Day October 28, 2007

We knew that despite protestations from the Government that British companies are supporting the regime, as are French and American companies. So it’s no surprise that Chevron and Total are part of a consortium with the junta and that Halliburton…

It’s called the Bhut Jolokia, and measures out at 1 million Scoville heat units, nearly twice as hot as the former champ, the Red Savina habanero. (For comparison, the lowly jalapeno only manages a puny 5,000-10,000 Scovilles.)

Craig Murray’s book Murder in Samarkand is now available in the U.S., under the title of Dirty Diplomacy. Great subtitle: The Rough-and-Tumble Adventures of a Scotch-Drinking, Skirt-Chasing, Dictator-Busting and Thoroughly Unrepentant Ambassador Stuck on the Frontline of the War Against…

 The third quarter’s total surpasses 24,000, which is a record. ‘It’s working its way to the Westside,’ an agent says. The Westside is the pricey part of Los Angeles. Default notices (which precede foreclosures) rose to 72,571 statewide, also a…

Time: Iran war drumbeat grows louder “It looks like a slow-motion train wreck,” said Barbara Slavin, author of a new book, Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies: Iran, the U.S. and the Twisted Path to Confrontation. “Neither side is willing to back…