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	<description>Mark and Nat, a married couple who are living in Kuwait. Both are designers, Mark works in advertising while Nat runs her own design studio called Push+Pull.</description>
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		<title>Kuwait Elections 2012 Photo Stream</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Information launched a photo election stream for the first time a few days back. The ministry is sending photographers to cover different events relating to the upcoming elections and then uploading their photos to their Flickr account. The photos are being uploaded every two days at full resolution and undoctored. They&#8217;re also [...]]]></description>
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<p>The Ministry of Information launched a photo election stream for the first time a few days back. The ministry is sending photographers to cover different events relating to the upcoming elections and then uploading their photos to their Flickr account. The photos are being uploaded every two days at full resolution and undoctored. They&#8217;re also allowing anyone to use their photos as long as you credit the source and not profit from the photos. You can check out the photos so far by visiting their Flickr account [<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuwaitelections2012">Here</a>]</p>
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		<title>Kuwait Calls Lebanon Ties ‘Historic’; Bans Visa Processing</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/politics/kuwait-calls-lebanon-ties-historic-bans-visa-processing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dec 5: Kuwaiti-Lebanese relations are “deep-seated and historic,” Kuwait’s Interior Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for Borders Security Affairs Major General Sheikh Mohammad Al-Youssef said Thursday. [Source] But&#8230; It actually gets funnier because: Dec 15: The Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs Wael Abou Faour hailed the Kuwaiti support offered to his country over decades in various fields. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Dec 5: Kuwaiti-Lebanese relations are “deep-seated and historic,” Kuwait’s Interior Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for Borders Security Affairs Major General Sheikh Mohammad Al-Youssef said Thursday. [<a href="http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2207481&#038;Language=en">Source</a>]</p></blockquote>
<p>But&#8230;</p>
<p><img src='http://www.248am.com/images/novisaforu.jpg' alt='' /></p>
<p>It actually gets funnier because:</p>
<blockquote><p>Dec 15: The Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs Wael Abou Faour hailed the Kuwaiti support offered to his country over decades in various fields. [<a href="http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2208933&#038;Language=en">Source</a>]</p></blockquote>
<p>I&#8217;m never gonna understand politics.<br />
<em><br />
Post shamelessly copied from <a href="http://www.jadaoun.com/blog/2011/12/4869/kuwait-calls-lebanon-ties-historic-bans-visa-processing/">Lebanon News: Under Rug Swept</a></em></p>
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		<title>ismajlisdissolved.com</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/ismajlisdissolved-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The site works! [Link]]]></description>
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<p>The site works! [<a href="http://www.ismajlisdissolved.com/">Link</a>]</p>
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		<title>Is Majlis Dissolved?</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/is-majlis-dissolved-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When in doubt, just check ismajlisdissolved.com]]></description>
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<p>When in doubt, just check <a href="http://www.ismajlisdissolved.com/">ismajlisdissolved.com</a></p>
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		<title>Fight Club &#8211; هوشة مجلس الامة</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 09:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have no clue what it was about. [YouTube] Thanks Anes]]></description>
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<p>I have no clue what it was about. [<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDIeZ87Xgio">YouTube</a>]</p>
<p><em>Thanks Anes</em></p>
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		<title>Kuwaiti courier led to bin Laden capture?</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/phone-call-by-kuwaiti-courier-led-to-bin-laden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 09:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There seems to be some kind of miscommunication going around or maybe it&#8217;s me that is wrong. All the news sites are reporting the courier that led to the capture of bin Laden was a Kuwaiti. Aide Who Led to Bin Laden Was Kuwaiti-Born Courier A diplomatic source told CNN that the courier who was [...]]]></description>
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<p>There seems to be some kind of miscommunication going around or maybe it&#8217;s me that is wrong. All the news sites are reporting the courier that led to the capture of bin Laden was a Kuwaiti. </p>
<blockquote><p>
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/05/02/us/politics/AP-US-Bin-Laden-Courier.html?scp=1&#038;sq=kuwaiti%20courier&#038;st=cse">Aide Who Led to Bin Laden Was Kuwaiti-Born Courier</a></p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/05/03/bin.laden.courier/">A diplomatic source told CNN that the courier who was in close contact with Osama bin Laden and who eventually led the United States to him was a Kuwaiti named Abu Ahmad. </a></p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hzn2dQHiUZBXHeHm6Lv78Uz6SwAA?docId=aaf5f9e12731497d8a3147a0e47899d4">Phone call by Kuwaiti courier led to bin Laden</a></p></blockquote>
