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{weblog_name} - An Oily Problem
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I intended to take a break from beating on my reduce oil consumption/reduce terrorism/save Israel/help the environment drum. Actually, I really wanted to follow up my last blog on the Dalai Lama with another one. I attended his Gold Medal Gala sponsored by International Campaign for Tibet. I was impressed with the Jewish representation there, especially Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Cal.), who is an Hungarian Holocaust survivor. Jews, of all people, should be leading the international effort to allow Tibetans religious freedom in their homeland. But on the way to writing about that, too many other things have happened: •      Turkey’s army and Iraqi-based Kurds fighting for an independent Kurdistan began a dangerous build up to war; •      An analysis came out that the Iraqi war will cost the U.S. $2.4 trillion; •      A… read more