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Tearing Down China's Great Firewall
quadsoft writes to tell us The Toronto Star has a look at three University Toronto computer geeks who are working hard to circumvent the internet censorship problems like those found in China. From the article: "But the computer smarts of Ron Deibert, Nart Villeneuve, and Michael Hull, combined with their passion for politics and free expression, have led them to develop a highly anticipated software program that allows Internet users inside China and other countries, such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and Burma, to get around repressive censorship and not get caught."
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Doesn't have to. Not even a nuke would end with all them, and there are Farsi speakers in other places like Afghanistan.
I'd opt for harsh sanctions first, anyway. Nobody deserves a nuke, it's a very last resort. Not even Hiroshima-Nagasaki were justified at all.
Now this is just trolling.
.sig. Sarcastic to the point of shooting yourself in the foot?
It's just a misunderstanding between the kind, honest, hardworking, simple people of wherever, and the evil aggressiveness of America
I didn't say that the people of Iran were perfect, just that I found them to be interesting, intelligent, and well educated, and it would be damn shame to lose this fascinating and ancient culture in a squabble over diminishing and frankly ultimately redundant resources. That you choose to take the view that I am attacking American culture is your decision, not mine.
still appearing intellectually superior by blaming your own culture in a general sense.
Its not my culture.
Some of my best friends are black, too!
I can tell that by your
What he can't kill, he has sex on. Trent.
Over the last year, they've developed their tactics of 'asymmetrical' war,
Yes, their development of the C4 vest and the IED are particularly impressive.
Iran designs and produces its brands of fighter and tank, among other things, some of which it exports to other countries. Initial developments in every field of military technology were carried out with the technical support of Russia, China, and North Korea to lay the foundations for future industries.
These items will make fine targets for US precision weapons as they did in Iraq.
Iran controls the northern coast of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway through which oil tankers must navigate, and could sink ships, mine sea routes or bomb oil platforms.
Any threats to shipping would be short lived. After about 2 weeks of bombing there would be no significant Iranian hardware on the Persion Gulf coast.
Although the Bush administration charges that Tehran already has been interfering in Iraq, many Iranians brush off the low-level infiltration as minor
Nonetheless there are interfering and should answer for it.
But don't worry, a war would be over by christmas, right? Thats why the American government was openly discussing a nuclear option recently, much to the horror of the rest of the world...
The only horror has been Ahmedinejad openly threatening Israel with nuclear destruction. The mullahs need to be reminded that the nuclear option is not open to them even if they obtain a device. No one is suggesting that the US invade Iran. Thoroughly working over its nuclear and military infrastructure is another matter.
On a related note, I have a lot of friends inside Iran, both male and female, and I have been continually surprised at how open minded, educated and free-thinking they are, especially the women.
All the more reason to aggressively oppose the mullahs. Somehow I don't believe that the treatment of women in Iran is as rosey as you say. Are they not still forced to wear headscarves, forced to marry, have less access to jobs?
but those problems are being resolved over time. As for their nuclear program, they simply see it as a response to American aggression. And they are right.
Seems to me the problem with the Iranian leadership is growing. Something has to give.
an ill wind that blows no good