Graham ([info]tao_) wrote,
@ 2007-02-13 17:52:00
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The business of bogus bombs
Here's an interesting point raised by The Agonist.

Why is this not Farsi? "Look, I admit, I don't know much about bomb-making. And I don't know
much about how factories label bombs. But I do know that in Iran
virtually all numbers were in the Farsi-Arabic script."


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Explained by Slate
(Anonymous)
2007-02-16 10:09 pm UTC (link)
Essentially, it boils down to sales. From the article: "Since Iran sells munitions on the international market, it makes more sense to use a language that is spoken far and wide."

http://www.slate.com/id/2159925?nav=tap3

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John H.
(Anonymous)
2007-02-24 07:54 pm UTC (link)
Oh silly blogger, haven't you ever heard of Arabic numerals? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_numerals)

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