Archive for March 6, 2006

“Facts and figures on poverty in the United States” (thanks Julie)

Posted on March 6, 2006 by As'ad

While Bush continues to “make progress in Iraq,” “U.S. Envoy Offers Bleak View of Situation in Iraq”

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Who decides who is an Iraqi patriot? US occupiers decide. Why do you ask? “”General Mubdar was a true Iraqi patriot,” Maj. Gen. J.D. Thurman, commander of the Multi-National Division in Baghdad, said in a statement.”

Posted on March 6, 2006 by As'ad

This is a new Hariri stamp in Lebanon. (thanks Amal). Now, please be advised that you may not use it as a stamp here in the US. But please, feel free to use it for other purposes. I am accepting suggestions. You may add it to your Hariri coins.

Posted on March 6, 2006 by As'ad

My colleague Jake shared this with me today: “The article I mentioned to you is: Getty, Rittersporn, and Zemskov, “Victims in the Soviet Penal System in the Pre-War Years: A First Approach on the Basis of Archival Evidence”, American Historical Review, v. 98, n. 4, Oct. 1993. As the title suggests, it uses archival data, [...]

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The Arabs Are Coming. The Arabs Are Coming.

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“Syriana: This movie, much lauded by U.S. liberals, which purports to explain the dynamics of the contemporary Mideast, makes no mention of Israel.”

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” The Kenyan government has hired the Saatchi and Saatchi advertising agency to handle its nationwide anti-corruption campaign.” (Saatchi and Saatchi has also been crucial in planning the propaganda campaigns of Hariri Inc and of the Jordanian royal family).

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“The British architect supervising the redesign of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center said that he is in favor of the separation fenceIsrael has built in the West Bank. Lord Richard Rogers has been criticized for his relationship with Architects and Planners for Justice in Palestine, a group of 60 prominent architects who have called [...]

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This is Zionism: “An official statement submitted several days ago to the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court accused human rights organizations that represent Palestinians and residents of East Jerusalem in court of working against Israel’s interests.”

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Walid Jumblat and Marwan Hamadah kept referring to Iran and Iranians as “Persia” and “Persians.” They are following the footsteps of Saddam Husayn. (In Arab usage, the words are used perjoratively, and intended to underline the relatively late arrival of Islam to Iran).

Posted on March 6, 2006 by As'ad

“The British Foreign Office has appointed a controversial Israeli government adviser to one of its most sensitive posts as head of the legal department. Advice from Daniel Bethlehem QC in 2002 to the then Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, led Israel to block a UN inquiry into the battle of Jenin. The Israeli refusal to [...]

Posted on March 6, 2006 by As'ad

Now this. The Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (what a name–but quite indicative of a scary agenda (and this so-called Revolution does not even notice a foreign occupation when it sees one)) now wants to appease Israel. Israel’s man in Iraq is being considered for a Defense post: “Adnan Ibaidi, a spokesman [...]

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Ziyad Rahbani’s Radio Rants (thanks Chris) (It only plays with Realplayer)

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Walid Jumblat’s Excellent Adventure in Washington, DC: The New US Favorite Warlord From Lebanon. And why this former admirer of Zarqawi became an admired guest at Rice’s Department of State. I have received several accounts of Jumblat’s appearance in Washington, DC at the Saban Center. My friends and friends of the site sent me their [...]

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At least Le Monde knows Chirac’s priorities: (this was on the first page): “Chirac se rend dans une Arabie saoudite plus riche que jamais”

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إلى العرب ابراهيم اليازجي كم تُظلمون ولستم تشتكون، وكمتُستغضبون فلا يبدو لكم غضبُألفتمُ الهونَ حتى صارَ عندكمطبعاً، وبعض طباع المرء مُكتسبُوفارقتكم، لطولِ الذلِّ، نخوتكمفليس يُؤلمكم خسف ولا عطبُكم بين صبر غدا للذل مُجتلباًوبين صبر غدا للعزّ يجتلبُفشمّروا وانهضوا للأمر وابتدروامن دهركم فرصة ضنّت بها الحِقبُلا تبتغوا بالمنى فوزاً لأنفسكملا يصدق الفوزُ ما لم يصدق الطّلبُهذا [...]

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“THE ANGRY ARAB GOES HOLLYWOOD”

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“Heroes in Error: How a fake general, a pliant media, and a master manipulator helped lead the United States into war” (thaks Laleh)

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A Morning Snow – Hudson River, 1910. George Bellows.

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