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Iran’s Oil Bourse Set to Open Sunday
Iranian Oil minister Gholamhossein Nozari has confirmed to Iranian news outlets that the long awaited oil bourse will begin trading in oil related products on Sunday February 17th. Just what “oil related products” means is not yet clear because few... (more...)
Huckabee Trudges Forward
Today John McCain continued with his push forward to consolidate GOP support when he left a meeting in Washington with leading GOP House member’s support. Despite this news, Mike Huckabee continues to push forward, constantly reminding supporters that... (more...)
Obama on Eight Contest Win Streak, Looks to Make it Ten
As of this moment it looks as though it will be difficult to stop the great deluge of momentum that is the Barack Obama Presidential campaign. Obama swept the Potomac Primary tonight with wide margins of victory over Hillary Clinton (Clinton lost by 50%... (more...)
Ron Paul Announces Grand March On Washington D.C.
In a video update from the Ron Paul campaign late last night, Ron Paul called for a “march on Washington”, to be held in “three or four months, before the convention.” In the video released tonight Ron Paul states, “We are at this point where... (more...)
U.S. Soldier Follows Orders to Kill, Is Sentenced to 10 years in Prison
On Sunday afternoon in Baghdad the verdict was announced for the killing of a detained unarmed civilian in Iraq. Army Ranger Sgt. Evan Vela was found guilty and sentenced to ten years in prison. Vela’s role in the killing was the pulling of the trigger... (more...)
The Exaggeration of McCain’s Electability
General election polls being published by pollsters are extremely deceiving and GOP voters in this cycle seemed to be the people being deceived. Theses hypothetical polls, which match up potential party nominees, continually show that McCain is the only... (more...)
Iranian Oil Bourse Soon to Be a Reality
On Sunday the Iranian government took further steps to establish the first oil bourse (essentially a stock exchange for oil) not in the Western world. All indications by the Iranian government point to oil being traded at this soon to be established bourse... (more...)
Reduce Terror By Not Participating In It
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How Will the Ron Paul Revolution Choose to Proceed?
*Note: In the following post I decided to play devil’s advocate and state the case for Ron Paul to make a third-party run. I would like to hear whether people agree, disagree or don’t care as long as he stays in the race. You can write your thoughts... (more...)
And Then There Were Four
The AP is reporting that Rudy Giuliani will end his campaign for the GOP nomination today and endorse fellow Republican John McCain. McCain edged out Romney by 6 percent in last night’s Florida GOP primary. The four Republican Candidates left standing:... (more...)
The Muqtada al-Sadr Redux?
Today marks the beginning of month six in a six month cease fire by Muqtada al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army in Iraq. The cease fire was declared on August 29th of last year. A spokesman for the reclusive Muslim cleric has indicated that there is no guarantee... (more...)
Bush Legacy is Far Beyond Repair
On this the evening before President Bush will deliver his final State of the Union address, the favorite topic in the old media seems to be the Bush legacy. As in, “Will Bush be remembered as…” While there may be talk of Bush trying to leave office... (more...)
The Epic Collapse of Rudy Giuliani
In four days, on the night of January 29th , Rudy Giuliani will know the fate of his political career. The Republican Presidential candidate and former Mayor of New York City is pushing all of his chips into the middle on the state of Florida. Anything... (more...)
Pentagon Agrees to Send US Troops and Money to Pakistan
US officials have announced the acceleration of a counterinsurgency training program for Pakistani forces, as well as the distribution of funds to be used for further arming of the Pakistani army. The program will send US Special Forces to the region;... (more...)
Ron Paul Continues to Gain Legitimacy
The general consensus in American politics has been that Ron Paul’s explanation of how he would fix the United States economy is not clear. Some argue that voters do not care because they simply do not understand how the economy works. The fact is that... (more...)
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