Always be leery of those who profit from war

(AP) "Oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. on Thursday posted the largest annual profit by a U.S. company — $39.5 billion — even as earnings for the last quarter of 2006 declined 4 percent."

(Independent) "Royal Dutch Shell today reported another profits record, after higher oil prices lifted its annual earnings to 25.36 billion US dollars (£12.94bn)."