<p>The guy&#8217;s nickname was &#8220;al Kuwaiti&#8221; but from what I&#8217;ve read he wasn&#8217;t a Kuwaiti but instead a Pakistani national who was born in Kuwait which doesn&#8217;t make him a Kuwaiti.</p>
<blockquote><p>
It took years of work before the CIA identified the courier’s real name: Sheikh Abu Ahmed, a Pakistani man born in Kuwait.  [<a href="http://wnyt.com/article/stories/S2092587.shtml?cat=10104">Source</a>]</p></blockquote>
<p>I wonder if the Kuwait PR department will kick in to correct this bit of information since right now its giving Kuwait a bad image.</p>
<p><strong>Update:</strong> The main headline right now on CNN.com is &#8220;<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/05/03/bin.laden.courier/index.html?hpt=T1&#038;iref=BN1">U.S. tracked Kuwaiti courier since 2007</a>&#8221;</p>
<p><img src='http://www.248am.com/images/cnnheadline.gif' alt='' /> </p>
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		<title>Green Rally</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just got the following message from the Facebook group Keep Kuwait Green: Friends, please come to the green rally on Saturday, December 5th from 10am to 11:30am. Wear green and support the peaceful cause to keep reasonable hedges and stop cutting down Kuwait&#8217;s trees. The Green Rally will be held in West Mishref, across from [...]]]></description>
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<p>Just got the following message from the Facebook group <a href="http://www.facebook.com/inbox/readmessage.php?t=1068858258855#/group.php?gid=137690749693">Keep Kuwait Green</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>Friends, please come to the green rally on Saturday, December 5th from 10am to 11:30am. Wear green and support the peaceful cause to keep reasonable hedges and stop cutting down Kuwait&#8217;s trees. The Green Rally will be held in West Mishref, across from the Australian college facing the Mishref Fair Grounds. Bring the kids</p></blockquote>
<p><em>Picture by Ramez</em></p>
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		<title>Is Majlis Dissolved?</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/is-majlis-dissolved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 20:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t post politics but this is too funny not to. Is Majlis Dissolved? is website to keep track of the government. [Link]]]></description>
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<p>I don&#8217;t post politics but this is too funny not to. <a href="http://ismajlisdissolved.com/">Is Majlis Dissolved?</a> is website to keep track of the government. [<a href="http://ismajlisdissolved.com/">Link</a>]</p>
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		<title>Voting Machines Elect One Of Their Own As President</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/politics/voting-machines-elect-one-of-their-own-as-president/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First they elect one of their own then they proceed to exterminate the human race! [Video] via]]></description>
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<p>First they elect one of their own then they proceed to exterminate the human race! [<a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/video/voting_machines_elect_one_of">Video</a>]</p>
<p><a href="http://waxy.org">via</a></p>
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		<title>Morning Demonstration</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was a demonstration taking place on my way to work today this morning in front of the house of parliament. At first I assumed it had something to do with the current financial instability but looking at the banners now I think the demonstration was related to the naturalization of the Bedouins Bedoun&#8217;s. Here [...]]]></description>
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<p>There was a demonstration taking place on my way to work <del datetime="2008-10-28T10:17:34+00:00">today</del> this morning in front of the house of parliament. At first I assumed it had something to do with the current financial instability but looking at the banners now I think the demonstration was related to the naturalization of the <del datetime="2008-10-28T08:52:50+00:00">Bedouins</del> Bedoun&#8217;s. Here is the larger size of the picture above. [<a href="http://www.248am.com/images/demonstration1008big.jpg">Picture</a>]</p>
<p><em>Picture taken by <a href="http://www.ads2blog.com">ads2blog</a></em></p>
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		<title>Palin as President</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/politics/palin-as-president/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re following the US presidential race you will appreciate this. [Link]]]></description>
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<p>If you&#8217;re following the US presidential race you will appreciate this. [<a href="http://palinaspresident.com/">Link</a>]</p>
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		<title>Shatner Hasselhoff &#8217;08 Presidential Election Campaign Blog</title>
		<link>http://www.248am.com/mark/politics/shatner-hasselhoff-08-presidential-election-campaign-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why couldn&#8217;t this be true?? Vote for Shatner and Hasselhoff! [Link]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://www.248am.com/images/dreamteam.jpg' alt='The Dream Team' /> </p>
<p>Why couldn&#8217;t this be true?? Vote for Shatner and Hasselhoff! [<a href="http://www.shatnerhasselhoff.com/">Link</a>]</p>
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