... an unmarked door on the ninth floor of a new north Tehran tower block. A brochure declares that the company was registered in 1975 in the Cayman Islands, is based in the Persian Gulf sheikdom of Dubai and is “non- American.” But like the sign over the receptionist’s head, the brochure bears the company’s name and red emblem, and offers services from Halliburton units around the ...

... an unmarked door on the ninth floor of a new north Tehran tower block. A brochure declares that the company was registered in 1975 in the Cayman Islands, is based in the Persian Gulf sheikdom of Dubai and is “non- American.” But like the sign over the receptionist’s head, the brochure bears the company’s name and red emblem, and offers services from Halliburton units around the ...

... behind an unmarked door on the ninth floor of a new north Tehran tower block. A brochure declares that the company was registered in 1975 in the Cayman Islands, is based in the Persian Gulf sheikdom of Dubai and is “non- American.” But like the sign over the receptionist’s head, the brochure bears the company’s name and red emblem, and offers services from Halliburton units around the ...

... private business partner of Saddam Hussein in extorting billions of dollars per year from the weak sheikdoms in the Persian Gulf---oil industry kick-backs, to supposedly assure security. A little-... the participants, confirming that Bush and Saddam were private business partners in extortion of the sheikdoms. Only one populist paper dared publish the details in 1991 of my interviews on the ...

.... Money in and of itself does not produce liberty. It must be earned wealth. Over the last half-century some regimes grew rich and yet remained autocracies: for example, the Persian Gulf sheikdoms, Nigeria, and Venezuela. ...in a democratic country that has a per capita income of under $1,500 (in today's dollars), the regime on average had a life expectancy of just eight years. With ...

.... Of course, most Democrats believe Bush is usually wrong - but maybe not always completely wrong. After all, Syria got out of Lebanon, Libya abandoned its weapons of mass destruction, and gulf sheikdoms have been pressured to reform - all of which might just operate in reverse if the U.S. is to abruptly withdraw from Iraq. In short, despite the election posturing, the Democrats ...

Why Worry About the Draft? Bush has said he plans to continue to garrison the oil sheikdoms with U.S. troops until at least 2008. People aren't likely to volunteer for desert occupation duty... the Army" while this is happening. Bush has said he plans to continue to garrison the oil sheikdoms with U.S. troops until at least 2008. People aren't likely to volunteer for desert occupation duty...

.... Of course, most Democrats believe Bush is usually wrong - but maybe not always completely wrong. After all, Syria got out of Lebanon, Libya abandoned its weapons of mass destruction, and gulf sheikdoms have been pressured to reform - all of which might just operate in reverse if the U.S. is to abruptly withdraw from Iraq. In short, despite the election posturing, the Democrats in ...