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Adventures In Cartography With Fox

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/31/2011 11:11 -0400

What's wrong with this map?

h/t Khaled Akbik via Kate Long

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Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:21 | 920227 Alcoholic Nativ...

Pretty soon the whole region will be Greater Palestine, but ultimately only the Ummah will remain.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:22 | 920231 THE DORK OF CORK

Not to worry - US assets are in place and on standby in Egyptian barracks - got to love George B foresight in putting some forces in place before the arrival of chaos.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:21 | 920232 sourgrapesson

Just another reason for me to dislike Faux Noise-they even manipulate maps now.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:22 | 920236 Calls and Putz

Yeah - this map was news when Fox showed it in July 2009. Slow news day, Tyler?

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:22 | 920237 LeBalance

That's !!! Texas!!!

Those assholes! Putting !!! "Egypt" on the sandtrap of the Brownsville Country Club.

Ignorant Fox Twits!

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:22 | 920238 mberry8870

Merely a "slip" indicating Hosni is going to have the safe fate as Saddam.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:22 | 920239 Dr. Porkchop

This is the state of education in North America.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:28 | 920259 NOTW777

actually this is a test of the intelligence @ ZH

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:33 | 920289 Sudden Debt

500.000 readers and about 20 people so far have reacted on what was wrong in that picture....

after 30 minutes....

maybe the score will go up by tomorrow...

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:24 | 920547 NOTW777

let us know when you get it

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 14:56 | 921166 WaterWings

Are you disillusioned or something? We're having a great time. Considering.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:23 | 920240 Dr. No

Its perfect. Gates can tell Isreal its not a big deal since the crisis in Egypt has no chance of spilling over into her borders. Additionally, zero chance of the Suez canal being shut down since Egypt doesnt even border the Red sea. Propaganda 101: control the facts.

EDIT: Gates can ask for more money too! We are pulling out of Egypt and look what happened!!! Get back in there!!!

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:22 | 920241 Oh regional Indian

I think it's called programming.

Not even sub-liminal.

ORI

http://aadivaahan.wordpress.com/2010/12/24/where-do-we-fit/

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 16:02 | 921400 Cathartes Aura

emphasis on the "sub" definitely.

amazing the lines that are drawn in minds, that exist nowhere else in reality, but are defended to death(s).

it's like fiat monies, eh.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:24 | 920248 Wynn

I'd wager 1 dinar that 50% of Americans couldn't find waldo on that map.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:24 | 920249 TruthInSunshine

That's sooo Rupert.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:26 | 920254 steve from virginia

Hmmm ...

No wonder they're rioting. Go to sleep in Cairo, wake up in Baghdad.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:27 | 920258 Alcoholic Nativ...

Concrete freedom walls for everyone!

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:35 | 920296 Sudden Debt

+10 :)

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:28 | 920260 e_goldstein

American public education?

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:31 | 920271 Amish Hacker

Oh, I see the problem. The map makes it look like the Suez canal is going to stay open.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:31 | 920275 AnAnonymous

Who said you needed a degree to work on TV?

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:33 | 920286 Variance Doc

I don't see anything wrong with this map. I shood no since I just graduaded in the top 10% of my high scool in Amerika.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 13:33 | 920864 SheepDog-One

HAH! Gotcha...thats supposed to be SKOOL not scool...sheesh!

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:33 | 920288 High Plains Drifter

What's wrong with that map Tyler? Its like Billy Carter, the late brother of Jimmy Carter said one time, We are backing the wrong people over there......to quote:

"There is a hell of a lot more Arabs than there is Jews. ... "

I rest my case.....

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:42 | 920330 Dr. No

Not often a brother of a president gets a beer named after him. Not enough beer gets drunk at these high level Nat Security meetings. Problems would look a lot simpler.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:44 | 920344 Fred123

Lets see....app. 300 million arabs....Israel has about 6 million Jews...thats a 50:1 ratio. My money is on the Jews.......

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:11 | 920480 High Plains Drifter

Technically incorrect. There are more real jews in these Arab lands than there are in all of the present terrorist state of Israhole. Most of the people in Israhole are converts to judaism. A big difference.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:44 | 920333 RemiG2010

Everything is ok with the picture! Egypt moved to the east due to pole shifting!

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:51 | 920348 chindit13

Never knew you could fit a whole goddamn country into a Gulfstream when you bug out!

And I am reminded, if you can't bring Mohammed to the mountain, then bring the mountain....

Finally, I now see why we didn't discover any WMD in Iraq.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:20 | 920527 subqtaneous

Trifecta!

