Last week “Slate V”:http://www.slatev.com — the new video magazine from the makers of “Slate.com”:http://www.slate.com/ — ran a great Explainer on how to identify Palestinian militant groups in a video that answers the question: where do militants get their ski masks? Check it out:
It’s good to know the local colours before you walk into the wrong ‘hood. It is also good to be able to identify the heraldry. “Ironic Sans”:http://www.ironicsans.com did a quick analysis on a “number of terrorist logos”:http://www.ironicsans.com/2007/07/terrorist_organization_logos.html and grouped them according to elements. Prominent symbols include stars, guns, fists, and more guns.
About Younghusband
Sir Francis Edward Younghusband (1863-1942) was a British explorer, army officer, military-political officer, and foreign correspondent born in India who led expeditions into Manchuria, Kashgar, and
Tibet. He three times tried and failed to scale Mt. Everest and journeyed from China to India, crossing the Gobi desert and the Mustagh Pass (alt. c.19,000 ft/5,791 m) of the Karakoram mountain range in modern day Pakistan. Convinced of Russian designs on British interests in India, Younghusband proactively engaged in the nineteenth century spying and conflict over Central Asia between the British and the Russians known as the Great Game.
"Younghusband" is a Canadian who has spent a number of years bouncing back and forth between his home country and Japan. Fluent in Japanese and English with experience in numerous other languages from Spanish to Georgian, Younghusband has travelled throughout Asia. He graduated with an MA from the War Studies Department at the
Royal Military College of Canada, where he focussed on the Japanese oil industry and energy security issues. He has recently returned to Canada from Japan, and is working in the technology sector.
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Fascinating!