This may be a first for the Arab world: An American airman who bailed out over Libya was rescued from his hiding place in a sheep pen by villagers who hugged him, served him juice and thanked him effusively for bombing their country ( Read more... )

http://www.wecansolveit.org/


please watch this speech, if you can.  it's only five minutes long, and incredibly interesting.  this very well might be the future, happening right now, and if anyone can do it, al gore can!  he's kind of the man.

    BATMAN

So I here you all are having some kind of elections or whatever back home. I should probably get back in the swing of things later. For now, last full day in Turkey!
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It's been a busy last couple of days, hereabouts. I would have updated last night but I fell asleep around eleven... readjusting to EST is going to be hell.
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A lazy Sunday...IN TURKEY.
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Snow! :(
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Snow! :D
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Slow day today, but more ahead, by all accounts. I am currently listening to the last call to prayer of the day -- it's really a quite beautiful sound, something I could get used to listenig to five times a day -- and relying on Turkish coffee to keep me awake until bedtime.
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This was a most excellent day.
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