tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34803777.post-26352323330832986922006-01-01T01:00:00.014-05:002007-07-15T15:38:46.665-04:00Column 7 Dear Oracle: Tensions between the West and the Muslim world remain high.  (If you wanted more oil, why not just ask?  We have so much here it's a nuisance, bubbling up on tennis courts and in the servants' quarters, dirtying the maids' uniforms.  I am so happy Halliburton is moving to the UAE – as faithful viziers to the Bush and Cheney clans, I am sure they have experience with such problems.)kurtnoreply@blogger.com