The spoils of war...

Oil shortage rocks markets.
Oil prices climb 4% as the Iraqi conflict removes supply from the market while stock markets remain weak. [BBC News | Front Page | UK Edition]

Intersting thought: In a post war Iraq a leader will be in place who could be sell the 25% of the worlds oil contained beneath Iraq to the US cheaper than ever before. What's more, this person will be in a position to influence OPEC to do the same.

 

The Bush Agenda...

Saw this over on Kuro5hin this morning. You definetely need to check it out. It brings to light some interesting thoughts on the current Bush plan and a possible plan for world democratization.

The War Behind Closed Doors.
PBS (the Public Broadcasting Service) is running an informative Frontline program "The War Behind Closed Doors", which is about America's new foreign policy, what it is, where it came from, who is behind it, and how it shaped the events leading up to the current war with Iraq. The program itself is viewable online, in Windows Media and RealPlayer, along with a wealth of related information. Also, CNN is running a similar story. [kuro5hin.org]

 It's interesting how good Colin Powell is being made out to be in the special.

 

Missing: Laci Peterson
Driver says that she saw something in back of Scott Peterson's truck
A woman says she stopped beside Scott Peterson at a red light on Dec. 24 and alerted him that something might be coming loose from his truck bed.

"He looked out his side window, and he gave me a look that was the most horrifying, scary look I have ever seen in my life," Connie Fleeman saidA woman says she stopped beside Scott Peterson at a red light on Dec. 24 and alerted him that something might be coming loose from his truck bed.

"He looked out his side window, and he gave me a look that was the most horrifying, scary look I have ever seen in my life," Connie Fleeman said [ModBee]

 

Prosecuters to seek double homicide in Peterson case...
Double homicide charge likely
An arrest in the Laci Peterson investigation is likely to lead to double homicide charges and the possibility of the death penalty. [ModBee]