Say it ain't so Gary. Please tell me you aren't one of those conspiracy nuts who thinks the US was secretly behind 9/11.

Good article. Hopefully Iran is still far away from getting any sort of nuclear capability.

Regardless, Saudi Arabia isn't as crazy as Iran. The threat of "mutually assured destruction" is what kept the Soviet from bombing the US or it's allies throughout the cold war. Unfortunately, Iran doesn't seem to care about retaliation. But I'm pretty sure Saudi Arabia cares very much.

Thanks for sharing this, you seem to really know your stuff and hit on a good find with $CBL. I will check out your site for more pearls of wisdom.

Great roundup with some excellent links to worthwhile reads. Was impressed by how such a high percentage of the must reads you included could all be found right here.

Good stuff George, glad to see you here. You seem to know your stuff. What's your background?

Thanks again @[John Thomas](user:21421) for the excellent article, but you really must post large images!

Thanks @[John Thomas](user:21421), good article. But your last 3 charts are too small for my old eyes to see.

Sometimes real life is stranger than fiction. $LFIN

Makes sense.

Thanks! Missed that.