Author: KlatooBaradaNikto

As one speaker after another ascended the podium to deliver his praise for Russert at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts,it occurred to me that this display by well known figures in Russert’s own profession should be...

When President Bush asked me to take a walk through the streets of Baghdad to show how well the ‘surge’ was working I jumped at the chance.I didn’t know much about Iraq, why we were there and who the Sunny and...

As the pundits who showed up to vent their grief upon Tim Russert’s sudden death went on about his many qualities that they found affecting,I wondered what it was about Tim Russert’s work that was so extraordinary.In...

The Caspian Sea is one of the earth’s great natural resources.It is adjoined by Russia,Iran,Azerbaijan,Turkmenistan.Not far away are Iraq, Armenia and several countries that hold great promise for oil and natural gas.In...

One look at the map around the Caspian sea tells us why.That inland sea, as is well known, has an enormous potential as an oil source.Already the wells at Baku are large producers and nations like...