Archive for September 28, 2005
Academics for Bush (and his wars): Fouad Ajami Analyzes the Arab Natives for You. He has one of his usual pieces in the Wall Street Journal (thanks John and Walter). It is really your typical Fouad Ajami (and recently his obedient imitator `Abdur-Rahman Ar-Rashid’s) style: “that, look at me, how civilized I am, and how [...]
Posted on September 28, 2005 by As'ad
The Suffering of the City of New Orleans. !865. Edgar Degas
Posted on September 28, 2005 by As'ad
“An Army captain who reported new allegations of detainee abuse in Iraq said Tuesday that Army investigators seemed more concerned about tracking down young soldiers who reported misconduct than in following up the accusations and investigating whether higher-ranking officers knew of the abuses.”
Posted on September 28, 2005 by As'ad
“Saudi women dispute U.S. envoy’s notions: Defense of their role in society surprises Bush aide Hughes”
Posted on September 28, 2005 by As'ad
“Nightmare for African Women: Birthing Injury and Little Help”
Posted on September 28, 2005 by As'ad
Karen Hughes of Texas in Arabia: “Karen Hughes, the Bush nanny who knows nothing about the Muslim world and yet is charged with selling the U.S. to it, wasted even more fuel this week flying to Saudi Arabia to tell women covered from head to toe in black how much she likes driving even though [...]
Posted on September 28, 2005 by As'ad
This trash talk from Thomas Friedman passes as Middle East expertise in the US: “We should arm the Shiites and Kurds and leave the Sunnis of Iraq to reap the wind. We must not throw more good American lives after good American lives for people who hate others more than they love their own children.” [...]
Posted on September 28, 2005 by As'ad