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Israel, Saudi Arabia and the Middle East

on Apr 05 2011 | Filed under: Economics, Energy, Europe, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Jihad, Saudi Arabia, Self-reliance

Israel as the next Saudia Arabia?   According to this article in the Wall Street Journal, Israel’s unusually large and high-quality shale oil reserves may yield as much oil as all of Saudi Arabia’s proven oil reserves. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703806304576242420737584278.html   These discoveries are in addition to of Israel’s recently diclosed gas reserves, also anticipated to be [...]

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Hard Work

on Jul 04 2008 | Filed under: Hard Work, Self-reliance

In a comment to one of BW’s earlier posts, I said that this is America and anyone of sound mind and body can make it in America if they just work hard.  Helen, whose comments add immeasureably to this blog, responded that she wished it were so.  But it is. Every day hundreds, if not [...]

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