Some good news from Iraq. The fabled Iraqi Marshlands are returning. These are the places where many say the Garden of Eden and Great Flood are set. The Marshs were almost completely destroyed by damning, diking, irrigation and deliberate draining by Saddam Hussein when the Marsh Arabs revolted against him after the Gulf War. Since …
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50 GMail accounts up for grabs!!
OK, this is just ridiculous! I logged into my GMail account just now and it says I have 50 gmail invites to give away!! That’s crazy! That’s 50GB of space! That’s almost as much space as I have free on my computer! 😀 So, again, if you’d like to get a gmail account, leave a …
Canadian Soldiers to train Iraqi Forces
Some more news tidbits from the Canadian Military: Canada is sending a small compliment (30) of soldiers to Jordan in support of NATOs effort to train Iraqi forces Soldiers in the Canadian Armed Forces will get a big raise in the Budget next week. Good for them, they deserve it, why are soldiers and especially …