Archive for February 25, 2005
The River Vorya at Abramtsevo, 1880s. By Constantin Korovin.
Posted on February 25, 2005 by As'ad
“Mr. Bush issued what sounded like an endorsement of Mr. Putin’s handling of “a country that is in transformation.” Lauding the Russian ruler as a man who means what he says.”
Posted on February 25, 2005 by As'ad
An Israeli and a Palestinian.
Posted on February 25, 2005 by As'ad
I came across this passage by Muhammad Bin Rahal while reading Zachary Lockman’s Contending Visions of the Middle East: The History and Politics of Orientalism: “if the Muslim defends his home, religion, or nation, he is not seen as a patriot but as a savage; if he displays courage or heroism, he is called a [...]
Posted on February 25, 2005 by As'ad
In 1998, a book (Upside Down: A Primer for the Looking-glass World by Eduardo Gateano) was published by Picador in New York. It contains this passage (p. 121): “In mid-1998, the White House put another villain up on the global marquee. He uses the stage name of Osama bin Laden; he’s an Islamic fundamentalist, sports [...]
Posted on February 25, 2005 by As'ad
This language is from the “liberal” Mother Jones: “Among Shiites, widespread zealotry doesn’t translate into political solidarity.” Could you imagine the outrage if this language is used about a whole population of another religion?
Posted on February 25, 2005 by As'ad
Images of Palestine: “The Ramallah International Film Festival challenged stereotypes of Palestinians by offering images rarely seen in the West — and the majority of the works were by women.”
Posted on February 25, 2005 by As'ad
May somebody who has a subscrition to the New Republic kindly send me via email “Language Barrier” by Joseph Braude. Oh, and I want it NOW.
Posted on February 25, 2005 by As'ad
Zizek: “It is the United States that is now, as the defunct USSR was decades ago, the subversive agent of a world revolution. When Bush said, “Freedom is not America’s gift to the world, it is the almighty God’s gift to every man and woman in the world,†his apparent modesty nonetheless concealed, in the [...]
Posted on February 25, 2005 by As'ad
New York Times say: “Women make up almost half the seats in Rwanda’s Parliament, but their numbers do not necessarily add up to influence.” Angry Arab says: When women make up almost a third of seats in US Congress, the US can then pass judgement on this matter.
Posted on February 25, 2005 by As'ad
“China’s Quiet Rise Casts Wide Shadow”
Posted on February 25, 2005 by As'ad
Palestinians protesting illegal occupation settlements.
Posted on February 25, 2005 by As'ad
“Army Gives Halliburton $9.4 Million in Bonuses”
Posted on February 25, 2005 by As'ad
In an interview with Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat, Pierre Ad-Dahir (the right-wing CEO of LBC-TV) indicated that LBC may be purchase Al-Jazeera TV. That will mean a Saudi purchase, as LBC has a merger (or joint operations, more accurately) agreement with the Saudi-owned (or leased) Al-Hayat newspaper, and is largely owned by Al-Walid bin Talal. Saudi Arabia [...]
Posted on February 25, 2005 by As'ad
It was quite a scene. To see the likely Prime Minister of Iraq, Ibrahim Al-Ja`fari, tell the press that Grand (not really) Ayatollah Sistani has “blessed” his candidacy is to be reminded of the new government emerging in Iraq. This is the same government that Bush and Thomas Friedman thought was going to become a [...]
Posted on February 25, 2005 by As'ad
This is media sexism: Now I am not in any way a fan of Rice, as you know. But–politics aside–she is more qualified and more competent than all the men in government, including especailly Bush himself–but then again, who is NOT more qualified than Bush. Even Tony Danza is more qualified than Bush. So no [...]
Posted on February 25, 2005 by As'ad
So the “Presidential Study Group” (supposed to sound impressive) of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (which was founded as a research arm for AIPAC) has produced its report. If you do not want to read it, I will summarize. (First you will notice that the bipartisan contributors represent the full range of opinions: [...]
Posted on February 25, 2005 by As'ad
Iraqi puppet Government officials said yesterday that a key lieutenant to Abu Mus`ab Az-Zarqawi had been captured. That makes him the 560th “key lieutenant” of Zarqawi to be captured by the puppet government.
Posted on February 25, 2005 by As'ad