;-)

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:46 | 920352 ExpendableOne

The map is a subliminal expression of who could really benefit from regime change in Egypt. Should the Iranians take over Egypt they get lots of new soldiers with shiny new weapons from the "great satan". They would also just happen to have Israel mostly surrounded with people whom they can heard at will.

The "pucker factor" is probably off the chart in the Pentagon as they are faced with events that are quickly spinning out of the control of both them and "obambi".

Best bet, find a way to nullify the weapons we have already provided to Egypt.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:48 | 920362 zot23

Holy fuck. I don't care about Fair and Balanced, I'd settle for Basic and Accurate.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:50 | 920373 Piranhanoia

How can you shuffle that much real estate? Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt.

Why CDS of course!

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:57 | 920410 RemiG2010

My question is, why the hell I do not see Budapest on this picture?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDM_TTmXpjs

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:57 | 920414 packman

Probably not photoshopped, but definitely very old. This first appeared in July 2009.

Recycling old stuff, are we Tyler? Come on.

Please don't be like my clueless uncle and forward every stupid thing you get in every email or blog, without at least some cursory check. Most of it is wrong or misleading, and of the stuff that is right - half is old and recycled.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:01 | 920430 bingaling

Was this really aired on Fox ? this has got to be a joke . Please tell me it is a joke and it didn't actually go on the air . Please .

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:09 | 920466 Sudden Debt

In Belgium they showed it on the news 10 minutes after you guys showed it on Fox. It was quite funny to see :)

We found it funny because a year ago they used a totally wrong map for Belgium to in trying to explain our political situation:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mXOJsfJyd74/R8sIx7StUoI/AAAAAAAAAMk/KbE7iIxE6R0/s320/belgium-regions-colors-name.jpg

The map actually showed how we wanted to split Belgium and they said this was already so.

The French didn't found that one funny, but we Flemish did :)

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:30 | 920580 bingaling

I would hate to see belgium broken in two . Flanderanian Biere or Wallononian biere just doesnt have the same ring to it as Belgian . The GDP in each new country would drop off a cliff . Also who would get the moules and who would get the frites ?

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:34 | 920602 Sudden Debt

+10

very good point...

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:04 | 920444 flacorps

Britain drew all those lines over there ACROSS religious and ethnic boundaries with the devious intent of keeping 'em all divided internally and hence unable to make any real trouble.

Islam intends that everybody who's muslim (the "Umma") be united. And that would mean real trouble if it ever happened.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:10 | 920471 bingaling

They cant even get along in their own countries. Umm...aaa it ain't happening

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 16:16 | 921427 Cathartes Aura

+100 for acknowledging the historical map-makers intention to maintain strife amongst the populations.

de-stabilise and keep stirring the pot, keep the people fighting amongst themselves, then occasionally bankroll the big wars.

win-win for the banking classes.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:08 | 920460 jelyfish

Subliminal ... invasion imminent now.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 14:14 | 920992 serotonindumptruck

Subliminal ... global thermonuclear war imminent now.

There. Fixed it for ya.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:10 | 920472 fastishplastic

what's wrong with this - the dow never goes down on a monday, or down period - must be photoshopped

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:10 | 920473 almost_have_a_name

Wag that fucking dog you FOXie bitch.

BTW, Are we bombing "Egypt" too ?

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:11 | 920477 alexwest

well.. Egypt is at wrong place..
and seems Iran conquered Iraq.. how funnny :)

alx

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:15 | 920498 user2011

Doh !!!!

Fox and CNBC is only good for Entertainment News.

Only Homer will take Fox "News" seriously.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:16 | 920503 Rockfish

That's just flat out embarrassing. Americas education system on display.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:16 | 920504 user2011

Doh !!!!

Fox and CNBC is only good for Entertainment News.

Only Homer will take Fox "News" seriously.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:16 | 920506 Agent P

Upon hearing the U.S. government was issuing evacuation orders for all American citizens from Egypt due to dangerous conditions on the ground, the Iraqis came up with this ingenious plan.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:17 | 920514 bunkermeatheadp...

Egypt, Iraq

Tomateo, Tomatto

Potatoe, Potatto,

Let's call the whole thing off!

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:19 | 920524 alfred b.

.....ok ok, so who's the one who gave Obama the box of crayons ???

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:22 | 920537 Rockfish

FOX News fair and balanced but not real bright.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:22 | 920539 dark pools of soros

when are we gonna rename Iraq to dubya

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:28 | 920571 Arvo Particleboard

Ooo. I know, I know...The country labeled ISRAEL should be labeled PALESTINE.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:30 | 920579 bunkermeatheadp...

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:42 | 920635 Hook Line and S...

Got to just love the white Jesus who refuses to leave the dinner table after the last supper.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:30 | 920581 Byte Me

Speaks chapter and verse about MSM in the USSA.

