Archive for February 12, 2004

Former Iraq administrator sees decades-long U.S. military presence

Posted on February 12, 2004 by As'ad

Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago said U.S. President George W. Bush is an “imbecile” for leading the war against Iraq.

Posted on February 12, 2004 by As'ad

The unseen cost of the war in Iraq:America’s wounded.

Posted on February 12, 2004 by As'ad

Operation Sweatshop Iraq (thanks Kyle).

Posted on February 12, 2004 by As'ad

On its official website, the CIA is asking Iraqis for information on Iraqi WMDs.

Posted on February 12, 2004 by As'ad

Human Rights Campaign SHARPLY CONDEMNS BUSH’S ENDORSEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT DISCRIMINATING AGAINST AMERICAN FAMILIES

Posted on February 12, 2004 by As'ad

Newspapers are saying that UN (through the envoy Al-Akhdar Al-Ibrahimi) is supporting Ayatollah Sistani’s call for elections. But I do not trust the UN under Kofi Annan: mark my words. The UN report will say that, yes, elections should be held but.. not now, sometime in the future.

Posted on February 12, 2004 by As'ad

American people may have become more alert: A majority of Americans believe President Bush either lied or deliberately exaggerated evidence that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction in order to justify war, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Posted on February 12, 2004 by As'ad

Israeli forces enage in their regular sport: A 10-year-old Palestinian boy, Bashir Abu Armana, was killed Thursday and another boy was lightly wounded after Israel Defense Forces troops fired at four Palestinian children on the border between Israel and Egypt. (and this account is from an Israeli newspaper).

Posted on February 12, 2004 by As'ad

The British government, concerned about the failure of British companies to win reconstruction work in Iraq, is making a behind-the-scenes effort to lobby Washington.

Posted on February 12, 2004 by As'ad

Human rights defenders in Turkey have been harassed despite Ankara’s efforts to adhere to EU entry demands, the head of Amnesty International said yesterday.

Posted on February 12, 2004 by As'ad

No place for French Muslims on party list

Posted on February 12, 2004 by As'ad

Unemployment in Gaza Strip is around 70 percent, and Ms. Suha `Arafat comments on the millions transferred to her private account by `Arafat: What’s strange about [`Arafat] sending money to his wife overseas,”she asks. I will tell you what is wrong: some Palestinians are near starvation in camps around the Middle East, and a French [...]

Posted on February 12, 2004 by As'ad

Yasir `Arafat’s idea of charity for Palestinians? Sending millions to the private account of Suha `Arafat.

Posted on February 12, 2004 by As'ad

Arab women: some proposals to end discrimination

Posted on February 12, 2004 by As'ad

These are women who are not worthy of American-style liberation. (thanks Hani)

Posted on February 12, 2004 by As'ad

Notice how all US and Israeli media talk about Pakistani scientist A.Q. Khan as the “evil scientist” or “Dr. Srangelove.” This makes you wonder. What about all the American scientists (at MIT and other places) who have designed weapons that are far more lethal and devastating than whatever was produced by A.Q. Khan’s labs. Are [...]

Posted on February 12, 2004 by As'ad