one.point.zero - Colin O'Brien's weblog

“The war in Iraq isn't over yet, but -- surge or no surge -- the United States has already lost”

“Iraqi laws and customs didn't apply inside the Green Zone. Women jogged on the pavement in shorts and T-shirts. A liquor store sold imported beer, wine and spirits. One of the Chinese restaurants offered massages as well as noodles. ”

“Last year, half of the world's 44 main oil-producing nations produced less oil than they did the year before. The chain of peaks is beginning to take on Himalayan proportions”