Archive for May 23, 2005

Velocità astratta + rumore, 1913-14. G. Balla. 

Posted on May 23, 2005 by As'ad

Rice: “Syria has gotten the message loud and clear that it is not welcome in Lebanon.” (Angry Arab: US has NOT gotten the message loud and clear that it is NOT welcome in Iraq or in Lebanon, etc)

Posted on May 23, 2005 by As'ad

“Afghans left out of their own rebuilding”

Posted on May 23, 2005 by As'ad

Palestinian: stripped and humiliated at an Israeli occupation checkpoint. 

Posted on May 23, 2005 by As'ad

When “liberation” spills across the border: “witnesses said American rocket fire had killed five Pakistani tribesmen.”

Posted on May 23, 2005 by As'ad

“At least 8,000 treasures looted from Iraq museum still untraced” (not to mention Iraqi lives lost)

Posted on May 23, 2005 by As'ad

I call on all of you Middle East Studies Association (MESA) members worldwide to sign this petition. Please indicate affiliation. (Thanks for Elaine for drafting it, and for Amir for uploading it into the site).

Posted on May 23, 2005 by As'ad

“Bush rules out Afghan command over US troops” (But as a gesture of goodwill, Afghan puppets will be allowed to remain puppets)

Posted on May 23, 2005 by As'ad

Which planet does he inhabit? What water does he drink? What air does he breathe? What newspapers does he read, if any? To whom does he talk? What does he think? No. Does he think, at all? “PRESIDENT BUSH: No, I don’t think so. I think they’re being defeated. And that’s why they continue to [...]

Posted on May 23, 2005 by As'ad

Paul Ricoeur: was a communist to the core, and later in life became a “Christian to the bones.”

Posted on May 23, 2005 by As'ad

“Kites on Marina Green soar for peace in Mideast” Now Leila: I know that you are a very nice and kind person, but when I read this this morning, I could not help but wonder aloud: What on earth is this? What does it mean? What is the connection? Do we not belittle the issues [...]

Posted on May 23, 2005 by As'ad

Why you can’t trust the US media. Yesterday I watched an interview on AlArabiyya with Muqtada As-Sadr. I wrote a brief thing about it. I woke up today to read on the first page of the NYTimes an account of the interview that did not match the impression that I got from actually watching it. [...]

Posted on May 23, 2005 by As'ad

“On Sartre’s God Problem”

Posted on May 23, 2005 by As'ad

Images from Bush’s “liberation.” This is a picture from Baghdad taken yesterday. And this was the model that Bush wanted to spread in the Middle East. Now you know why Arabs are not impressed. The secret is out: IT IS A BLOODY MESS.  

Posted on May 23, 2005 by As'ad