Archive for June 5, 2007

A what unto the nations? “The source told Reuters that soldiers came to a house in Hebron before dawn and shot a man who answered the door, killing him, then shot his wife, wounding her. Medics said the man was 67. Three other men in the home were also wounded by gunfire, the source said. [...]

Posted on June 5, 2007 by As'ad

Genetic Superiority of the Lebanese People Update. Apparently, on the last final episode of Superstar(an Arab version of American Idol which runs on Hariri TV), the Hariri musician, Ilyas Rahbani, out of the blue took a piece of paper and started paying tributes to the Lebanese Army. Among the things he said (and by the [...]

Posted on June 5, 2007 by As'ad

“Allawi’s Mysterious Front. New Political Coalition: Hub for Saddamists and “Mules” or a “Salvation Front”?”

Posted on June 5, 2007 by As'ad

Larry King versus Anderson Cooper

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Anthony Shadid interviewed three “analysts” in this article: not one of them is opposed to March 14th Movement (Na`um, Barud, and Salem). Yet, the article is about fears of a civil war. Usually, you need more than one side to go into a civil war.

Posted on June 5, 2007 by As'ad

News from another “liberated” land: “Bloodshed is spreading to previously stable provinces of Afghanistan, threatening aid efforts as humanitarian workers contend with growing numbers of attacks from insurgents and criminals.”

Posted on June 5, 2007 by As'ad

“The affair began over three months ago, when foreign television crews filmed IDF soldiers forcing Palestinians to search their neighbors’ homes for militants, in case the wanted gunmen should open fire. Some two years ago, upon completing a long and drawn out legal debate, the High Court of Justice decided to outlaw the use of [...]

Posted on June 5, 2007 by As'ad

So MEMRI and (House of Saud’s) Elaph have now found two Palestinians who find Israeli occupation quite pleasurable, and the New York Times find that worthy of an article. “”One journalist quoted by MEMRI, Majed Azzam, wrote in the Hamas-affiliated weekly Al Risala in Gaza that Palestinians “should have the courage to acknowledge the truth” [...]

Posted on June 5, 2007 by As'ad

Thus Spoke Mr. Bush. “The United States is also using our influence to urge valued partners like Egypt and Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to move toward freedom. These nations have taken brave stands and strong action to confront extremists, along with some steps to expand liberty and transparency.” Who can disagree that Saudi Arabia, for [...]

Posted on June 5, 2007 by As'ad

“…Although I am Lebanese since Birth” by Jihad Bazzi

Posted on June 5, 2007 by As'ad

Genetic Superiority of the Lebanese People Update. This is now a regular feature of this lousy blog. My source of this feature is from An-Nahar and LBC-TV (both are right-wing, sectarian Christian, anti-Syrian (people), anti-Palestinian (people) media). Here, we learn about yet another genius Lebanese. According to this news item, this Lebanese student, graduated with [...]

Posted on June 5, 2007 by As'ad

Madawi Al-Rashid on the “other side of Saudi Arabia”

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The native versus the occupier. (AP)

Posted on June 5, 2007 by As'ad

I detest suicide. I like the poetry of Khalil Hawi very much. It frustrated him a great deal in his life that Nizar Qabbani was more appreciated as a poet than he was. And I agreed and still agree with Hawi. He is a very original poet. But I don’t believe that we, the living [...]

Posted on June 5, 2007 by As'ad

“The Right-winger who is ashamed of his Right-wingness” by my dear friend Joseph.

Posted on June 5, 2007 by As'ad

Karl Bostic, NBC news Baghdad bureau chief, evaluates one good Arab: “He was a study of grace under pressure, with a good sense of humor to throw in. He is a tireless worker, reliable, and trustworthy – qualities that are not always apparent in a lot of people here.”

Posted on June 5, 2007 by As'ad

A reader (an American writer) sent me this:“I am sure you will enjoy knowing that back in the early 1990s, when I worked for the lawyers of the New York Times, I used to go up to the Times board room to set up the board meetings. Old Punch Sulzberger was still chairman then. The [...]

Posted on June 5, 2007 by As'ad

The Missing God by Lebanese poet, Musa Shu`ayb (who was assassinated by agents of the Syrian regime in 1980). My translation:“O, comradeMy heart is fatiguedand my dreams are darkMy night is coldand there are onlyashes in my fireplaceDo I sing?I was singing yesterdayI had a house, and chatsand foodMy fields were islandsof goodness, and I [...]

Posted on June 5, 2007 by As'ad

US ambassador in Lebanon just announced that his government will make a donation of $3.5 million to rebuild the Nahr Al-Barid refugee camp. So the US has thus far donated $300 million to destroy Nahr Al-Barid, and $3.5 million to rebuild it. That is nice, no?

Posted on June 5, 2007 by As'ad

Nur Ash-Sharif (probably the most famous Egyptian actor today) was on Rabi`ah Az-Zayat’s Sijal program on NBN (she is a rare thoughtful and analytical journalist). He told the story of how he had a movie to make that was against privatization. He said that he went to a producer (with whom he had worked) and [...]

Posted on June 5, 2007 by As'ad