Don’t know what to think about latest affair with prophet Muhammad cartoon printed in danish newspaper. It looks like the arabs definitively lost (or never had?) their self-reflection. Boycott, diplomats recall, demonstrations… the oil blinded their minds. Nonetheless …

Here is the coverage:
BBC 1,
BBC 2,
BBC 3,
BBC 4,
Wikipedia

And of course the cartoon itself:

Maybe the most sane person in this area is quite unexpectedly G. Bush (?!) as he noted in his State of the Union speech that America is addicted to oil and the way to break this addiction is the research of alternative and renewable energy sources. He wants to cut oil imports from Middle East by 75% by 2025. Hope this will not end by plundering Alaska, but it looks at least promising, because knowing the problem is the start and it actually could happen (remember JFK’s Moon challenge or Reagan’s star wars).