Archive for February 7, 2006
“Why Are Arabs Angry?”
Posted on February 7, 2006 by As'ad
Not-my-friend, Andrew Sullivan, on my debate with his “friend” Manji.
Posted on February 7, 2006 by As'ad
“The Brunei royal family: The Sultan, his brother and an £8 billion family feud”
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He finally spoke. He finally spoke. “Annan equates [Israeli] targeted killings with ‘executions without trial’”
Posted on February 7, 2006 by As'ad
“Workers have uncovered dozens of skeletons in recent weeks at the construction site of the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, Haaretz has learned. The reports reveal for the first time the extent of the work at the site, Jerusalem’s main Muslim cemetery until 1948, as well as claims of carelessness by many of those involved [...]
Posted on February 7, 2006 by As'ad
This is Zionism. That’s what Abu Mazen is for. “The acting Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, said yesterday that he plans to annex the Jordan Valley and major Jewish settlement blocks to Israel in drawing new borders, according to a television station that recorded an interview with him yesterday. In Mr Olmert’s first policy statement [...]
Posted on February 7, 2006 by As'ad
Feminism in Syria. A group of Syrian feminists have been circulating surveys among the Syrian population on issues relating to gender. Upon learning of their efforts, clerics denounced them from mosques, and one cleric declared the blood of their leader, Nada Al-`Ali, to be “spillable.” The feminists ended work on their survey.
Posted on February 7, 2006 by As'ad
To stay in power, it is clear that the Syrian regime has been facilitating the American occupation of Iraq as of late. Have you noticed that we have not heard criticisms of Syrian intervention in a while now? The Iranian regime has in fact facilitated the American occupations of Iraq AND Afghanistan.
Posted on February 7, 2006 by As'ad
I have written about, and mocked, the segment of “famous and rich Lebanese” that precedes the LBC-TV’s evening newscast. In the past, the segment, as you may remember, featured such non-Lebanese as Elie Kazan, Frank Zappa, Jack Hanna, and Jack in the Box. The other day, the segment featured Shannon Elizabeth who appeared in the [...]
Posted on February 7, 2006 by As'ad
I can’t stand anything that Muhammad Abi Samra writes in An-Nahar. He tries to imitate Waddah Shararah (his close right-wing friend). In his article yesterday in Tahqiq, he is writing about the “anniversary” of February 6th, for those who follow the history of the Lebanese civil war. But he errs in talking about the bombing [...]
Posted on February 7, 2006 by As'ad
Read the advertisement by Lebanese airlines (still calls itself MEA) (in English) for female cabin crew. “Smart appearance” and “clear complexion”?? Do you have to wonder what they mean?
Posted on February 7, 2006 by As'ad
Ben Ladenites of Lebanon: I have mentioned the role of Hariri Inc in unleashing the Bin Ladenites in (and on) Lebanon. But there is, to be fair, another lousy role in this regard by Najib Miqati (a billionaire, client of the Syrian regime). Miqati, as is well-known, is figure head run by his powerful brother, [...]
Posted on February 7, 2006 by As'ad
Muqtada As-Sadr will be in Beirut any day now. I wonder whether he will praise “the great” king of Saudi Arabia, as he did in Saudi Arabia.
Posted on February 7, 2006 by As'ad
“According to the Tyndall Report, which analyzes the content of the evening newscasts of the broadcast networks, their coverage of Darfur actually declined last year. The total for all three networks was 26 minutes in 2004. That wasn’t much — but it dropped to just 18 minutes during all of 2005. ABC’s evening news program [...]
Posted on February 7, 2006 by As'ad
So who let the Hummus Hit the Fan in Lebanon last Sunday? Investigation Continues. I had mentioned that Hariri Inc camp in Lebanon (the so-called March 14th Movement that led the Tabbulah Festival in Lebanon last year) had accused Syrians, Palestinians, Bedouins, and Jordanians of responsibility for the violent eruptions in Beirut last Sunday. Today, [...]
Posted on February 7, 2006 by As'ad
For those who care, a transcript of my debate with Manji on Democracy Now.
Posted on February 7, 2006 by As'ad
“Jyllands-Posten, the Danish newspaper that first published the cartoons of the prophet Muhammad that have caused a storm of protest throughout the Islamic world, refused to run drawings lampooning Jesus Christ, it has emerged today. The Danish daily turned down the cartoons of Christ three years ago, on the grounds that they could be offensive [...]
Posted on February 7, 2006 by As'ad
Sunset, Herblay, Opus 206, 1889. Paul Signac.
Posted on February 7, 2006 by As'ad
Danish Matters. I mean, I may understand if somebody wants to boycott the Danish publciation that printed the cartoons. But why boycott Denmark? The Danish people are not responsible for whatever a Danish publication prints. I have been to Denmark and find the people there to be friendly and nice. And I like the pastries. [...]
Posted on February 7, 2006 by As'ad
Do you notice that when pro-US governments kill demonstrators, it never produces outrage among Western governments and media, and Kofi Annan (still in grief over the assassination of Hariri) does not even notice: “Afghan police kill four in cartoon bloodshed”
Posted on February 7, 2006 by As'ad