Illiterate twats.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:43 | 920621 Hook Line and S...

Just discovered the images issue. At the bottom you will see it says DOW down 37.94. If this image was really a window into the future, there would be two zero's immediately after the seven, and before the decimal point.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:42 | 920642 Team Lemming

There's a "J" missing in the spelling of Israel. Other than that the map looks "Fox News Accurate."

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:47 | 920665 LooseLee

I'm not so sure the USSA really wants Democracy and Freedom in the Middle East; it might have the wrong result on cheap oil and other things our country has benefitted from with the current regimes we have in place now....

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:47 | 920667 michigan independant

http://english.turkcebilgi.com/Non-alignment

Your Business Plan is failing NaM. Damn sucks to be you right now. Guys there so much you miss its is scary.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:51 | 920683 digalert

The new map puts Egypt between a rock and a hard place.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:56 | 920705 msjimmied

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/11/the-world-according-to-americans/

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:56 | 920707 serotonindumptruck

After World War 1, the British arbitrarily established and redefined existing international borders throughout much of the ME. Not sure what the boundaries looked like in North Africa prior to WW1. Might be worth some research. I'm on it.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 13:02 | 920728 bingaling

I am pretty sure Egypt has always been Egypt ever since they moved the pyramids from Iraq . I can't believe fox news has that old map up there .

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 12:59 | 920715 luigi

Oh, on this less serious note, badly translated from an Italian satyric newsgroup:

"Egypt stands up against Mubarak. Italy draws a card and seat a turn"

"Some groups of bedouins joined protests: now also Egypt has its own Tea Party"

"U.S. ask for violence not be used, or at least to wait for them to join"

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 13:05 | 920741 downrodeo

Give 'em a little credit, they got the important ones correct...

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 13:07 | 920753 serotonindumptruck

http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:hIhvB9HEtNUJ:history11.qataracademy.wikispaces.net/file/view/effects%2Bof%2Bworld%2Bwar%2B1%2Bnotes.ppt+middle+east+boundaries+%22prior+to+world+war+1%22&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESie5wCeDc6YDUtHt2qNDeB9sj0WY8JmPbXw0tJMxeEqjzahnZeJEchL3nd-RoUt7bbYkPBYxuH21GKgVRoIQNPM2NYT3BdiaaaQ9ZFI_X52MMqS028bGiF2U446_TW461fifgRV&sig=AHIEtbRzGZm5GsAZ9VEp6gpWG1DTFXUSIg

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 13:08 | 920758 RacerX

Wikileak map?

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 13:08 | 920759 goldsaver

Incredible Youtube of the Egyptian riots.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThvBJMzmSZI

Funny how how an invention that was first popularized by stupid cat videos and red necks hurting themselves has turned into the tool of revolutions. Viva la inovacion!

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 17:01 | 921629 i.knoknot

hmmm. one might hope for the same result with personal arms, eh?

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 13:09 | 920764 George Parr

MISR: what country is that?

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 13:18 | 920786 ArrestBobRubin

Wow, even on ZH so much lately. Dan, sorry to see your fine site now attracting neocon trolls and craven Islamophobes like dog doo says lunchtime to green flies.

It's a real eye opener to see how openly bigotry against some is embraced (even celebrated) within an overall atmosphere of total intimidation of free speech and even thought in relation to the white elephant in the US living (dying?) room.

From its money to its morals to its borders to its language to its culture, this once great land has been utterly debauched. On purpose, for the benefit of the few. So many American fools utterly ignorant of even the most basic geography (never mind history) are still more than happy to curse some poor dark folks in some way distant land, all while the Usual Suspects here pick their pockets and steal their children's future. In broad daylight, right under their stupid noses. That's why it's called Ponziworld: a 100% counterfeit reality for dumb-asses. Sabotaging the true American educational system was such a huge key to their success- - Americans once naturally skeptical of governement have largely been transformed into debauched dumbfucks who almost can't resist believing most anything their masters conjur up.

Yup, less than 100 years from inception of the plan to this sad state: a land of freakin' Stockholm Syndrome afflicted zombies. In spite of many warnings and ample evidence of where this was all going and the true nature of the key players, we've all allowed it to happen.

The price for such cowardice is steep and we haven't even begun to pay for ours.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 13:30 | 920851 Pee Wee

Your rant is right on.

As a side note, I have learned that negatives all seem to come from mommy's basements.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 15:08 | 921218 WaterWings

we've all allowed it to happen

Your rant, like many on here, is parallel to the real deal. Some great points, but there is a quiet bunch that never drank the Kool-aid.

