Archive for August 11, 2006

There is a new Angry Poll below.

Posted on August 11, 2006 by As'ad

“Elderly woman in South Lebanon throws out Israeli troop”

Posted on August 11, 2006 by As'ad

“In Lebanon, Israeli warplanes Friday evening strafed a column of cars and trucks evacuating people out of the southern town of Marjayoun, killing four people and wounding more than 23, according to George Kettaneh, head of the emergency rescue unit of the Lebanese Red Cross. The Associated Press reported seven deaths in the attack.”

Posted on August 11, 2006 by As'ad

The Return of Mini-Hariri. (Welcome back, Khalid)

Posted on August 11, 2006 by As'ad

A former US official: “Israel has been cautious in Lebanon.” Would you like a Qana III? Would that satisfy you?

Posted on August 11, 2006 by As'ad

Nobody asked me but the article “God’s chosen people,” by Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder is a grotesque anti-Semitic diatribe. This kind of trash should never be endorsed by supporters of the Palestinian cause. (I deliberately don’t wish to provide a link).

Posted on August 11, 2006 by As'ad

The UNSC 1701 Resolution: Why No Lebanese Should accept it. So here is the text of the draft UNSC resolution. “Expressing its utmost concern at the continuing escalation of hostilities in Lebanon and in Israel since Hizbollah’s attack on Israel on 12 July 2006, which has already caused hundreds of deaths and injuries on both [...]

Posted on August 11, 2006 by As'ad

Who started it? Arabs can’t be faulted for starting conflict with Israel, when the very occupation of Palestine in 1948 was an unprovoked act of aggression against all Arabs. And then came all the Arab-Israeli wars, all of which, except 1973, unfortunately were initiated by Israel. And the argument of “not providing a pretext for [...]

Posted on August 11, 2006 by As'ad

Tissues for Sanyurah. Now, Kleenex tissues are always provided to Sanyurah and his aides during meetings as can be seen in picture above. (OK. Friends have criticized me for mocking Sanyurah’s tears. Well, of course, there is nothing wrong with crying. I mean, crying can be therapeutic and comforting. I mean, do you think that [...]

Posted on August 11, 2006 by As'ad

Hanady wrote: “Mohamad Husseini, the 3 years old boy in the pictures ( in the green t-shirt), and his family were found alive when a red cross convoy reached Maaroub in the south today Friday Aug 11 to try and rescue its residents. They couldn’t reach the people who were under the rubble in Maaroub, [...]

Posted on August 11, 2006 by As'ad

Sanayi` Public Park in Beirut. Hanady wrote: “Sanayeh is the public garden where hundreds of refugees have been living for more than 3 weeks now. This is how some of them spend the day.”

Posted on August 11, 2006 by As'ad

Southern suburbs of Beirut.

Posted on August 11, 2006 by As'ad

From Irshad Manji: “Its fighters set up shop in the middle of busy residential districts, so that going after them must involve hitting innocents.” (thanks Baheyya)

Posted on August 11, 2006 by As'ad

“[A] reserve [Israeli] infantry officer explains what it’Â’s really like to fight Hezbollah on the ground” (Notice that he had “fought” in Lebanon in 1982 BEFORE Hizbullah was even created, and if he is now 38-year old, so he was 14 when he fought in Lebanon? I mean, I fought with the Red Army in [...]

Posted on August 11, 2006 by As'ad

This just in. Pierre Laval of Lebanon, Fu’ad Sanyurah, threatened that if the Israeli war on Lebanon does not end, he will cry.

Posted on August 11, 2006 by As'ad

New TV has reported that the elite fighting force of the Lebanese Army, Al-Mukafaha, has successfully been permitted to flee Marji`yun but they insisted, being the elite fighting force of the Lebanese Army, on surrendering their weapons to Israeli occupiers before departing. And you want those to defend Lebanon? I would not trust them to [...]

Posted on August 11, 2006 by As'ad

For my Arabic readers, I shall soon be writing for Al-Akhbar. And I plan to be out-of-control.

Posted on August 11, 2006 by As'ad

“An Israel Defense Forces reserve soldier was killed and another seriously injured by an anti-tank missile fired in the village of Labona in south Lebanon, it was released for publication Friday.” Notice that it does not say when he was killed.

Posted on August 11, 2006 by As'ad

Israeli Orientalism: on Arab Savages. “The greatest sin was the betrayal of Arab freedom. Rather than work with “savages” for another hundred years, helping them overcome their tribal lifestyle and herd mentality, enlightening them and bringing them close to the civilization of Israel, the Oslo architects chose a treaty with death.” (thanks Amer)

Posted on August 11, 2006 by As'ad

At least there is one good news from the Middle East. Nobody, I mean, NOBODY, is watching Hurra TV. Nobody even mentions it anymore.

Posted on August 11, 2006 by As'ad