It's the oil, stupid. It's not just my opinion, America's dirty little secret is getting lots of daylight these days. Here's an article by the very respected Bill Moyers in consortiumnews.com that documents much of the 'open secret'. While you're there, take a look at their goals and history and then see what's new at a site dedicated to careful investigative journalism.

Update 7/3: NYT reports that the Bush administration officials knew that a Texas oil company with close ties to President Bush was planning to sign an oil deal with the regional Kurdistan government that ran counter to American policy and undercut Iraq's central government, a Congressional committee has concluded.