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I’m briefly resurfacing again from a busy week work & travel-wise to note that the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists are holding a presser today at 10am Eastern to advance the Doomsday Clock. From the press release announcing the shindig: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) will move the minute hand of its famous “Doomsday Clock” [...]
You may recall the ruckus raised early this past summer in Iran over reported election irregularities, apparently leading to Ahmadinejad “winning” over populist opposition candidate Mousavi. There was much rioting which captured the attention of the U.S. before the news cycle turned, and before the Iranian government was able to more effectively lock down media [...] 
Something’s been bothering me. In my reading pile over the past few days, a common meme has been that social media, such as Twitter, has become the new news media, and that this weekend’s events have marked the death knell of traditional media outlets. Now, I agree that it has been absolutely fascinating to watch events [...] 
A few assorted thoughts of the day: Over the weekend, I was interested to follow the post-election ruckus in Iran. Part of that interest arises from just the way the energy feels kind of like the end of the Soviet empire…or potentially like Tiananmen Square. And part of that interest arises from the emergence of Twitter [...]
While American media has been keeping tabs on the Ukranian ship, containing Russian tanks enroute to Kenya (and allegedly ultimately destined for the Sudan), which was pirated, attracting the attention of the U.S. Navy, a South African newspaper (The Times) has an article on what’s occurring on a different pirated ship: Somali pirates suffered skin burns, [...] 
Seen at CNN: The Bush administration has launched a "significant escalation" of covert operations in Iran, sending U.S. commandos to spy on the country’s nuclear facilities and undermine the Islamic republic’s government, journalist Seymour Hersh said Sunday.[…] President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney have rejected findings from U.S. intelligence agencies that Iran has halted a clandestine [...] 
While it’s perhaps understandable that with the primary crunch time imminent, the herd of Presidential primary candidates might be focusing on the campaigns to the exclusion of awareness of other events…perhaps it’s unwise to not pay attention to at least the headlines of major newspapers. For example, consider this bit of news, as told by the [...]
For any of you who were wondering, a transcript of Ahmadinejad’s comments and Q&A can be found here. After looking through it, I’m going to stand by my earlier assertion: Ahmadinejad is the Zaphod Beeblebrox of Iran.
The New York Times has an interesting reality check to all of the current furor over Ahmadinejad’s visit to New York: Political analysts [in Iran] say they are surprised at the degree to which the West focuses on their president, saying that it reflects a general misunderstanding of their system. Unlike in the United States, in Iran [...] 
By now, you’ve most likely heard the fuss over Iranian President Ahmadinejad having been invited to speak at Columbia University as part of his visit to New York to address the United Nations. For example, while channel-surfing over my breakfast yogurt this morning, I was treated to a rather livid individual on NBC’s Today show [...] |
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