Bookmarks 09/16/2011: Cuban “Autumn”, Review of State-Controlled Media and FBI’s Racist Teaching Material

• Democracy Digest » Cuban Autumn to follow Arab Spring?

  Guevarism reversed.

  • According to one report, despite the prominence of blogger Yoani Sanchez….

    One disadvantage often cited by Cuban activists is that they operate at a significant technology deficit. The island is one of the least-connected countries in the world, and though many young people have mobile phones, most lack access to Facebook, Twitter and video-sharing sites because of internet restrictions and scarce bandwidth.

    
    

• Andy Carvin: “State Dept to Americans in…” « Deck.ly

  The U.S. Department of State urges U.S. citizens in Syria to depart immediately while commercial transportation is available.

• China Tackles Bathroom Etiquette, Syria Lauds ‘Big Table’ Dialogue – Global – The Atlantic Wire

  The Atlantic Wire reviews State-run media.

• FBI Teaches Agents: ‘Mainstream’ Muslims Are ‘Violent, Radical’ | Danger Room | Wired.com

  They call this “training material.” Took me some time getting myself together after reading this.

• Karamati – كرامتي

  Interesting website tracking sexual harassment in Jordan.