Nice to glance the sites reflecting Day Light Schemes across the globe. It is obvious that for each country the need for DLS time is due to its 'vast span passing through several longitudes' as in Russia/ China or United States.
Although NE India observe DLS but has NO Official status since Indian Standard Time is taken +5h:30m ahead of Noon at GMT (while it is -6h:30m from Date line).
Need for IRAQ to observe DLS is because the *US forces do not want to CONFUSE* with synchronisation of the wrist watches with STANDARD instructions from their command post.
As far IRAQ itself I see NO NEED to resort to any change in DLS time. It is just a mode to confuse rest of the world, into which India is already a willing prey to go in (although NOT yet)for TWO time zones (Eastern & Western).
IRAQ shall be divided into *US Time and Saddam Hussain Time*!
Brij Bhushan Vij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: "Norman & Nancy Werling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [USMA:25381] Iraqi daylight saving time effective April 1 Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 16:27:57 -0500
To all,
This represents an updating and a slight change in the focus of the Iraqi time discussion. Click onto the following:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=27
This web site "World Time Clock" shows an anticipated change to DST for Iraq on April 1, that is from UTC/GMT + 3 to UTC/GMT + 4. I looked up Kuwait and Qatar but they have not had a history of using DST so the webmaster does not show its anticipated use in either place and presumably they will remain UTC/GMT + 3. Check the following:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=123
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=8
I wonder if Iraq will actually make the change in the middle of the war. What will the Coalition military do? Will Kuwait and/or Qatar will then stay an hour behind Iraq. What will the Coalition miliitary command do? Will CNN know about it in advance? Stay tuned!
To further add to the situation regarding time, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, the West Bank, and Egypt each have different dates to change from UTC/GMT + 2 to UTC/GMT +3. Check the following:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=19
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=487
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=34
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=110
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=702
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=53
The United States and Canada, in fact much of North America, changes to DST on another yet different date. Check the following:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=263
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=188
European Union countries change to DST on the same date as Turkey. See the following for London:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=136
Norm
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