Archive for February 28, 2005

“How Dubai, the playground of businessmen and warlords, is built by Asian wage slaves”

Posted on February 28, 2005 by As'ad

“Hind el-Hinnawy shocked conservative Muslim Egypt when she publicly declared herself a single mum and launched a paternity suit.”

Posted on February 28, 2005 by As'ad

Not seen in the coverage of Lebanon: An armed gunman in Beirut. 

Posted on February 28, 2005 by As'ad

This is also taking place in Lebanon, but the US media and the Saudi-funded Arab media have not noticed. Armed men take to the streets in Tripoli. France, Syria, and US are all playing with fire in Lebanon. Watch out. 

Posted on February 28, 2005 by As'ad

The Lebanese Army has already split: What has not been reported in the press (not even the Middle East press) is that there are signs of mutiny in the ranks of the Lebanese Army, which was something that the prime minister warned from, and for that he was attacked by the opposition. You see, the [...]

Posted on February 28, 2005 by As'ad

Lebanon’s Pandora’s Box: This is missing from the coverage about Lebanon. In sectarian terms, the majority of Lebanese are Shi`ites (at least 55 % of the population). And they are not in the opposition, and their two major movements (Amal and Hizbullah) are still aligned with Syria, for whatever reasons. And then there are those [...]

Posted on February 28, 2005 by As'ad

For those who care, I will be on Flashpoints tonight live around 5:30PM (Pacific Time) and tomorrow morning on KPFA at 7:00AM (Pacific).

Posted on February 28, 2005 by As'ad

For those who care, and know how to operate a radio, I shall discuss Lebanese developments tomorrow Tuesday on Democracy Now at 5:00AM (Pacific Time). You may listen live.

Posted on February 28, 2005 by As'ad

ABC of the Lebanese opposition and Dirty politics of Lebanon: Developments are moving fast in Lebanon. Karami tendered his resignation. The ultra-nationalists will now demand that the president resigns. And the Syrian government–out of complicity, incompetence, and stupidity or all of them combined–is refusing to budge, thereby strengthening that lousy group of fascistic militia supporters, [...]

Posted on February 28, 2005 by As'ad