WTP 220: Coltan and Congo, 419 9-1-1, Persian Blogfather Arrested?, ISS @ 10, and the Yugo
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An incredibly full show this week folks. We start with a discussion of coltan, a substance you can find in your cell phone, Playstation and other electronics. One of the main sources of coltan is the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. Is it fueling the war? Also, West Africa tries to tackle its reputation as a hotbed of Internet scammers, and we hear about Google Earth's Virtual Rome. Then, we've heard that the so-called "Blogfather of the Persian Blogosphere" may or may not have been ar... 
