I got cut off early this morning because I had to go to the dentist and having missed yesterday there was a ton of stuff to go thru. Anyway lets play a little catch-up:
BBC - Analysis: Can Obama deliver on the Middle East? The BBC seems to think so. I am doubtful.
Oil prices continue rally to $66 - "Oil prices hit a six-month high, buoyed by falling US stockpiles, amid signs the US economy is not shrinking as fast as people thought.
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Also on Thursday, Opec oil ministers decided to keep output unchanged, amid optimism that prices are set to rise. The Saudi oil minister predicted prices will reach $75 this year."
Boy am I glad that Obama and the Dems decided to increase funding for increased exploration, Coal to Liquid and Oil-Shale development, as well as nuclear power. Oh wait they killed all that.
If gas hits $3.50 to $4.00 a gallon again the economy is well and truly screwed. I know I am the only one saying this but I am convinced that it was the spike in oil prices that caused the housing market to collapse and we are on our way again. If anyone knows where I can get the data on foreclosure rates between 2001 and 2009 as well as mortgage interest rates for the same period I would appreciate it. If you would let me know. I suspect that if you lay those 3 items together in a graph then they will track very closely.
CNN- Levin: Memos don't show what Cheney says they do - "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, says former Vice President Dick Cheney's claims -- that classified CIA memos show enhanced interrogation techniques like waterboarding worked -- are wrong.
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"I hope that the documents are declassified, so that people can judge for themselves what is fact, and what is fiction," he added."
Interesting. Two people claiming that the same memos state absolutely opposite facts. Since the administration won't release them and since Levin's claim backs the administration which is blocking release I am going to go out on a limb and call him a liar.
DAWN - 39 suspected Taliban hiding among IDPs arrested - ISLAMABAD: Police have arrested 39 suspected Taliban fighters hiding among refugees from a military offensive against militants from the Swat Valley region, a senior officer said Friday.
The arrests, made in the past few days, were the first of alleged militants among more than two million people who have fled the fighting, according to AP and DawnNews.
This is going to be a big problem later on. Hopefully the Pakistani forces are working on a plan to screen internally displaced persons as the fighting in SWAT winds down
France 24 - Chavez hosts four-day chat show marathon - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez on Thursday began a marathon four-day edition of his trademark television show to mark 10 years of his show Alo Presidente.
I hear President Obama likes this idea but since he already gives a press conference every 10 minutes they aren't sure where he will find the time. Scientists at CERN are working on opening a new space time continuum to resolve the issue.
NY Times - a link for living on food stamps
Obama Outlines Coordinated Cyber-Security Plan - WASHINGTON — President Obama declared Friday that the country’s disparate efforts to “deter, prevent, detect and defend” against cyberattacks would now be run out of the White House, but he also promised that he would bar the federal government from regular monitoring of “private sector networks” and the Internet traffic that has become the backbone of American communications.
My first inclination on this is good, but I am withholding final judgement until I see some details.
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