December 27, 2002

Anti-American conspiracy theorists take note; an agreement for a trans-Afganistan natural gas pipeline has been signed. Of course the fact that Afghanistan, the natural gas producer, Turkmenistan and the destination, Pakistan are all Muslim countries and will benefit from the pipeline probably does not matter. It’s all an imperialistic Yankee plot! 11:07:45 PM

The Israeli government ordered eight Belgians who were likely to the peace deported after they planned to take part in a four-day "World Social Forum" in Ramallah in the West Bank. Maybe somebody considered the example of Canadian protester Jaggi Singh who became an annoyance once he was let into the country. 11:00:54 PM

Thomas Stauffer, if President Bush uses the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to reduce the impact of continued supply disruptions in Venezuela, should Israel be credited with helping ensure this oil was available? 12:51:42 AM