[governance] And yet Google again: Online petition against GoogleMaps "Arabian Gulf" instead of "Persian Gulf"

[Rui Correia]

One thing is for sure: good or bad, Google is getting more than its fair
share of publicity!

We, the undersigned, through this letter, protest your irresponsible,
unscientific actions, and demand an immediate and unconditional deletion of
“Arabian Gulf” from Google Earth.

Arbitrarily designating the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf is an
irresponsible violation of all historical and International standards and
would undermine the integrity of Google Earth.

1.197.422 signatures

http://www.petitiononline.com/sos02082/petition.html
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?sos02082

You can read about the naming dispute here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf_naming_dispute

Regards,

Rui

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Rui Correia
Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Consultant
Angola Liaison Consultant
2 Cutten St
Horison
Roodepoort-Johannesburg,
South Africa
Tel/ Fax (+27-11) 766-4336
Mobile (+27) (0) 84-498-6838
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