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Friday, July 24, 2009

Kind of addictive...

I just made a short video for GazetteNET.com.
It's my first, so lay off.

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Saturday, July 4, 2009

stength in numbers

Iranian protesters have showed conservative clerics that freedom is a universal incentive. According to Sarah Lawrence professor Fawaz Gerges, the odds are in their favor, especially because they are young. He writes:
"[Seventy] percent of Iran's population of 72 million people is under the age of 30. Despite recent setbacks, they will probably own Iran's future."
CNN via TakePart.com
TakePart.com's Travis Kaya has authored a compelling guide to Four Freedom Movements You Should Know About This Independence Day, which includes Iran, China, Burma and Zimbabwe.

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