World War 3?...

Wow... it's all I can say in regard to what is unfolding in the Middle East. Israel, the symbol of American dominance in the Middle East, is currently bombarding Lebanon by air, see and land. Lebanese soldiers have been ordered not to respond to Israeli attacks, but many have been killed in the Israeli assault just the same. Over 200 hundred people are dead in Lebanon and Israel shows no signs of letting up, in fact now the Israeli prime minister is pointing fingers at Iran. Meanwhile, Hesbollah is launching hundreds of rockets into Israel that are aimed at none other than civilians. Israel wants it's soldiers back, Hesbollah wants prisoners released, neither is willing to budge.
If (and I believe it's likely when) Iran becomes involved, all hell will break loose. There is a chance we may still see large scale conventional war fare, which so many thought died away with the invention of nuclear, chemical and long range warfare. This war will not be over land, resources or strategic positioning, but will reflect the most dividing issue that faces our world today and throughout the entire span of our history, and that is religious belief. This is, however, not the only driving force behind this conflict and may even be less a cause then one other issue, racism. I believe that the western society has created a strong racism towards the muslim world, one that they now feed with the retaliating responses from the Middle East. The wrongs committed against the Arab world are too many to count, and so it is no wonder they hate us now, but to use there anger at us as a reason to commit more wrongs against them is something I cannot believe the U.S. has done. Anti-American sentiment has never been at a higher point than it is now. Some 10,000+ Iraqis are estimated dead in the last two months due to the fighting that still goes on as a result of the American lead invasion. How can "We", the Western World, ever make up for the wrongs that have been carried out against the muslim world, let alone even come close to healing the hatred so many millions harbour against us? It's a scary time we live in and it's never required our attention more than right now...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/

Time is almost up..

"Every day, the United States consumes close to 21 million barrels of oil, the majority of it going into transportation." (1) We make more products from oil than one can count. Anything from the gas we drive our cars with, the soles of your shoes to the plastic bags we use every day. 21 million barrels a day is a lot, how much can there be left on the planet. Bicycles all the way baby... yah!


(1) Quote from - http://www.participate.net/oilchange/issue

Resources: http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/10/02/global.warming/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3777413.stm