A bit of news

Norwegian company to pump Iraqi oil
At least one company is getting the oil.

Can you spare a drop of water?
Global climate changes leave some places dry.

Did we learning nothing from the Cuban missile crisis?

Contingencies for nuclear terrorist attack:

Government and military officials has been quietly preparing an emergency survival program that would include the building of bomb shelters, steps to prevent panicked evacuations and the possible suspension of some civil liberties.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/11/MNG2OPP22R1.DTL