Thursday, February 10, 2011
Uhm...
collection of weird
In testimony scheduled Thursday before the House Intelligence Committee, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper ... is expected to defend how the intelligence community tracked the revolts that have swept through two major American allies in the Arab world, toppling the leader of Tunisia and threatening the regime in Egypt...
Yeah—Helluva job, Clappy.
Here, Lady Diane Feinstein, Head of the Intelligence Committee, explains it all for you:
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"It’s very real that we do not understand.”
I think that’s a fair statement, LadyDi.
Here’s another weird twist:
[Wael Ghonim, a Google executive] “Ghonim’s tears have moved millions and turned around the views of those who supported (Mubarak) staying,”
Google, again? hm…
And the Headline of The Day:
Lt. Col. Cabangbang killed an Abu Sayyaf leader, southern Philippines on Tuesday
And the “Hello, YouTube” Moment of The Day:
From the U.S. Department of State‘s Arabic Media Hub comes news that America’s top diplomatic agency will be sharing America’s foreign policy goals with the Arab world in their native language. The move comes as DOS hopes to widen its audience amid growing unrest in the Middle East and growing favor for social media outlets such as Twitter.
Tweeting under the account “USAbilAraby,“ which means ”USA in Arabic,” the State Department’s first entry announced that Washington recognizes the “historic role” of social media in the Arab world. “We want to be in your conversation,” it said.
What could go wrong?
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