From Nigeria to the Philippines, Mexico to India, insurgents are finding new ways to mobilise rage. It is in Afghanistan that the tactical impact will be most sharply felt. BY PAUL ROGERS Open Democracy ALTERNATIVE READER Posted by Bulatlat.com Vol. VIII, No. 29, August 24-30, 2008 From Nigeria to the Philippines, Mexico to India, insurgents…
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Oil Squeeze
BY BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com The country is again facing the prospect of oil price spikes. Why? Can nothing be done about it? The country, and the world, are again being threatened with the probability of run-away increases in the prices of oil, gas, and its derivatives. New York’s main contract, light sweet crude for June…