Archive for November 1, 2006

“Vermont poised to elect America’s first socialist senator” (thanks Maryam)

Posted on November 1, 2006 by As'ad

Excuse me, but you live on my land. AlJazeera’s Bila Hudud had a special commemorative show on the 10th anniversary of the station. Several people from AlJazeera were telling anecdotes from their experience. One of the presenters, Jamal Rayyan, a Palestinian, told this story. He said that once he had to interview Shimon Peres. He [...]

Posted on November 1, 2006 by As'ad

““Three U.S. armed vehicles, eight soldiers in each, are driving through a village, passing candy out to kids,” he began. “Suddenly the first vehicle explodes, and there are soldiers screaming. Sixteen soldiers come out of the other vehicles, and they do what they’re told to do, which is look for running people.” “Never mind that [...]

Posted on November 1, 2006 by As'ad

US troops raided the offices of Iyad `Allawi’s group in `Adhamiyyah north of Baghdad. Funny, no?

Posted on November 1, 2006 by As'ad

A new public opinion poll in Egypt revealed that 92% of people in Egypt consider Israel “an enemy.”

Posted on November 1, 2006 by As'ad

Palestinians are dying and mourning–but you would not know it from US media.

Posted on November 1, 2006 by As'ad

Sen. John Kerry explained his troubles by claiming that he “botched a joke”. But why is he joking in the first place? Are there no advisers or family members who could tell him that it was very clear in the last election that he is humorless and very very unfunny? He should not be telling [...]

Posted on November 1, 2006 by As'ad

The US Government Supports An Internal Government for Lebanon. Some brilliant mind at the White House (most probably Elliott Abrams of the NSC) came out with this statement today: (My comments are in red)“Support for a sovereign, democratic, and prosperous Lebanon is a key element of U.S. policy in the Middle East. We are therefore [...]

Posted on November 1, 2006 by As'ad

“”Ministers told Israel Radio after the meeting that Minister of Strategic Threats Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beitenu), said the IDF should employ in Gaza the methods used by the Russian army in Chechnya.”” (thanks Emily)

Posted on November 1, 2006 by As'ad

Chart Key: Chaos equals “liberation”.

Posted on November 1, 2006 by As'ad