tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post5514080242108533160..comments2024-03-26T11:32:37.965-07:00Comments on From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog: Russia 'Simulates' Nuclear Attack on PolandJenna Orkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05812985825726850202noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-40369800486180039102009-11-09T10:46:52.959-08:002009-11-09T10:46:52.959-08:00Good Choice of article, OrwellianUK. It is written...Good Choice of article, OrwellianUK. It is written by a person, a South American, who knows what he is talking about. <br /><br />Pashtunistan is, by the way, where I am.F.Kamilovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10367438225330977373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-74689599897845766602009-11-06T13:19:03.246-08:002009-11-06T13:19:03.246-08:00Pepe Escobar on: The AFPak Volcano - "Pashtun...Pepe Escobar on: The AFPak Volcano - "Pashtunistan"<br /><br />an excerpt:<br /><br /><i>"Washington's rationale for occupying Afghanistan - never spelled out behind the cover story of "fighting Islamic extremism" - is <b>pure Pentagon full spectrum dominance</b>: to better spy on both China and Russia with forward outposts of the empire of bases; to engage in <b>Pipelineistan, via the Trans-Afghan (TAPI) pipeline, if it ever gets built</b>; and to have a <b>controlling hand in the Afghan narco-trade via assorted warlords</b>. Cheap heroin is literally flooding Russia, Iran and Eastern Europe. Not by accident, Moscow regards opium/heroin as the key issue to be tackled in Afghanistan, not Islamic fundamentalism".</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KK07Df01.html" rel="nofollow">Full Article</a>OrwellianUKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605173659842718539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22903415.post-15614209015140044862009-11-04T11:21:01.030-08:002009-11-04T11:21:01.030-08:00Warren Buffett buying Burlington Northern Santa Fe...Warren Buffett buying Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad could make a lot of sense. As the price of gasoline rises it will become more expensive to ship by truck as compared with shipping by rail. So at least in the short run the railroads could experience increased demand for shipping, as companies move away from shipping by truck and towards shipping by rail.businessmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014863390357287025noreply@blogger.com