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I didn't expect to find this on line
Blind Eye to the Butcher (Torture in Bahrain) is a documentary made in 2002, about the nefarious head of Bahrain secret police -- Ian Henderson ( Read more... ) -
Things are going horribly pear-shaped in Bahrain
Why does political and social unrest in such a tiny country matter?
( First off: Some history and so on ) -
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We live in a country where assassination is a political tool. Thus we should not be entirely surprised when the citizens emulate the government. To be honest, I can't say that I'm entirely against assassination. There aren't many cases where it should be used, but there are some. I suspect that the Middle East would a much less dangerous place if ( Read more... ) -
Ah yes, the infamous internet dogpile
It's a wonderful thing, the internet. You can summon thousands of voices to your cause instantly. Just post in Facebook, Livejournal, Dreamwidth and your minions are there for you to command ( Read more... ) -
MMORPGs and The Great Mortgage Scam.
I play Runescape. It's a (mostly) kids game. It makes for better "kill pixels for relaxation" game for me than WoW because it's cheaper and less complicated ( Read more... ) -
Things I don't do or intend to do.
- I don't celebrate National Coming Out Day ( Read more... )
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See Hugh ( Read more... ) -
MBA Math -- not for ordinary citizens
According to the BBC "A containment cap on a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico is now funnelling off 10,000 barrels of oil a day, BP's chief executive Tony Hayward says ( Read more... )