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As for your speculation that Mossadegh might have led Iran into the Soviet camp; I don't believe that this was ever on the cards. He was a lefty, was he not? So it is possible and even probable. But, I have to admit, that we will never know for sure. A lefty? I do not know whether you are being del...

Iran is a threat to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states that are traditional allies of the US. Also, don't forget Israel. The US will be energy independent soon and will no longer need to protect Gulf oil for itself. But its allies (like Europe, Japan, Singapore) need to import oil. Valid point. But...

Trump clearly states that he doesn't think the Russians interfered in the 2016 election, despite what some on here think! https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/16/politics/donald-trump-putin-helsinki-summit/index.html Hi Milo, If Trump, as I suspect, is not quite the unmitigated fool he often gives the impre...

President Trump offended the entire political spectrum with a tweet this morning blaming the U.S. for poor relations with Russia. “Our relationship with Russia has NEVER been worse thanks to many years of U.S. foolishness and stupidity,” the president said, and he is entirely correct. By this I do ...

Don't take it personally Jim.

Just insinuating (with a tangential reference to how this has indirectly impacted on me) that given the shaky character of the Nigerian state, the crowd in Silicon Valley who visualise this land as a potential high tech hub are very likely indulging in fantasy.

Protectionism has the sum total effect of transferring wealth from one set of hands into another.

Iran is a threat to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states that are traditional allies of the US. Also, don't forget Israel. The US will be energy independent soon and will no longer need to protect Gulf oil for itself. But its allies (like Europe, Japan, Singapore) need to import oil. Valid point. But...

Meantime, why is Trump attempting to drive Iran out of the oil export trade? Don't you think that this is putting upward pressures on the world price of oil? Yes of course. It is a matter of supply and demand. But he perceives Iran to be a threat. So the rise of oil that any restriction of Iranian ...

Iran’s oil was embargoed for a Long time till oBUMa raised the blockade. It didn’t block Hormuz. Well, I suppose that since Obama raised the embargo then Iran would have no incentive to block the Strait of Hormuz. In any case I believe that the Iranian leadership would be saving that up (ace up its...

Nigeria already has considerable IT expertise as it is. I cannot count the number of approaches I have received over the years from scammers over there attempting to gain electronic access to my bank account.