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40 Maps That Explain The Middle East
“Here are 40 maps crucial for understanding the Middle East — its history, its present, and some of the most important stories in the region today.” via 40 Maps That Explain The Middle East.
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Blogger.com Banned In Turkey
petermp writes “A Turkish court has blocked access to the popular blog hosting service Blogger (Blogger.com and Blogspot.com, owned by Google), since Friday, October 24th, 2008. According to BasBasBas.com, a Dutch blogger based in Istanbul, who alerted readers about the issue: ‘It is suspected that the reason for this has something to do with Adnan […]
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Hacker Reportedly Kidnaps and Tortures Informant, Posts Picture as a Warning to Others
A Turkish computer hacker who was helping that country’s media and national police investigate computer crimes was kidnapped and tortured by a notorious ATM hacker, according to a report from the Turkish press. The victim, known online as "Kier," had been leaking information to Turkish reporters about an underground figure called Cha0, when he briefly […]
