Thanks on Bama. Not sure what happened to Auburn. The long layoff between the regular season and the bowls creates some really weird results. And it being Barry Alvarez' last game probably pumped Wisconsin up tremendously.

There is nothing new in what John was describing. This pattern has existed for over 60 years, with noticeable effect during various periods.

The difference today has more to do with the narrowing of the gap between field production and near term demand requirements. The actual presence and number of attacks globally have not changed significantly, including various spikes.

The historical evidence speaks for itself.

There is no question that we will once again experience a spike in such guerilla activities, but it is not unexpected by the majors and key Western nation states.

I have suggested that John develop a brief that outlines the chronology of official China visits to oil producing nation states. Thus far, my information indicates that we can expect near term guerilla disruptions and new/renewed nation state resistance to Western clients at many geographic locations that closely track China visits. The frequency of China representatives visits to nation states possessing crude oil and other commodities is unprecedented in recent history...by any other nation states.

Offshore platforms have helped ease the guerilla activity problem. But as those fields play out on an increasing basis, new land fields in remote and 'poor' third world locations stimulate local resistance directly and indirectly.

There are indications that linkage between guerilla disruption events can be projected, even across various continents. I picked out my candidates two years ago. One is hitting like clockwork.

Perform extensive research and track official and corporate China visits. Draw your own conclusions.

Movie Guy
War Damn Eagle

Glad your team won its bowl game. AU's performance was disgraceful.

What an idiotic comment. Yes, dress up like a ninja and go burn down some car dealerships. That should solve the problem.

So explain to me how some one driving a 15 MPG SUV less than 1000 miles per month compares with some one in their 45 MPG death-trap hybird driving 3000 miles per month?

I'd say there's as much case for limiting the amount of miles Californians are allowed to drive. It wouldn't even take any new technological advances.

OUr eco-worship of the environment make as much sense as 72 virgins do to a suicide bomber - both are totally destructive of man.

Who does he work for and who provides him with funds?

One thing we all see are all kinds of "Experts" on every subject imaginable. I see them on the puter and on TV. Most of the time they know about as much as the ordinary citizen does and that's not much.

I am so sick of these experts and the garbage they put out and expect us to believe.

You blow my mind, t-bird.

The nuclear tango with Iran continues. Two and one half years of negotiations resulted in failure and an Iran that has, if anything, grown more combative and intransigent. George Jahn of the AP, writing in the Washington Post, reports on

Many alternatives such as nuclear power and wind power have been derided by environmental groups. It seems if it's not one thing it's another.

In the northwest even hydropower is being phased out over environmental concerns.

No one seems to be serious about the problem.

Saudi millionaires are donating enough oil money to terror groups that I would think the terrorists would hesitate to blow the infrastructure there.