“Really a war of resources”

05.03.2008 Interview with Dr. Abulhay Y. Zalloum about the history of oil and its importance for the 20th century “Really a war of resources”Dr. Zalloum: Let us not forget that I lost my country, Palestine, because it was promised by a British Lord to another British Lord. I was always intrigued to find out about the …

A Salmonella Outbreak (1988)

Yes indeed, I was there at the famous Whipround Prize of 1988 when Salmonella rushed in to announce his latest revelation from Mammon. “Nothing is off-limits, neither God nor Prophets…,” he recited. “Except your bank account Salmonella, my little bacillus”, interjected Satan (his literary agent) furtively. “O yes of course,” Salmonella recanted and chanted the …

A $3 trillion dollar war with $615 billion in interest

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/04/stiglitz200804?printable=true&currentPage=all“8. Add interest. The U.S. has borrowed most of the funds used to wage the Iraq war. We will have to repay this debt with interest. If we include in our tally the interest payable on what we are borrowing over only the next 10 years, this adds another $615 billion to the price tag, and brings …