Archive for December 8, 2003

Now we know who is wisely advising the US military in Iraq: Israelis and Saddam’s Bathists. Lovely.

Posted on December 8, 2003 by As'ad

Yesterday, I posted a horrible item from the New York Times in which an American officer (advised by the wise Israeli military) maintained that the only language the Arabs understand is the language of force. Certainly, Israelis (and Zionists before the state of Israel was founded) operated on that assumption. I feel it necessarily to [...]

Posted on December 8, 2003 by As'ad

Stories from the dictatorial pro-US government of Egypt: Meet Muhammad Baha’ Ad-Din. His story is told in the Arabic press. For thirty years, he worked as an engineer, and never dealt in politics. But when Egyptian president Husni Mubarak started to groom his son to succeed him, Baha’ Ad-Din had had enough. He purchased a [...]

Posted on December 8, 2003 by As'ad

The story of a US asset in Iraq.(thanks Nir).

Posted on December 8, 2003 by As'ad

US wants Saddam’s brutal secret police back on the street.

Posted on December 8, 2003 by As'ad

AlQaeda is shifting operations from Afghanistan to the “free Iraq.”

Posted on December 8, 2003 by As'ad

Double standards: remember how an Arabic TV station was closed down in Iraq because the US military (and the puppet council) accused it of knowing about attacks on US troops? Well, Time magazine reporters traveled with Iraqi resistance attackers, and watched them in action. Yet, Time magazine continues to operate in Iraq.

Posted on December 8, 2003 by As'ad

Well, CNN yesterday reported that the villagers in Afghanistan who lost 9 children in US bombing were “understanding” of the US. AP reports that in fact they are angry. But there is no need to get upset. US military offers the survivors an apology. What else do they want?

Posted on December 8, 2003 by As'ad

Combat casualty count doubted.

Posted on December 8, 2003 by As'ad

A special supplement of Stars and Stripes: a survey of US troops in Iraq.

Posted on December 8, 2003 by As'ad

Now that regime change worked so smoothly in Iraq, right-wingers set their eyes on Iran.

Posted on December 8, 2003 by As'ad

Cheney’s former company now gets contracts (a $ billion worth) without having to compete for them.

Posted on December 8, 2003 by As'ad

Now we know where Cheney was getting his “selective” intelligence from before the war: he was reading memos by a major fabricator working for the Iraqi “National” Congress.

Posted on December 8, 2003 by As'ad

The female US soldier who was reportedly raped attempts suicide.

Posted on December 8, 2003 by As'ad

A brave American soldier blasts the US lies about the “battle” of Samarra’.

Posted on December 8, 2003 by As'ad

The US media has not covered the cases of those terrorists. But then again, they are neither Muslims or Arabs.

Posted on December 8, 2003 by As'ad

Many FBI recommendations for prosecution rejected. A detailed study.

Posted on December 8, 2003 by As'ad