Archive for May 9, 2005

The Agitator, 1928. George Grosz. (The return of Gen. `Awn to Lebanon reminded me of this one). 

Posted on May 9, 2005 by As'ad

A Sure Sign of “Liberation” in Iraq: “The number of prisoners held in U.S. military detention centers in Iraq has risen without interruption since autumn, filling the centers to capacity and prompting commanders to embark on an unanticipated prison expansion plan.”

Posted on May 9, 2005 by As'ad

Israeli occupation soldiers fighting Palestinian boys. 

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Damascus: “A new ‘Mecca of Arabic studies’?”

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الفقر في الوطن غربة والغنى في الغربة وطنI have always liked this saying by `Ali ibn Abi Talib: “Poverty in one’s homeland is Exile; and Richness in Exile is Homeland.”

Posted on May 9, 2005 by As'ad

I have received an advance (pre-publication) copy of Anthony Shadid’s new book on Iraq, titled: Night Draws Near: Iraq’s People in the Shadow of America’s War. I am not allowed to say how or why I received it. So you did not hear that from me, and dont tell your neighbors and there is no [...]

Posted on May 9, 2005 by As'ad

“Revenge on Sartre”

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Sunni Salafi groups are now making their presence known in Lebanon. Having been suppressed for years by Syrian military in Lebanon–which arrested and persucted many of their members and leaders–those groups feel that they now can come out in public. I am talking about Bin Ladenite groups like Jund Ash-Sham and Jama`at An-Nur. And the [...]

Posted on May 9, 2005 by As'ad

A broad front of Iraqi political, religious, and clannish forces, parties, and personalities will be announced soon with the sole purpose of opposition to the American occupation of Iraq “and all its repercussions.” The Front will reject any dialogue with the the Ja`fari government unless the latter announces a timetable for the withdrawal of US [...]

Posted on May 9, 2005 by As'ad

Los Angeles Times may be doing a story on the Angry Arab. So for the next few days, I will be making a few changes to adapt to mainstream media. Be prepared. The art on top will feature Norman Rockwell, only; Angry Arab will be more like Subdued Arab; I will report more on the [...]

Posted on May 9, 2005 by As'ad

I hereby announce the results of the Lebanese parliamentary elections: These upcoming Lebanese elections will be hailed as the best and most credible although they will be least representative of the free will of the Lebanese people. To be sure, Lebanese elections in recent years were also marred by Hariri Inc money, and by the [...]

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“Amidst doubts, CIA hangs on to control of Iraqi intelligence service”

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“Contract Quagmire in Iraq”

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Meet the `Awni (Hitlerian) salute. Also, the pro-Saudi right-wing Elaph website carried articles about Gen. `Awn, and they conveniently left out the information about `Awn’s alliance with the regime of Saddam Husayn. Also, `Awn ruled, so we can judge his actual record: how he closed newspapers that dared to even question his wisdom, how how [...]

Posted on May 9, 2005 by As'ad

Did I not tell you that Muslim and Arab groups will praise the movie Kingdom of…Potato? At least this article by Reuters noted Angry Arab’s disapproval of the movie.

Posted on May 9, 2005 by As'ad