Daily Archives: February 16, 2012

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Syrian Activists Using Carrier Pigeons to Communicate?

Very nice story (French) to share. But I looked at the YouTube video and something felt wrong. I finally realized what it is: It’s really weird to use a cellphone camera to take a video of a message being sent by a carrier pigeon, and then upload that video to YouTube. Why not send the message using a cellphone in the first place?

I’m not saying it’s fake, I’m just wondering. Perhaps the receivers don’t have internet access because they’re being bombarded? But would a pigeon fly into an area that is being shelled?

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Lebanon’s Next Twitter Scandal ?

Ofir Gendelman is the Israeli Prime Minister’s spokesperson to the Arab media. Here’s a tweet he posted today:

Granted an interview to Lebanon's MTV. Acknowledge it or not, we are all facing the same threat: Iranian terrorism & mil. nuclear program.
February 15, 2012 3:47 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite
@ofirgendelman
Ofir Gendelman

Related: Hariri’s Serious Twitter Gaffe

Update: Mr. Gendelman positively bemused by the attention.. “Lebanese media, you’re pathetic” he rages.