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
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...