Archive for December 11, 2003

You may remember that the Iraqi puppet council closed down the offices of Al-Arabiya TV (Saudi-funded and largely pro-American conservative station) in Iraq because it dared to air a tape of Saddam Husayn. When the decision was announced, it came under criticisms from people advocating freedom of the press. The US colonial administration in Iraq [...]

Posted on December 11, 2003 by As'ad

CNN, to its credit, is really trying very hard to catch up with Fox News. It is failing miserably in the ratings’ war, but not for lack of silliness and subservience to government. Tonight, I heard a report on CNN on the killing of children in Afghanistan (on my satellite radio, not to be confused [...]

Posted on December 11, 2003 by As'ad

Iraqi health officials (US puppets who replaced Saddam’s puppets) are ordered to halt counting Iraqi civilian casualties. I wonder why. Why?

Posted on December 11, 2003 by As'ad

Unbelievable. Reread if it was too incredible. Israel has been trying to convince the world that if you are opposed to Israel, you must be ant-Semitic (although Israel has tolerated the anti-Semitism of its allies like former Nazi Anwar Sadat or some Christian fundamentalists in the US). And now US envoy in Israel maintains that [...]

Posted on December 11, 2003 by As'ad

I do not mean to uspet you. Really. But: the first batallion of the celebrated new Iraqi army has lost one third of its soldiers. They have deserted. Where have they gone? To…Disney Land (or is it Disney World? I confuse the two but I know that my friend Rhiannon now works for Disnely World).

Posted on December 11, 2003 by As'ad

Israel is displeased that UAE will receive advanced F-16s. Do not be surpised if Israel now claims that UAE (but not Micronesia) poses a threat to its existence. Let’s hope Cheney does not order the troops.

Posted on December 11, 2003 by As'ad

The revival of Najaf. Unintended consequences of US war.

Posted on December 11, 2003 by As'ad

Donald Rumsfeld, not to be confused with Tony Danza, is seeking information on the Iraqi insurgents.

Posted on December 11, 2003 by As'ad

Building the new Iraq. OK. US has authorized a new Iraqi intelligence service. At its head, are two Ba`thists who worked for Saddam’s intelligence service. One of them is the notorious Iyad `Allawi who in the 1970s (reportedly) chased and killed Saddam’s enemies in Europe.

Posted on December 11, 2003 by As'ad

Human rights demonstration in Syria. High time.

Posted on December 11, 2003 by As'ad

Taliban spies are still active in “liberated” Afghanistan.

Posted on December 11, 2003 by As'ad

Criminalizing Motherhood.

Posted on December 11, 2003 by As'ad

Horrible. Israeli government wants to confiscate and redirect Holocaust reparation money.

Posted on December 11, 2003 by As'ad

Shame on Ms. Magazine. They are now copying People Magazine. Queen Noor on the cover of Ms.?

Posted on December 11, 2003 by As'ad

Is there an American Empire? I am not sure. Let me think about that.I know there is a Micronesian Empire, but that’s about all I know.

Posted on December 11, 2003 by As'ad

Newly released NSA documents on Israeli attaack on USS Liberty.

Posted on December 11, 2003 by As'ad

The disaster of Medicare “reform.”

Posted on December 11, 2003 by As'ad