Archive for August 23, 2006

Khalid Saghiyyah on Prime Minister boo hoo hoo.

Posted by As'ad at 3:18 PM 08/23/06

`Ali Shihabi was arrested by the Syrian regime for being a leftist.

Posted by As'ad at 2:35 PM 08/23/06

“The Old Oaken Bucket” (1943). By Grandma Moses.

Posted by As'ad at 10:03 AM 08/23/06

Israel brags: “Summary of IDF airstrikes during Operation Change of Direction:

More than 7,000 targets struck in Lebanon
15,500 sorties flown over Lebanon, including:

More than 10,000 combat missions
2,000 helicopter combat missions (most of them looking for Hasan Dib Nasrallah)
1,000 helicopter search-and-rescue missions
1,200 transport missions
Over 1,300 reconnaissance missions
Summary of IDF naval operations during Operation Change of Direction:
Navy [...]

Posted by As'ad at 9:55 AM 08/23/06

“The documentary spends almost no time with critics in the Arab world who see Mr. bin Laden as a dangerous fanatic who may have pushed the world to the brink of a global catastrophe. Hasn’t Mr. Bergen learned anything in the eventful nine years since he met the terrorist?”

Posted by As'ad at 9:44 AM 08/23/06

I am sorry. But your Afghan puppet is falling, and he can’t get up.

Posted by As'ad at 9:43 AM 08/23/06

John Kifner makes a brilliant observation here: “Hassan Nasrallah, the name of the leader of Hezbollah, is a pretty common name in Lebanon, it turns out.”

Posted by As'ad at 9:41 AM 08/23/06

“Enrollment in Arabic courses is way up. So are the job opportunities for graduates.”

Posted by As'ad at 8:43 AM 08/23/06

“One In Five Female Citadel Cadets Report Sexual Assaults”

Posted by As'ad at 8:40 AM 08/23/06

“Two Asian students have revealed their shock and despair after being thrown off a plane because other passengers feared they were suicide bombers.”

Posted by As'ad at 8:38 AM 08/23/06

He is alive. He is alive. Bernard Lewis is alive; he made through one of the most difficult days of his life. He must be most grateful.

Posted by As'ad at 8:33 AM 08/23/06

The Lebanese “Cedar Revolution” continues. A Syrian worker, Raghib Yasin, 39, was found dead in Khaldah, in Lebanon yesterday. He was shot in the side.

Posted by As'ad at 8:29 AM 08/23/06

“Amnesty International says attacks on civilian targets by Israeli military forces during the recently ended fighting in Lebanon look like deliberate war crimes.”

Posted by As'ad at 8:28 AM 08/23/06

“Iraq violence: Facts and figures”

Posted by As'ad at 8:26 AM 08/23/06

““I insisted that I am only a regular man who owns a mini-market and a store that sells ammunition for hunting rifles. I don’t belong to any group,” Nasrallah said Tuesday, a day after he was returned to Lebanon.“

Posted by As'ad at 8:24 AM 08/23/06

What do Lebanese want? Lebanese Public Opinion. Well, there is a new public opinion survey released by the Beirut Center (thanks Abdo for sending it to me). Quite revealing. 72 % of Lebanese believe that the resistance (a reference to Hizbullah) came out victorious from this war (70.8% of Sunnis; 96.3% of Shi`ites; [...]

Posted by As'ad at 8:14 AM 08/23/06

Those pictures were taken by John Waterbury, president of the American University of Beirut, during his recent visit to the southern suburbs of Beirut. (Click to enlarge, and to see the signs).

Posted by As'ad at 2:22 AM 08/23/06

For those who care, I shall speak today Wednesday (tonight at 10:00PM Beirut Time, 12:00PM Pacific Time) on New TV’s Al-Usbu` Fi Sa`ah.

Posted by As'ad at 2:17 AM 08/23/06

“Plainte belge pour crimes de guerre” (thanks Latifa)

Posted by As'ad at 1:20 AM 08/23/06

You know that the US is in trouble in the Middle East when Sa`d Iddin Ibrahim, the supporter of Bush’s wars, comes out against US and Israel, and for Hizbullah.

Posted by As'ad at 1:12 AM 08/23/06

What arrogance. What absurdity. David Ignatius who wrote this sentence does NOT know Arabic: “And as a journalist, I have often found its coverage unbalanced. It tries too hard to present the Arab news, rather than just the news.”

Posted by As'ad at 1:02 AM 08/23/06

نقد إعلام الحرب: التلفزيون

لا يمكن الحديث عن إعلام لبنان، كما لا يمكن الحديث عن وطن لبناني، في ظل الصراعات والانشطارات الطائفية العميقة التي لا ينفيها إلا من يصدق أشعار سعيد عقل وأغاني الأخوين رحباني. وأولي أمر لبنان في مرحلة ما بعد الطائف (وبإدارة ــ حتى لا ننسى ــ المخابرات السورية وأعمدة السلطة بالإضافة الى الكومبارس المرافق وجلّهم اليوم [...]

Posted by admin at 12:00 AM 08/23/06