March 04, 2008 Who's tougher: Gov. Palin or Chavez? Bloomberg News compares the get-tough-with-Big-Oil approaches of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez with those of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin:
Alaska's Gov. Palin.
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez (AP Photo)
"Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, a former beauty pageant winner, is succeeding where Venezuela President Hugo Chavez, a former paratrooper and military coup leader, so far has failed. Palin threatened to evict Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's biggest oil company, and partners BP Plc, Chevron Corp. and ConocoPhillips from a state-owned gas field, winning their promise to increase Alaska's natural-gas output 17 percent. She raised taxes on oil profits by $1.5 billion a year and rejected industry ownership of a $25 billion pipeline."
We don't know who's the real tough guy, but it's safe to say Palin has a better chance of higher office than Chavez. A number of bloggers are pushing her as a running mate for Sen. John McCain in the November presidential elections. The first-term Republican governor has told the Washington Post she's interested in the idea but doubts she'll be asked.
BTW, Palin is sending some members of her gas pipeline team to Houston later this month to speak at Pipeline & Gas Journal's 4th Annual Pipeline Opportunities Conference .
The pictures are all controlled by the state media. See happy faces? Yep. The government is on a brink of riots and they are issuing propaganda that looks like everyone is ok. That is not an armored car but a Tank. More than likely a T - 62 or 72.
"Welcome to the infantry. This is our day job. It sucks, and we hate it, but we endure for two reasons. First, there is nobility and purpose in our lives. We are America's warrior class. We protect; we avenge."
"Bring it. We're the infantry. War's a bitch, wear a helmet."
Very intense man to man battles in Fallujah. Well written.
Did a google news search on Khost. Interesting results starting to poor in.
'Known Al Qaeda Terrorist' Nabbed in Khost Afgha.com, Germany - 2 hours ago The identities of those seized in the Khost City raid have been withheld pending the sensitive nature of the operation. The raid ... Al-Qaida operative captured in E. Afghanistan: US military People's Daily Online Al Qaida terrorist captured in Afghanistan Times of India US-led troops detain 6 in Afghanistan Seattle Post Intelligencer