Archive for June 8, 2007
“The American soldiers in Amiriyah have allied themselves with dozens of Sunni militiamen who call themselves the Baghdad Patriots — a group that American soldiers believe includes insurgents who have attacked them in the past — in an attempt to drive out al-Qaeda in Iraq.”
Posted on June 8, 2007 by As'ad
Paris Hilton gets more coverage than Congo, Darfur, Palestine, and Nahr Al-Barid combined.
Posted on June 8, 2007 by As'ad
Genetic Superiority of the Lebanese People Update. This is almost a daily feature in An-Nahar newspaper (the right-wing, sectarian Christian, anti-Syrian (people), anti-Palestinian (people) publication). There is a daily news item about some Lebanese genius somewhere: often times it is about a Lebanese who “invented” either a cure for AIDS or cancer, or both. Here, [...]
Posted on June 8, 2007 by As'ad
We know who did this to Nahr Al-Barid camp: it was the Lebanese Army supported by an overwhelming majority of the Lebanese people, and by Arab governments including the PA. (AFP)
Posted on June 8, 2007 by As'ad
A Saudi newspaper, Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat, admits that the overall commander and funder of Fath-Al-Islam is the Saudi dude, Abu Talhah.
Posted on June 8, 2007 by As'ad
There is a really intense campaign of hostility against Nasser in the Saudi press. Can somebody remind them that he is dead?
Posted on June 8, 2007 by As'ad
“Fighting Terrorism, a la Lebanese” by Fadi Bardawil
Posted on June 8, 2007 by As'ad
Israeli occupation soldiers explain the basics of Zionism to a demonstrator. (AFP)
Posted on June 8, 2007 by As'ad
Is this a time to play games? Is it really the time to be coy? Palestinian Oslo prime minister, Isam`il Haniyyah, accused “Arab governments” of arming “Palestinian parties.” This is not the time for this play on words. Name names. Be specific, or go and…have a falafil sandwich. And do you think that you are [...]
Posted on June 8, 2007 by As'ad
Raising the Palestinian flag, defiantly (in the face of Israeli occupation soldiers). AFP (from Al-Akhbar)
Posted on June 8, 2007 by As'ad
The “culture editor” of Hariri rag, Al-Mustaqbal, Paul Shawul, writes strictly according to the wishes of the publisher of the publication where he works. That was the case when he wrote in Al-Mustaqbal magazine, and that is the case in his new home. Lately, he has been writing really long and tedious articles. I have [...]
Posted on June 8, 2007 by As'ad
Every day for the last two weeks, