Archive for August 22, 2006
The program of the Commonwealth Club (this evening) will air on some radio station. You may consult the site for that. If somebody finds the link, let me know. (I think that Angry Arab was…angrier).
Posted on August 22, 2006 by As'ad
This is my first article in Al-Akhbar: “Critique of the War Media [coverage]: TV (I).” (Non-PDF version here).
Posted on August 22, 2006 by As'ad
Today, marks the 23rd year in the US for me. With that, I have spent half of my life in the US, and the other half in Lebanon.
Posted on August 22, 2006 by As'ad
““Don’t think that they were picking and choosing their targets,†he said. “Everybody was hurt by this, Sunni, Shia and Christian. The pain goes all around.—
Posted on August 22, 2006 by As'ad
From NYT: “A woman stood Monday near a row of graves being prepared for a funeral this week for 23 civilians, including 17 children, in Marwaheen, a predominantly Sunni Muslim village.”
Posted on August 22, 2006 by As'ad
““The Old checkered House” (1853-1959)”. By Grandma Moses.
Posted on August 22, 2006 by As'ad
“Lebanon’s 15-year economic and social recovery from civil war was wiped out in the recent Israeli offensive against Hezbollah, the UN development agency has said.” (thanks Mouin)
Posted on August 22, 2006 by As'ad
I just heard that Paul Wolfowitz’s World Bank will oversee all foreign aid to Lebanon. Is that not nice? I mean, is that not kind? I mean, is that not just sweet.
Posted on August 22, 2006 by As'ad
Even Human Rights Watch is saying this: “Why did so many Lebanese civilians lost their lives to Israeli bombing? The [Israeli] government line is that the IDF was doing the best it could, but these deaths were the result of Hizbullah hiding its rockets and fighters among civilians. But that assertion doesn’t stand up to [...]
Posted on August 22, 2006 by As'ad
Pictures from Bin Jubayl (by Darine Za`tari–you sister, Darine, gave me the wrong credit information).
Posted on August 22, 2006 by As'ad
Heroin-addicts-for-Bush.
Posted on August 22, 2006 by As'ad
“An Homage to C. Wright Mills”
Posted on August 22, 2006 by As'ad