Archive for November 24, 2006
“Do you think the world would be much different if R.F.K. had lived?I do. We would have been out of Vietnam a lot sooner. There would’ve been a better chance for peace in the Middle East, since that was on his agenda.” Oh, yeah, Mr. movie director. Indeed. Bobby Kennedy was planning on sending more [...]
Posted on November 24, 2006 by As'ad
David Ignatius has yet another column with complex and sophisticated ideas: “Why can’t they all get along.”
Posted on November 24, 2006 by As'ad
From Gaza: what you don’t see in US media. Without a hint of exaggeration, I dare say this: an Israeli with a toothache gets more US media coverage than a murdered Palestinian.
Posted on November 24, 2006 by As'ad
Lebanese police is taking matters in its hands. Al-Akhbar newspaper reported that members of the Hariri militia (known as Internal Security Forces) spotted a highly suspicious man on a motorcycle. He was quickly chased and arrested. But alas it turned out he was one of their members. In other news, Lebanese prime minister continues to [...]
Posted on November 24, 2006 by As'ad
Was it not Frank Zappa who observed that the Discovery Channel (or was it the History Channel) is a mere front for the secret agencies of the US government?
Posted on November 24, 2006 by As'ad
An-Nahar (the right-wing, sectarian Christian, anti-Syrian (people), anti-Palestinian) newspaper has translated this article from Haaretz but it did not translate the title lest its readers get upset.
Posted on November 24, 2006 by As'ad
I am not making this up. Police is providing escorts to shoppers at WalMart in Ceres, CA who leave the store with PlayStation 3. There have been reports that the King of Jordan has attacked shoppers and stolen their PlayStation 3.
Posted on November 24, 2006 by As'ad
This is a new low for Human Rights Watch. HRW urges Palestinians to not interfere (not even peacefully) with Israeli occupation troops when they are engaged in killing Palestinians. “Just let them kill Palestinians and destroy their houses,” urges HRW. (thanks Amer)
Posted on November 24, 2006 by As'ad
“The Syrian State Security Court (SSSC) sentenced on November 19 the activist Nizar Restanawi to four years imprisonment, Syria Today has learned. The 48 year old engineer was arrested by Syrian authorities in April 2005, and accused of “publishing fake news and insulting the Syrian President.””
Posted on November 24, 2006 by As'ad
” Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, among others, forcefully criticized the book. “It is wrong,” she declared, “to suggest that the Jewish people would support a government in Israel or anywhere else that institutionalizes ethnically based oppression, and Democrats reject that allegation vigorously.”
Posted on November 24, 2006 by As'ad
“An excerpt from yesterday’s speech by that inarticulate imbecile, Saad a-Hariri”(The Arabic word “wahm” should be translated as “illusion” not “fantasy”.)
Posted on November 24, 2006 by As'ad
Karim Pakraduni said again on NBN-TV that Pierre Gemayyel hated to read and to write. And he added that Pierre was a close friend of mini-Hariri. Well, at least they have one thing in common. He added that mini-Hariri found Gemayyel to be very funny–maybe he thought it was funny that Gemayyel thought that Muslims [...]
Posted on November 24, 2006 by As'ad
to·ken: a member of a group (as a minority) that is included within a larger group through tokenism; especially : a token employee. This is my favorite part of the interview: “But Khaldi, while conceding that the situation of Arabs in Israel “is not perfect..”
Posted on November 24, 2006 by As'ad
When the French foreign minister and the French ambassador in Lebanon were seen entering the church were the funeral of Pierre Gemayyel was held yesterday, the March 14th crowd outside started chanting: “Vive la France.” See how charming they are? See how much they love the sovereignty and independence of Lebanon?
Posted on November 24, 2006 by As'ad
If you want to meet the King of Jordan: he is camping outside Best Buy waiting to get his hands on PlayStation 3.
Posted on November 24, 2006 by As'ad
Excessive “Liberation”. “The Air Force has conducted more than 2,000 airstrikes in Afghanistan over the past six months, a sharp increase in bombing that reflects the growing demand for American air cover since NATO has assumed a larger ground combat role, Air Force officials said.” I like how NYT inserted the word “demand.” Oh, yeah. [...]
Posted on November 24, 2006 by As'ad
This guy didn’t like our panel on Lebanon at MESA.
Posted on November 24, 2006 by As'ad
I have to admit: Slate is also “fair and balanced.”
Posted on November 24, 2006 by As'ad
So much for the Bush Doctrine: “When elections lifted reformers to power in Lebanon early last year, Bush administration officials hailed it as a showcase example of the “Arab spring” they saw sweeping through the region. Now, with the Lebanese government teetering on collapse, U.S. officials are braced for another — and some say final [...]
Posted on November 24, 2006 by As'ad
“On Wednesday, the Security Council moved with uncommon speed and expanded the investigation to include Mr. Gemayel’s death.”
Posted on November 24, 2006 by As'ad