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Re: Traffic From Syria Disappears From Internet

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Post by mladenkovacevic »

dsaber wrote: post #90
kmcd wrote: post #36

> There is civil war. There is NO civil war in Syria. There is a campaign of terrorism waged by NATO, specifically Turkey , Qatar, Isreal, UK, France to secure the transit for the South Pars/North Dome gas field. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/08/20128513344... What's at stake? About $200 billion annual output between Iran & Qatar. That's about $360,000 per SECOND. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pa…

Well, let's suppose what you said is all true. That doesn't preclude the fact the regime is playing this game as well and in fact is utilizing it to its advantage. The fact of the matter is, Syria has been under the control of a mafia-like government for over 40 years, and ruled by one family. It's one of the most repressive regimes on earth. You're also forgetting that the revolution started peacefully. People prote…

Events did not play out as straight forward as you describe them. If your only source is the 6 o'clock news then yes that really is what you believe. But if you had followed the conflict closely and relied on a variety of independent sources you would have a much different picture.

Re: Traffic From Syria Disappears From Internet

#93

Post by joonix »

kmcd wrote: post #36

> There is civil war. There is NO civil war in Syria. There is a campaign of terrorism waged by NATO, specifically Turkey , Qatar, Isreal, UK, France to secure the transit for the South Pars/North Dome gas field. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/08/20128513344... What's at stake? About $200 billion annual output between Iran & Qatar. That's about $360,000 per SECOND. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pa…

What does the South Pars field have to do with Syria? South Pars gas ships through the Persian Gulf.

Re: Traffic From Syria Disappears From Internet

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Post by nandemo »

oakaz wrote: post #77
WalterSear wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because they said there was no civil war going on in Syria.

So what?! My brother studies in Hatay, a city near Syria. This city used to be a safe, liberal city. Until the fucking "civil war". Now, it's filled by a kind of some radical islamists migrated from Syria because of the "civil war". Now women and children in Hatay are afraid of going out of their home because their streets are full of aggressive and criminal North Syrian extreme islamists. Check those links. This war…

It's a conflict between the Syrian government forces and several militias of (mostly) Syrians. So it's a civil war.

Yeah, some of the militias aren't interested in democracy, and some are funded by external powers that have various interests in Syria. It's still a civil war.

Re: Traffic From Syria Disappears From Internet

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Post by dsaber »

mladenkovacevic wrote: post #91
dsaber wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, let's suppose what you said is all true. That doesn't preclude the fact the regime is playing this game as well and in fact is utilizing it to its advantage. The fact of the matter is, Syria has been under the control of a mafia-like government for over 40 years, and ruled by one family. It's one of the most repressive regimes on earth. You're also forgetting that the revolution started peacefully. People prote…

Events did not play out as straight forward as you describe them. If your only source is the 6 o'clock news then yes that really is what you believe. But if you had followed the conflict closely and relied on a variety of independent sources you would have a much different picture.

Who said I wasn't following the events closely? Not only have I followed them closely, I also have many relatives there who have been severely affected by the situation and witnessed first-hand what the regime has done. Some have been imprisoned and tortured for simply speaking out.

Rather than pointing at ambiguous 6 o'clock news and blindly judging what I know, please state some facts that refute my statements.

Re: Traffic From Syria Disappears From Internet

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Post by dsaber »

oakaz wrote: post #45
kmcd wrote: post #36

> There is civil war. There is NO civil war in Syria. There is a campaign of terrorism waged by NATO, specifically Turkey , Qatar, Isreal, UK, France to secure the transit for the South Pars/North Dome gas field. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/08/20128513344... What's at stake? About $200 billion annual output between Iran & Qatar. That's about $360,000 per SECOND. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pa…

Why this comment is down-voted? He tells the truth. Please look at this guy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi_al-Harati He is the commander of the terrorists in Syria. These people are crazy islamists and all they believe is that they'll save Syria by killing people. Please see the truth. The Al Jazeera analysis linked above is really good.

Please get your facts straight. How about you also read these articles:

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2011/10/2011102799...

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/06/20126410503...

Before the terrorists you're referring to went into Syria, the regime was brutally terrorizing its own citizens. There are countless of videos that prove it. It's the very actions of the mafia-like Syrian regime that has lead the country to where it is today, unfortunately.

Re: Traffic From Syria Disappears From Internet

#98

Post by jcrites »

mladenkovacevic wrote: post #91
dsaber wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, let's suppose what you said is all true. That doesn't preclude the fact the regime is playing this game as well and in fact is utilizing it to its advantage. The fact of the matter is, Syria has been under the control of a mafia-like government for over 40 years, and ruled by one family. It's one of the most repressive regimes on earth. You're also forgetting that the revolution started peacefully. People prote…

Events did not play out as straight forward as you describe them. If your only source is the 6 o'clock news then yes that really is what you believe. But if you had followed the conflict closely and relied on a variety of independent sources you would have a much different picture.

I have not been following the conflict closely. (Note I'm not the grandparent poster.) What picture should I have?

Re: Traffic From Syria Disappears From Internet

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Post by angersock »

mrb wrote: post #75
angersock wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm going to go with, no. Having easily stockpiled and manipulated hard currency (fiat or no) makes waaay more sense to me than some combination of words or what have you in my brain wallet. I don't think there's been any real demonstration of the use of bitcoins for non-connected transactions--theory does not a practical application make. Better off trading bottle caps or ring tabs.

Yes there are people building real world offline transactions. See the whole API: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Raw_Transactions Typically they use this API for offline cold storage wallets.

Any offline transaction which is spec'ed with JSON-RPC doesn't pass my apocalypse test.

I'm sorry dude, but if the bombs are flying and buildings burning, just admit it: Bitcoin is not a suitable currency.

Re: Traffic From Syria Disappears From Internet

#100

Post by oakaz »

mpyne wrote: post #86
oakaz wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

UK Ambulances are hanging out near the Syria-Turkey border every fucking day. See my other comments if you are curios how I know this. Or, here is a quick hint for you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi_al-Harati Al Jazeera link is not thought-provoking, it's what the truth is.

And what exactly does UK having ambulances in Turkey actually prove? It could just as easily be a bunch of do-gooders getting bored of eating soy and protesting against GMOs trying to help out the Syrian refugees they know would be there. In the meantime the evil WASPs plotting secret plans to funnel petrodollars to their bank accounts would be using completely non-descript vehicles because they're not f'in stupid. T…

I didn't write "in Turkey", I wrote "in the border".
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