nuevo Herald, must sound to Cuban readers, “as if he thinks he is in charge of their...
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In what was seen as a surprise move, the Indian government submitted the Application of Safeguards to Civilian Nuclear Facilities to the International Atomic Energy Agency, citing the need to have it reviewed prior to the meeting with the IAEA Board. The opposition parties cried foul, terming the m...
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Over and over again, Barack Obama promises to end the war. He never tells us how, but we can guess he thinks it will involve withdrawing the U.S. troops. What happens to the Iraqi civilians and neighbouring countries, well, never mind about them.WaPo reports the Shiite militias have a new method of ...
go to article »July 3, 2008
The Bush Administration will continue to push for a lifting on the ban of offshore drilling today which will likely only sate the American appetite for oil for 2.5 years at the most. The problem is that the President has only proposed a short-term measure with no thoughts about what is going to happ...
go to article »July 1, 2008
Iran will use oil as weapon if attackedScary stuff...-Darryl...
go to article »June 25, 2008
June 23, 2008
If you believe that either solving the global food crisis or preventing global warming should top the agenda of world leaders, then Obama may not be the US presidential candidate best positioned to deliver results. I previously blogged about Obama's biofuel problem. Recently, I had the ... Click ...
go to article »June 19, 2008
John McCain has a daunting task ahead of him. He believes deeply in securing a victory in Iraq, at a time when the American people’s support for the war is at an all time low. He believes deeply that Islamic extremism is the transcendent issue of our time, at a time when Americans are preoccupied ...
go to article »June 16, 2008
Seriously, have you ever wondered why the price of Petrol in Sri Lanka exceeds that of the United States? let's do the math, 1 Liters of Petrol in Sri Lanka costs about Rs.157 (Ceylon Petroleum Corporation prices) 1 gallon of Petrol (gasoline) in the U.S. costs about $4 (average price everywhere...
go to article »June 14, 2008
I don’t know how many people watch this show but if do not, you should. It is in its 3rd Season at the moment where a season only has 6 episodes but they pack a lot of good content into those episodes. The first episode is the most relevant for the moment because I wrote about Governor Sebeliu...
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