And the Earth Quaked and the Ground Trembled

Naked Furniture is where I first saw something written about what, yes, is the startling revelation that Prince Bandar bin Sultan was tipped off to the Iraq war prior to Secretary of State Colin Powell. Furthermore, Bandar indicated that Saudi Arabia was willing to provide the pro quo for the Bushistas quid by making sure oil prices drop in time for the election cycle to pick up the news (assuming something else doesn't happen, as Ms. Condi indicates). Mary has more on this here. be sure to check out the links.

I expect oil to be going for about thirty pieces of silver a barrel come mid October...