Archive for October 27, 2006
“A council of eight countriesâ€â€Jordan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Pakistan, Palestine and Turkeyâ€â€will run the project together.” (thanks Ms. L.)
Posted on October 27, 2006 by As'ad
Sisley, Alfred, Moret-sur-Loing, 1891.
Posted on October 27, 2006 by As'ad
Sen. Obama will do well in American politics. He stands for both sides of every issue.
Posted on October 27, 2006 by As'ad
“From “Mission Accomplished” to “Mission Impossible” in Iraq“
Posted on October 27, 2006 by As'ad
“The Iraqi prime minister sharply criticized U.S. policy Friday during a private meeting with the U.S. ambassador, pointing to America’s failure to either reduce violence or give his government authority over security matters. The criticism in private was the latest example of tension between the two governments and stood in stark contrast with a joint [...]
Posted on October 27, 2006 by As'ad
“Has Sistani met with any American official in the past 3 1/2 years? Frederick Jones, the NSC’s communications director, said yesterday that no American official has ever met Sistani.” (But he regularly meets with US puppets). But you have to read this column: the dude is quite furious that Sistani has not met with Americans. [...]
Posted on October 27, 2006 by As'ad
“L’idée que, sous prétexte qu’un pays est démocratique, ses citoyens, après délibération entre eux, ont la légitimité de bombarder les citoyens d’un autre pays est une idée qui va finir par tuer la démocratie.” (thanks Karim)
Posted on October 27, 2006 by As'ad
The prime mininster of Lebanon reacting to the news that the month of October is about to end. (You may notice that his kleenex tissues are caramelized).
Posted on October 27, 2006 by As'ad
“Rice: Hezbollah must disarm if it is to remain in Lebanese politics” (Rice: Dahlan’s gangs must keep arms to stay in Palestinian politics; Kurdish militias must keep arms to stay in Iraqi politics; Somali warlords must keep arms to stay in Somali politics; Afghan warlords must keep arms to stay in Afghan politics; Mujahedeen Khalq [...]
Posted on October 27, 2006 by As'ad
“Top Democrats are rushing to repudiate former President Carter’s controversial new book on the Middle East, in which he accuses the Israeli government of maintaining an apartheid system. Two key party leaders  Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean, party chairman, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi  and several congressmen issued statements Monday saying [...]
Posted on October 27, 2006 by As'ad
Laleh sent me this under the heading “poor Israel”: “Democrats in Congress are arguing that the Bush administration’s handling of the war in Iraq harmed Israel and is tying America’s hands in dealing with Iran’s nuclear threat.”
Posted on October 27, 2006 by As'ad
“Another study, published this week, suggests that a strong anti-Israel current exists in American academic circles. The study, conducted by Gary Tobin and Aryeh Weinberg of San Francisco’s Institute for Jewish & Community Research, found that almost one-third of college faculty members think the United States is the greatest threat to global stability. Overall, respondents [...]
Posted on October 27, 2006 by As'ad
“The State Department is unforthcoming about the real cost of the corporate armies operating in Iraq: the mercenaries, or ‘private security contractors’, who guard US officials and international contractors ensuring that Coalition forces are free to fight insurgents. The GAO estimated last year that there were more than 25,000 of these ‘contractors’, significantly outnumbering British [...]
Posted on October 27, 2006 by As'ad
“Bush promised his evangelical followers faith-based social services, which he called “compassionate conservatism.” He went beyond that to give them a faith-based war, faith-based law enforcement, faith-based education, faith-based medicine, and faith-based science. He could deliver on his promises because he stocked the agencies handling all these problems, in large degree, with born-again Christians of [...]
Posted on October 27, 2006 by As'ad
“The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, passed during the media frenzy following the death of University of Maryland basketball star Len Bias, established mandatory minimum sentences for possession of specific amounts of cocaine. However, it also established a 100-to-1 disparity between distribution of powder and crack cocaine. For example, distributing just five grams of crack [...]
Posted on October 27, 2006 by As'ad
Did you hear Madonna actually say, with a straight face, that she plans to educate and raise her newly adopted son, so that he can go back and help Malawi. Blacks need whites to raise them to do better, it seems.
Posted on October 27, 2006 by As'ad
“Voting is an irrational act: your vote does not matter unless it’s a tie.”
Posted on October 27, 2006 by As'ad
Peter Bergen is one of those. He is one of those who changes his tune to suit his audience. He is a progressive when he writes for the Nation, and a neo-con when writing for the New York Times. We have them in the Arab world too, you know.
Posted on October 27, 2006 by As'ad
“Two years ago, when he was teaching at the State University of New York at Buffalo, the professor hatched a plan designed to undermine the site’s veracity  which, at that time, had gone largely unchallenged by scholars. Adopting the pseudonym “Dr. al-Halawi” and billing himself as a “visiting lecturer in law, Jesus College, Oxford [...]
Posted on October 27, 2006 by As'ad
“Mystery of Israel’s secret uranium bomb”
Posted on October 27, 2006 by As'ad