Archive for December 18, 2004

Clerical kooks: The Saudi Mufti tells Al-Hayat that the “Islamic religion” does not approve “demonstrations in the streets.”

Posted on December 18, 2004 by As'ad

Revealed: Haiti bloodbath that left dozens dead in jail.

Posted on December 18, 2004 by As'ad

Alexander.

Posted on December 18, 2004 by As'ad

“Liberated” Iraq: “A poll governed by fear: millions will get no chance to vote, and the war will go on.”

Posted on December 18, 2004 by As'ad

A think tank funded by the Pentagon declares the embedded press a successful experience.

Posted on December 18, 2004 by As'ad

So what were the crusades like? “Not only did the Crusaders rape and massacre; they made a party of it. They hatted out their horses in the white wigs of the Constantinopolitan ladies. A prostitute straddled the Patriarch’s throne in Hagia Sophia and sang songs. The Franks gathered up booty wholesale; what they couldn’t carry, [...]

Posted on December 18, 2004 by As'ad

“In a letter to [John Ashcroft] on Friday, Rep. Robert Wexler (D- Florida) praised AIPAC as a “principled organization that has conducted its business with professionalism, integrity, and patriotism,” and said the administration has responded to the investigation into AIPAC with “both negligence and deception.””

Posted on December 18, 2004 by As'ad

That is how Israel treats Palestinians. 

Posted on December 18, 2004 by As'ad

Briton freed from Guantanamo prison tells European rights body of U.S. abuse.

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Once, They Called It a Model for the Occupation: Has the US Lost Control of Mosul?

Posted on December 18, 2004 by As'ad

What happens when you hold a book fair in Saudi Arabia? In the recent book fair in Jiddah, a Lebanese publisher reported that 14 boxes of his books were confiscated by the Saudi government.

Posted on December 18, 2004 by As'ad

This fellow stumbled upon this precious pearl of..wisdom: “In order to win the war, America need not be popular. In fact, it can afford to be hated.”

Posted on December 18, 2004 by As'ad

“Nearly half of all Americans believe the U.S. government should restrict the civil liberties of Muslim Americans.”

Posted on December 18, 2004 by As'ad

Shameful. 84 % of publich schools in Lebanon do not have playgrounds. Yet, the Lebanese state keeps spending lavishly on the useless military-intelligence apparatus.

Posted on December 18, 2004 by As'ad