NEWS ITEM: FOUR COALITION HELICOPERS SHOT DOWN IN IRAQ IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS Who manufactures such weapons? News Item 2: Russia and Iran are discussing the possibility of an OPEC-like cartel,for natural gas instead of oil. It would increase their leverage in Europe and help drive a wedge within NATO. News Item 3: China is giving political cover to Sudan (majority Muslim) in Darfur and investing $5 billion in infrastructure in Nigeria (majority Muslim) in exchange for oil concessions, which formerly would automatically have gone to Western companies. And what was that high level Iranian delegation doing in North Korea last week? Any truth to the rumor that some of those visitors slipped into China for secret talks? WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN? steeler, it