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  • In case you missed our previous installments: The “Apollo” of Gaza ~ Part I: Fishy Tales and Timelines The “Apollo” of Gaza ~ Part Ia: Fishy Tales and Timelines The “Apollo” of Gaza ~ Part Ib: Implications of the Arabic Press Coverage In our previous installment(s) on the so-called “Apollo” of Gaza, we primarily questioned…

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  • This is another addendum to our initial post on the so-called “Apollo of Gaza” stemming from the Arabic press coverage and photos which were brought to my attention yesterday. While there were issues with different names being involved (via Google Translate), what was most interesting was the photo of the “Apollo” laying on a mattress…

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  • This is an appendage to my previous post on our initial foray into the “Apollo of Gaza” and it’s a fresh post so those who have read the previous one will get it. (hence part ia) Tip o’ the pileus to Vernon Silver on Twitter for pointing us to some coverage in the Arabic press.…

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  • Another rather annoying item from Hurriyet: Two secret tunnels have been discovered under Turkey’s second largest castle, in the northern province of Tokat’s Niksar district. The tunnels date back to the Roman period, and it has been claimed that one of the tunnels was used by a Roman king’s daughters in order to go to…

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  • Since journalists seem to be getting lazy and are basically reprinting stuff from the beginning of 2013, to wit: Toasting the new year (Tullahoma News) … I’ll be lazy and link to my post responding to that … the comments I made at that time still apply: New Year’s Toasting Redux

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