http://www.upi.com…
HAVANA, Nov. 29 (UPI) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and former Cuban leader Fidel Castro met in Havana Saturday, discussing further ties between the countries, officials said.

November 30th, 2008 | Tags: castro, CBRN, Chavez, cuba, Medvedev, nuclear, Oil/Resources, Russia, Venezuela, Weapons | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Thieves Stole Identities to Tap Home Equity
Federal authorities this week announced a series of arrests and convictions in connection with a global identity theft ring that stole millions of dollars by hijacking home-equity lines of credit issued to thousands of consumers.
Russian president visits Cuba
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is visiting Cuba as the final stop [...]

November 29th, 2008 | Tags: cuba, Data Theft, Oil/Resources, Russia | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

http://www.bloomberg.com…
By Lyubov Pronina and Matthew Walter
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez agreed to form joint ventures to pump crude oil and to increase military and nuclear cooperation yesterday in the first visit by a Russian president to the South American country.

November 28th, 2008 | Tags: Chavez, cuba, Gazprom, Latin America, Medvedev, Oil/Resources, Russia, Venezuela, war games, Weapons | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

http://www.columbiatribune.com…
Published Monday, November 24, 2008
HAVANA (AP) - Russian oil companies could soon begin searching for oil in deep Gulf of Mexico waters off Cuba, a top diplomat said just days before Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visits the island.
Russian oil companies have “concrete projects” for drilling in Cuba’s part of the gulf, said Mijail Kamynin, Russia’s [...]

November 26th, 2008 | Tags: cuba, Latin America, Oil/Resources, Russia | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The increase in pirate attacks interests me, especially as Blackwater wants to take on that task. A little created terror, anyone?
http://blog.wired.com…
Indian Frigate 1, Pirate ‘Mother Ship’ 0
Noah Shachtman
A Somali pirate “mother ship” is now in flames, after a firefight with an Indian frigate in the Gulf of Aden.
The INS Tabar intercepted the pirate ship [...]

November 19th, 2008 | Tags: blackwater, created terror, mercenaries, Oil/Resources, pirates | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

1. Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker…
Pirates have seized a giant Saudi-owned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean off the Kenyan coast and are steering it towards Somalia, the US Navy reports.

2. CNN: Scooter Libby may have requested Bush pardon…
As President Bush gets closer to leaving the White House, expectations are mounting that he will follow [...]

November 17th, 2008 | Tags: beirut, cuba, Libby, Oil/Resources, pardons, pirates, Russia, somalia, Venezuela, war crimes | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Guardian.co.uk
Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:22 UTC
Tehran - Iran has converted financial reserves into gold to avoid future problems, an adviser to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in comments published on Saturday, after the price of oil fell more than 60 percent from a peak in July.

November 16th, 2008 | Tags: Iran, Oil/Resources | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

http://www.legitgov.org…
KBR Awarded Disaster Relief Contract by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Under Initiative for Emergency Power
11 Nov 2008
KBR today announced it has been awarded a disaster relief contract, valued at up to $75 million [...]

November 16th, 2008 | Tags: created terror, kbr, mercenaries, Oil/Resources | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

1. Targeted L.A. restaurant donates to group challenging Prop. 8…
El Coyote Mexican Cafe came under fire after a manager gave $100 to the campaign to ban same-sex marriage. Employees make an online donation of $500 to an advocacy group challenging the ban.
2. El Coyote: Anger, Tears–and Maybe Hope?…
But protesters, the majority of whom were El [...]

November 15th, 2008 | Tags: Bush, Canada, economy, homophobia, LDS, Obama, Oil/Resources, pardons, RCMP, religion, Siegelman, wingnuts | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment