Daily Archives: January 19, 2012
Greece & UAE shipping firms help Syria send oil to Iran
Help for Syria From Some Surprising Sources (via WSJ) U.S. officials have uncovered an effort by Iran to help Syria mask its oil exports and evade an American and European embargo. U.S. officials and shipping executives said Iran, through a Dubai-based company, Sea Enterprises Ltd., chartered a Greek-owned tanker, the Mire, to ship more than […]
Military Coup Foiled in #Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s army has foiled an attempt by former and serving officers to oust Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed’s government, a military spokesman said. “Evidence has been unearthed that some officers in active military service have been involved in the conspiracy to topple the system of democratic governance through the army,” Brigadier General Muhammad Masud Razzaq […]
Regaining consciousness post #blackout
Along with the most caring and committed members of the internet community, I blacked out on Wednesday 18 Jan 2012 to protest the threat of internet censorship represented by America’s proposed SOPA/PIPA legislation. The first time I took part in an internet freedom campaign was two years ago, in The Great Australian Internet Blackout of 24-29 […]
