Archive for September 8, 2004
A pensive poet on a midsummer night in a garden (Kashmir, 1630).
Posted on September 8, 2004 by As'ad
Hamid Karzai releases hundreds of Taliban prisoners.
Posted on September 8, 2004 by As'ad
The Power of Framing.
Posted on September 8, 2004 by As'ad
A Taboo Issue in Afghan Campaign: As Millions of Women Prepare to Vote, Debate on Their Other Rights Is Dampened.
Posted on September 8, 2004 by As'ad
Shooting Of Iraqi Called ‘Humane’.
Posted on September 8, 2004 by As'ad
Experts Predict Extended War in Iraq.
Posted on September 8, 2004 by As'ad
“The pro-Israel lobby AIPAC sent a letter to all its supporters on Tuesday asking for donations to help it combat the allegations leveled against it in the context of a counterespionage investigation at the Pentagon.”
Posted on September 8, 2004 by As'ad
“Nearly three years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, US officials are uncertain whether efforts to combat terrorism are reducing the pool of recruits for militant groups or appealing to moderates in the Islamic world, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld acknowledged yesterday.”
Posted on September 8, 2004 by As'ad
“Today, however, while the violence in Iraq continues, the war has become less of a political negative – and by some measurements a positive – for Mr. Bush. Even as the US passed the 1,000-casualty mark this week, the number of voters saying it was a mistake to send troops into Iraq has dropped, and [...]
Posted on September 8, 2004 by As'ad
Hindu alarm over surge in Muslim population.
Posted on September 8, 2004 by As'ad
“”When I heard on television that the Americans had lost 1,000 military killed in Iraq, I asked myself, what about our side? What is the number of Iraqis who have died?” said Dr Amer al-Khuzaie, an Iraqi deputy health minister.”
Posted on September 8, 2004 by As'ad
UK Foreign Secretary: “Israel is major concern as it ‘changes facts on the ground’.”
Posted on September 8, 2004 by As'ad
Were those Iraqis “liberated” too? “At Sheik Omar Clinic, a big book records 10,363 violent deaths in Baghdad and nearby towns since the war began last year – deaths caused by car bombs, clashes between Iraqis and coalition forces, mortar attacks, revenge killings and robberies. While America mourns the deaths of more than 1,000 of [...]
Posted on September 8, 2004 by As'ad
My article in As-Safir on the extension of the Lebanese president’s term, titled: The One Who Returned, by Crowning.
Posted on September 8, 2004 by As'ad
For those who care, I can be heard today (Wednesday) on Flashpoint at around 5:20PM (Pacific Time). You may listen live.
Posted on September 8, 2004 by As'ad
Alanquva and Her Three Sons (from the Chingiznama of Rashid ad-Din, India, 1596).
Posted on September 8, 2004 by As'ad