Archive for September 10, 2006
“Hizbullah and a coalition of secular parties, as well as Lebanon’s senior Shia cleric, have warned Tony Blair that he is not welcome in Lebanon, describing him as a partner in Israel’s 34-day war with Hizbullah, which resulted in the deaths of more than 1,000 Lebanese civilians.”
Posted on September 10, 2006 by As'ad
“The power that presents itself as being constantly under threat and thus merely defending itself against an invisible enemy is in danger of becoming a manipulative one. Can we really trust those in power, or are they evoking the threat to discipline and control us? Thus, the lesson is that, in combating terror, it is [...]
Posted on September 10, 2006 by As'ad
“An Israel Defense Forces tank shell landed near a group of Palestinians in the southern Gaza town of Rafah on Sunday, killing a 14-year-old boy and seriously wounding his 19-year-old brother, Palestinian witnesses and medics said.”
Posted on September 10, 2006 by As'ad
“A total of 90 percent of the complaints filed by Palestinians in the West Bank against Israeli citizens for violent attacks have been closed without charges being filed, according to a report prepared by the human rights organization Yesh Din, which will be made public Monday.” (thanks Mouin)
Posted on September 10, 2006 by As'ad
Inness, George, Spirit of Autumn, 1891.
Posted on September 10, 2006 by As'ad
When Muhammad Hasanayn Haykal heard and read about the attacks of Sep. 11, he insisted that it was the work of Serbian nationalists. Arabs can’t pull something like that through, he would insist (don’t blame him. He worked for the incompetent regime of Nasser.) But I will not mention this again if you stop talking [...]
Posted on September 10, 2006 by As'ad
“But Bush did not mention what I had disclosed — that Zubaydah had also named three Saudi princes — one of whom was the king’s nephew — and the chief of Pakistan’s air force, as his chief contacts in those two countries. Moreover, Zubaydah told American investigators that two of those he named — and [...]
Posted on September 10, 2006 by As'ad
Ibrahim Al-Amin on the role of Walid Jumblat. A frightening look at the path of civil strife in Lebanon.
Posted on September 10, 2006 by As'ad
You will not read this in your press, and the Security Council will not discuss the matter. Lebanese fishermen from the city of Tyre were shot at by Israeli warships. Unable to show bravery against Lebanese fighters, Israeli soldiers are always eager to show bravery against unarmed Arab civilians.
Posted on September 10, 2006 by As'ad
`Azmi Bisharah clearly likes to praise the Syrian regime; a regime that would sell Palestine and Golan heights to extend the rule of the Asad family by one week.
Posted on September 10, 2006 by As'ad
“The New York City Council’s education committee approved a curriculum on Israel initiated by the public relations department of the Israeli Consulate in New York.”
Posted on September 10, 2006 by As'ad
At the invitation of Iraqi resistance groups, Al-Jazeera’s senior investigative reporter, Yusri Fudah, infiltrated into Iraq. His report was aired this weekend. Very revealing. The extent to which the groups are operating rather freely and with the use of advanced weapons and planning was surprising to me. You watch the report and realize the extent [...]
Posted on September 10, 2006 by As'ad
“The BBG has developed several performance indicators and targets for MBN’s Radio Sawa and Alhurra services, including measures of audience size and program credibility. However, it is not clear whether the Radio Sawa and Alhurra performance targets have been met because of weaknesses in MBN’s survey methodology and documentation. The BBG did not take certain [...]
Posted on September 10, 2006 by As'ad
“Before his capture, Mr. Zubaydah was regarded as a top bin Laden logistics chief who funneled recruits to training bases in Afghanistan and served as a communications link between Al Qaeda’s leadership and extremists in other countries. As interrogators dug into his activities, however, they scaled back their assessment somewhat, viewing him more as the [...]
Posted on September 10, 2006 by As'ad
Lebanonese advocates are sometimes astounding. I was reading Ilia Issa’s Glossaire Des Mots Syriaques dans le Dialectre Libanais. The author is incredible–just as Jesuit Orientalist, Louis Cheikho (sic), made most of the Arab poets (during Jahiliyyah and Islam) to be Christians in his well-known books, Issa wanted to trace many Arabic words to Syriac. But [...]
Posted on September 10, 2006 by As'ad
Pro-Bush Shi`ite cleric, Iyad Jamal Ad-Din has been doing a very effective job fomenting Sunni-Shi`ite discord in the Arab world. Saudi media are using him non-stop these days. He claism to stand for a secular state, and yet he is more sectarian than even Rafiq Hariri. Today on LBC-TV, he blamed modern Sunnis for the [...]
Posted on September 10, 2006 by As'ad
Borzou Daragahi of the LA Times. Now Borzou. I was reading your article with interest (and I read some very good articles by you on Iraq) until I reached the point when you interviewed Ahmad Al-As`ad. That is a bad sign. I know that Lebanon is not your area of expertise, but one day of [...]
Posted on September 10, 2006 by As'ad
“Why the Numbers Don’t Add Up in Iraq: The Pentagon’s fondness for secrecy along with partisan agendas in Baghdad often lead to contortions with death tolls and other details.”
Posted on September 10, 2006 by As'ad
I believe these kinds of articles are the product of Israeli propaganda spin to justify the performance of Israeli soldiers.
Posted on September 10, 2006 by As'ad
“Instructors, military equipment worth USD 30 million to make their way from Washington to Beirut. Goal: Strengthening Fouad Siniora’s government against Hizbullah, pro-Syria elements. Israel agrees to plan, tells Americans it is not headed to negotiations with Assad” (thanks Ashraf)
Posted on September 10, 2006 by As'ad