Iraq’s 6 Month Anniversary
Nobody even mentioned it: Today was the 6 month anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq. I have to reread my magnum opus, Not-So-Hidden...
Rumsfeld Says Saddam Not Linked to 9/11
Compare & Contrast: Cheney’s dissembling performance with a surprisngly limp Tim Russert, and Rumsfeld’s straight...
Defense Spending ?
As we discussed previously (Economic Data Imperils Rally), the bulk of Q2 GDP growth was in defense spending; Here’s Steve...
Terrorism Futures Market: Much Ado About the Wrong Thing
This is an early draft of a forthcoming article . . . feel free to send comments here . “The conventional wisdom holds that...
photos of Oday and Qusai
Graphic photos of Saddam Hussein’s two eldest sons, Oday and Qusai, are visible here Meanwhile, rumors swirl of Saddams capture . . .
Farewell to Arms
Farewell to Arms?: Scenes of jubilation in downtown Baghdad as a statue of Saddam tumbled down. Traders were transfixed, watching a...
The Fall of Baghdad
“Upside” risk has been the Trader’s cry the past 4 Fridays, as shorts contemplate the risk of positive news over the weekend. The...
How This Page “Happened”
The short version is I wanted to get something posted for myself and a few dozen friends, family members and clients, about what happened...
A Personal Recollection From a Day of Horror
Originally posted at the soon to be defunct Geocities on 9/12/01 > A Personal Recollection: The word that keeps coming back at me is...