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Crashing Tehran’s Electricity Grid

NYT – A flier circulating in Tehran, for example, asked people to turn on all their electrical appliances at the same time to crash the electric grid as a sign of defiance. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.

11. July 2009 by Shlok Vaidya
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Twitter Revolution // Frustration

Friend Marc Ambinder discusses the value of Twitter in providing analysis of ongoing events in Iran. (BTW the right moniker is protest, not an insurgency, thus not a revolution.) It must be said though, and not to bang on this … Continue reading

15. June 2009 by Shlok Vaidya
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Meanwhile: Still Going To Bomb Iran

Baer lays out the case quite succinctly. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.

30. September 2008 by Shlok Vaidya
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Iran: Red Lines

The official identified two “red lines” that could trigger an Israeli offensive. The first is tied to when Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility produces enough highly enriched uranium to make a nuclear weapon. According to the latest U.S. and Israeli intelligence … Continue reading

01. July 2008 by Shlok Vaidya
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