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William Knox D’Arcy and the History of Irani Oil
Written on 31 Oct, 2007 at 11:23 in Politics | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
The following is a brief history of how the largest oil reserves in Iran were discovered. This does not include every possible detail. Please refer to the sources listed below in order to get more details. William Knox D’Arcy William Knox D’Arcy... (Continue reading)
Lebanese and Israeli Bloggers
Written on 23 Jul, 2006 at 7:34 in Politics | viewed times and users have made 36 comments so far
CedarSeed ( Lebanese Blogger) My grandmother’s neighbour died yesterday when the trucks were bombed in Achrafieh. She died of fright when the explosion rocked her home. What a night… God what a night. The number of times I sat up to look... (Continue reading)
History of the Israel Palestine Conflict
NPR News is presenting this special series on the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to bring context and perspective to the story, and to help listeners understand the complex situation in the Mideast, the history, and the consequences of the... (Continue reading)
BBC correspondent Stuart Hughes blogging in Lebanon
Written on 17 Jul, 2006 at 21:46 in Politics | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Stuart Hughes, BBC correspondent, is currently in Beirut and is blogging away despite the continuous bombing by Israel. Spotted an oasis in the middle of a war zone this morning — a beautiful Havana cigar shop in downtown Beirut. I’m keen... (Continue reading)
Google Censorship Word List
Written on 18 Jun, 2006 at 14:35 in Politics, Technology | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Google Blogoscoped as attempted to find out the list of censored words on Google. The writer wrote a script that fed about 27,000 to Google and returned a list that returned the infamous “According to local laws and policies some search results... (Continue reading)
Stephen Colbert Clip
Written on 16 Jun, 2006 at 9:09 in Funny, Politics, Video | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Stephen Colbert asks Congressman, the one who sponsored the bill to display the 10 commandments in Congress, to name the 10 commandments. [gv data="veIU0Jwu54w"][/gv] via ... (Continue reading)
Google writes about Net Neutraility
Written on 14 Jun, 2006 at 17:19 in Politics, Technology | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Eric Schmidt, one of the founders of Google, has posted a message about the upcoming bill that may potentially destroy the Internet as we know it today. In the next few days, the House of Representatives is going to vote... (Continue reading)
Photographs From North Korea
Written on 14 Jun, 2006 at 15:14 in Photography, Politics | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Most of the photographs taken are forbidden by the government but the photographer still managed to capture them and upload. [ Link ] via ... (Continue reading)
Anti-DRM Protest
Written on 11 Jun, 2006 at 14:19 in Music, Politics, Technology | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
There is a protest at the San Fran Apple Store today against DRM (Digital Rights Management). Why are the protesting? The iTunes policies are too restrictive. This protest is to spread awareness about these restrictions. Most people believe that once they buy... (Continue reading)