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Iran flexes military muscle near Straits of Hormuz Email Print

A few hours before Iran delivered its response to the UN regarding its nuclear program, an Iranian warship fired on a Romanian oil rig off the coast of Iran.  Troops from the vessel then boarded and seized it, according to the rig's owner said.

Since this is not getting any significant play in the US yet, here is some other stuff you might like to know. For starters, bloomberg news reports:

The U.A.E.-registered drilling company had signed a preliminary contract with Halliburton Co. after winning an estimated $310 million contract to develop phases 9 and 10 of Iran's offshore South Pars gas reservoir.

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Bush: American Hero or America's Nero? Email Print

The president's base love to illustrate their points by citing parables.... well here is a parable to ponder.  Call it a "tale of failure foretold" if you like.  Let's compare Bush and Nero...

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