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Here's the case for being worried: we import far more of our oil than we used to do. In 1973 imports accounted for 35% of U.S. consumption. Today the figure is 50%, and analysts expect it to rise to more than 60% by 2020. About two-thirds of the world's proven reserves are in the Middle East. Iran and Iraq already have poor relations with the U.S. If Saudi Arabia and Kuwait fell under regimes hostile to Washington, would the lights go out on Broadway--and everywhere else...
...border town of Chaman, I went to talk to a merchant who owned an import-export business. It was a dusty shop front with a very large carpet and no furniture other than a few bolsters. It didn't look like much, but appearances in this part of the world can be deceptive. Ostentation attracts envy - and trouble. It turns out this merchant, Haji Amanullah, and his brothers are very rich and very famous around these parts. They live in a 130-room palace outside Chaman and have offices in Tokyo, Dubai, Quetta and Karachi. He's going to Paris...
...fact that we in the Muslim world have not been able to overcome the trauma caused by colonialism. We could not open up to the tools that modernity suggested, for the simple reason that they were introduced by way of colonialism. Our oil wealth allowed us to import the most expensive consumer commodities, but we could not overcome our suspicions of outside political and ideological goods: democracy, secularism, the state of law, the principle of rights and, above all, the concept of the nation-state, which was seen as a conspiracy to fragment our old empire...
...conscious governments are likely to impose stricter controls on trade and corporate conduct. Customs checkpoints are likely to become more burdensome, supply lines to and from risky nations might be cut, and the flow of people and goods might slow. Governments around Asia are considering new restrictions on the import and transport of fertilizer, a common ingredient in terrorist bombs. Security experts say there are dozens of other chemicals used in common household goods that terrorists could potentially use as poisons or explosives. These too might come under closer scrutiny...
Georgia State entered Saturday’s match with the Crimson on an 11 game winning streak. On entering the tournement, the Panthers had been led by Ruissian import senior Anna Popenko who was averaging 3.59 kills per game. She was followed closely by sophomore Molly Sapp with 3.32 kills and junior Randi Van Dam with 3.03 kills...