It's a hard case to make that the United States and others should be investing resources into a country that is squandering its own resources.

It would see to me the downstream assets of Texaco in the United States are the major issue here. Generally speaking, the upstream generation and production company doesn't have any FTC concern.

The reality is that al Qaeda has been trying to attack the United States since long before Iraq.

We are a member club of the United States Fencing Association, which governs fencing throughout the country. That means we can hold tournaments and our members can go to tournaments. Many clubs throughout the country host tournaments on a fairly regular basis. Most tournaments are in Pittsburgh or State College, a few in Cleveland and Harrisburg or anywhere that's got fencing. We also go down to West Virginia frequently.

Number-one problem, Katrina was the worst disaster in the history of the United States. Number two, the lack of leadership by the president, FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency ), the governor and the mayor.

Right now, there is a mad rush for the spoils of the country. The United States, European and South African companies are rushing in to get first in line for those very lucrative mining contracts.