Archive for September 16, 2006
Kensett, John Frederick, Beacon Rock, Newport Harbor, 1857.
Posted on September 16, 2006 by As'ad
““Let me just first tell you that I’ve never been more convinced that the decisions I made are the right decisions.”
Posted on September 16, 2006 by As'ad
When occupiers face trouble, they blame their puppets: “Karzai blamed for ‘hellhole’ strategy”
Posted on September 16, 2006 by As'ad
“One senior Anglican source said: “If anything, Islam was the religion of reason ahead of Christianity. Mathematics and medical science were developed in the Islamic world. The clash between reason and medievalism has Muslims on the side of reason.—
Posted on September 16, 2006 by As'ad
To receive American attention and support, Arab governments now resort to inventing sinister Al-Qa`idah plots. This week alone, the Syrian and the Yemeni governments uncovered Al-Qa`idah plots. It is expected that Jordan and Egypt will uncover Al-Qa`idah plots this week. Stay tuned.
Posted on September 16, 2006 by As'ad
“Israel cannot give up this spirit because of the peculiar existential threat it faces.” Don’t the Israeli propagandists in the US press need to update their propaganda cliches? I mean, what “existential threat? If that is a reference to the Katyusha rockets, what do we call the Israeli nuclear threat to the Arab region? Is [...]
Posted on September 16, 2006 by As'ad
“O’Beirne’s staff posed blunt questions to some candidates about domestic politics: Did you vote for George W. Bush in 2000? Do you support the way the president is fighting the war on terror? Two people who sought jobs with the U.S. occupation authority said they were even asked their views on Roe v. Wade .”
Posted on September 16, 2006 by As'ad
“Bombs shatter Lebanon’s Roman legacy” (Tell the Observer that these were Israeli bombs).
Posted on September 16, 2006 by As'ad
“The women describe how soldiers they have spoken to have had one day off in eight weeks because of relentless fighting with Taliban forces and are surviving on just three hours sleep.”
Posted on September 16, 2006 by As'ad
So the Pope had also said: “‘the history of Islam also contains a tendency to violence’.” OK, o Pope. Tell me. What tendencies does the history of Christianity contain? Inquiring minds want to know.
Posted on September 16, 2006 by As'ad
“Pope Benedict’s long mission to confront radical Islam: This is not the first time the pontiff has spoken out on the links between [Islamic] fundamentalism and terrorism”
Posted on September 16, 2006 by As'ad
I read this review of my book. I sent this letter to the editor of the journal: “Please don’t print unless you print in full. I could not recognize my book from the review by Stephen Schwartz. He begins his review with a sense of self-importance by falsely claiming that I branded him as an [...]
Posted on September 16, 2006 by As'ad
The puppet has spoken: “Jordan’s Abdullah warns U.S. mistakes since 2001 fueling terrorism”
Posted on September 16, 2006 by As'ad
“The villages of Arab al-Aramsha, Fesuta, Miyaliah and Gush suffered serious damages during the recent conflict with Hezbollah but were denied special privileges given to their neighboring Jewish communities.”
Posted on September 16, 2006 by As'ad
We know where the Pope stands: “Saying that the “sons of Allah breed like rats,†she strongly condemned the growing immigration of Muslims in Europe, including her native Italy. “Europe is no longer Europe, it is ‘Eurabia,’ a colony of Islam, where the Islamic invasion does not proceed only in a physical sense, but also [...]
Posted on September 16, 2006 by As'ad
Samir Khalaf’s Saga. So I reported to you about the fawning letter that he wrote and that was translated and published in An-Nahar. Several AUB professors sent me stories and anecdotes about him. And then, he decided to share the letter with the campus community on the campus-wide network that goes to the faculty and [...]
Posted on September 16, 2006 by As'ad
When religions clash, or when religious people clash over religion, I watch with little amusement. Yet, there is no question that there is a pattern of Western provocations against Muslim people in matters of their faith although this does not excuse verbal offenses by some Muslims against other religions. The Wahhabi clerics are notorious in [...]
Posted on September 16, 2006 by As'ad
“But Katyusha Damage Much Less Than Claimed by Israel“
Posted on September 16, 2006 by As'ad