_http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175071/pepe_escobar_pipelineistan_goes_af_p ak_ (http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175071/pepe_escobar_pipelineistan_goes_af_pak) It's time for us all to memorize the geography of Central Asia, so that we know the location of countries like Turkmenistan as well as we know the location of Illinois or Nebraska. Pepe Escobar provides a pretty good map to help us do that, and his article, linked above, which contains that map is more than just pretty good--it's awesome! (I also strongly recommend your subscribing to Tom Dispatch if you haven't already done so.) Tom (Mathews) **************Recession-proof vacation ideas. Find free things to do in the U.S. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-ideas/domestic/national-tourism-week?ncid=emlcntustrav00000002) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/
