You know you're a dictator when…you own the golden gun (Libya's Gaddafi) (photo)

The story on this photo is that the rebel groups were searching for Libya’s ex-leader Muammar Gaddafi. They found him alive in a sewer (photo below) and he immediately said “don’t shoot.” Ten minutes later Al-Jazeera is broadcasting an image of him beaten, bloody, and dead. After which celebrations reverberated throughout the city with this young …

You know you’re a dictator when…you own the golden gun (Libya’s Gaddafi) (photo)

The story on this photo is that the rebel groups were searching for Libya’s ex-leader Muammar Gaddafi. They found him alive in a sewer (photo below) and he immediately said “don’t shoot.” Ten minutes later Al-Jazeera is broadcasting an image of him beaten, bloody, and dead. After which celebrations reverberated throughout the city with this young …

10 years after 9/11, have we changed?

US oil consumption has remained steady since 2000 when it was 19.7 million barrels of oil/day. In recent years a slight dip has occurred maybe due to the recession or due to structural changes (improved car MPG), and is now at 19.2.