-
The Politics of Heroin
The Pueblo Incident
The Puzzle Palace
Tag Archives: Oil
Shorter Question Everything
Falklands
Washington refused to endorse British claims to sovereignty over the Falkland Islands yesterday as the diplomatic row over oil drilling in the South Atlantic intensified in London, Buenos Aires and at the UN.
Despite Britain’s close alliance with the US, the Obama Administration is determined not to be drawn into the issue. It has also declined [...]
Posted in Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Oil and Resources, Shorter Question Everything Also tagged China, Falklands, Georgia, Israel, Palestine, Russia, Taiwan, UK, UN, US Leave a comment
Shorter Question Everything
Haiti
Although a U.S. Baptist group said it was trying to rescue 33 “orphans” by taking them out of earthquake-ravaged Haiti, all the children have close family still alive, The Associated Press has found.
Niger
The leaders of the military coup in Niger have promised a “return to constitutional order”, three days after overthrowing President Mamadou Tandja.
A spokesman [...]
Posted in Africa, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Oil and Resources, Religion, Shorter Question Everything Also tagged Afghanistan, Argentina, Coup, Haiti, Honduras, Netherlands, Niger, Religion, UK Leave a comment
Shorter Question Everything
Haiti
Joint Task Force Haiti has requested that the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team be allowed to start returning home, said Col. Gregory Kane, task force operations officer.
The task force made the request to U.S. Southern Command, and it will ultimately have to be approved by Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
“There have been discussions [in [...]
Posted in Africa, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oil and Resources, Shorter Question Everything Also tagged Argentina, Canada, diamonds, Haiti, Israel, Syria, UK, Zimbabwe Leave a comment
Afghan Geological Reserves Worth Roughly $1 Trillion
AFP
Afghanistan, one of the world’s poorest countries, is sitting on mineral and petroleum reserves worth an estimated one trillion dollars, President Hamid Karzai said Sunday.
Aurora-style attacks swiped oil find data from energy giants
John Leyden/Register
At least three US oil giants were hit by cyberattacks aimed at stealing secrets, in the months before the high-profile Operation Aurora attacks against Google, Adobe et al in December.
Targeted attacks against Marathon Oil, ConocoPhillips, and ExxonMobil took place in 2008 and followed the same pattern as the later Aurora assaults. Information harvested by [...]
Shorter Question Everything
Honduras
Ousted President Manuel Zelaya confirmed Saturday he will leave Honduras and travel to the Dominican Republic next week when a new president is sworn into office.Zelaya told Radio Globo he will leave Honduras as a private citizen, thanks to an accord signed by President-elect Porfirio Lobo and Dominican President Leonel Fernandez.“On the 27th of [...]
Posted in Climate, Latin America, Oil and Resources, Phenomena, Shorter Question Everything Also tagged Haiti, Honduras, Texas, US, Zelaya Leave a comment
Shorter Question Everything
Haiti
CITGO Petroleum Corporation, and its charitable organization, the Simón Bolívar Foundation, have started the shipment to Port-Au-Prince of 120 tons of humanitarian aid, in coordination with the Embassies of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Republic of Haiti in the United States. This effort complements the contributions of the Venezuelan people through their [...]
Posted in Climate, Espionage, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oil and Resources, Phenomena, Politics, Shorter Question Everything Also tagged Bolivia, Canada, Haiti, Harper, Iran, Israel, Kosovo, Lebanon, Palestine, Polanski, UN, US, Venezuela Leave a comment
Shorter Question Everything
Iran
Iran rejects reports that its forces have taken over an oil well within Iraqi borders, while a Baghdad official admits the site is in a disputed border area. In a Saturday phone interview with Press TV, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman described reports about the country taking over an Iraqi oil well as an attempt to [...]
Posted in Middle East, Oil and Resources, Shorter Question Everything Also tagged Iran, Iraq Leave a comment
Shorter Question Everything
Iraq
Iraq could produce 12m barrels of oil per day in 2015, the oil minister says, making it the world’s second-largest producer.
UN: Blood Diamonds
Syria objected to a reference recognizing Israel’s selection last month as 2010 chair of a global effort to end the trade in blood diamonds. “Israel exploits trafficking in diamonds in Africa and other [...]
Posted in Africa, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oil and Resources, Shorter Question Everything Also tagged Abkhazia, Blood Diamonds, Canada, Iraq, Russia, UN Leave a comment
Shorter Question Everything