You say Neo-con trolls as if this subject matter wouldn't attract the attention of The Genocidal Ones. Agent provocateurs abound.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 17:13 | 921684 i.knoknot

++ abr,

it's worth the mention that the essence of the original US founding ideas are still sound...

most folks would think we currently live under the ideology of the founders. anyone who cares, knows better.

the slow migration from them has resulted in the truths you cite in your thoughts. but it's been slow and subtle, and has become the new "that's how it's always been"

the Ford 'station wagon' of the 1970s, neither went to 'stations' or was a 'wagon' as per the original horse-draw vehicles so popular in the pre-auto 1800s... but if you were to ask anyone what a station-wagon is...

perception/distortion. and today's situation is certainly not an accident. enabled through american idol and micro-bickering (R vs D, etc.)

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 13:36 | 920873 Paul Bogdanich

You are kidding me right? Funny map but was that really on Fox News? Are those people and the brainless dolts they call their audience really that ignorant?

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 13:36 | 920875 Byte Me

What's wrong with this map?

Nothing. Now show us where Bagdadh is.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 13:56 | 920932 Yen Cross

Now this RICH! or should I call it Wealthy?

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 14:02 | 920954 The Pop In

Doesn't matter. After WW3 we will be redrawing all of the maps anyway.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 14:27 | 921025 serotonindumptruck

Yeah, because any survivors left who possess the wherewithall to form enclaves for mutual benefit will undoubtedly carve out their own respective territories. The borders of sovereign nations will represent relatively small areas of land, with any natural resources (water, timber, etc.) being fiercely defended.

"The map is not the territory." -- Alfred Korzybski

Let's turn the clock back to a technological equivalent of say...500 BC.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 14:04 | 920956 Bagbalm

The Arab American Protectorate has a nice ring. Throw in Persia if you wish.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 14:23 | 921012 haskelslocal

So this is how you turn an old terror threat into a new one... Just change the name!

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 14:44 | 921049 Dr. Sandi

PARTY LIKE IT'S 1789
(With a tip of the crown to Prince)

I was screamin' when I wrote this
Some rubber bullets went astray

We're after Hosni Mubarek
I can swear it's his judgement day

The sky's gettin' smoky
There are people runnin' everywhere

Tryin' 2 do revolution
U know things just ain't fair.

'Cuz after 29 years of rule the party's over
Hosni's out of time
So tonight we'll party like it's France 1789

I was screamin' when I wrote this
I think Mubarak's better off dead

Now it's our turn to party
We'll all play football with his head.

War is all around us
My mind says prepare 2 fight

But I'm not gonna die
No instead we'll do Mubarak tonight

'Cuz after 29 years the ruling party's had it
They're out of time
Yeah tonight we'll party like it's France 1789
Yeah

Lemme tell ya somethin'
If U didn't come 2 party
Don't bother comin' down this street
I got an IPhone in my pocket
And baby she's ready 2 tweet

Yeah, the soldiers have guns and ammo
They could shoot at us all day
But that might not happen with those
Other troops in their way

Poor old Hosni Mubarak's Party's over
Ran out of time
He's runnin' outta time
So tonight we gonna, we gonna (So tonight we'll party like it's France 1789)

Say it 1 more time
Hosni Mubarak's ruling party's over
Ran out of time
No, no
So tonight we gonna, we gonna (Yeah tonight we'll party like it's France 1789)

Alright, it's 1789
You say it, 1789
1789
1789 don't shoot, don't shoot, say it 1 more time

Poor old Mubarak's lifetime term is over
Ran out of time
He's runnin' outta time
So tonight we gonna, we gonna (So tonight we'll party like it's France 1789)

Yeah, 1789
Don'tcha wanna watch
Don'tcha wanna watch
We could all die any day
I don't wanna die
I'd rather kill

Diddled by Dr. Sandi

All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners.
All lyrics provided for educational purposes only.

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 14:51 | 921128 OrganicMoFO

Egypt closed banks, stock market and protest spread to Saudi Arabia.

http://bizifi.com/news/Egypt-Closes-Banks-Stock-Market-Protests-Spread-t...

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 14:55 | 921163 savagegoose

it doesnt have an X you are here sticker

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 15:55 | 921384 MrMorden

Maybe this means we're getting ready to invade Egypt, but the planners were too lazy to come up with a new attack plan, so they just used what they had...

Mon, 01/31/2011 - 17:56 | 921894 BearishFeijoadaSushi

As some american once said about my country: "Buenos Aires is the capital of Brazil"

Tue, 02/01/2011 - 02:29 | 922988 j0sh1130

oh jesus christ. how the fuck can you put egypt where iraq is? that is absolutely terrible. i hope the person who made the map and they idiot that approved it and anyone else invovled in this map are fired immediately for total incompetence.

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