Russia Oil

Cold War 2.0

Giles Slade | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics


Giles Slade

Russia will sell oil -- any oil -- to those who play ball for years to come. Meanwhile, NATO's effectiveness and America's influence will decline while Russia uses western money to rebuild and buy steroids.

Let's Speak the Truth About Afghanistan

Eric Margolis | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics


Eric Margolis

U.S. and NATO forces are not fighting "terrorists" in Afghanistan but a loose alliance of Pashtun warrior tribes whose resistance to foreign occupation is legendary.

High Oil Prices: Is That The 800 Pound Russian Bear Dancing In The Trading Pits

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 07.08.2008 | Business


Raymond J. Learsy

The price of oil has done for Russia what the cold war Kremlin was unable to achieve with all its missiles, tanks and mind numbing divisions of men and armor.

The Dictator Penalty

Judy Dugan | Posted 11.16.2007 | Business


Judy Dugan

Chevron's settlement involving illegal kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's government won't be much of a ding to its bottom line. It's more a reminder of the "dictator penalty" in Big Oil's dealings with the world's worst governments.


 

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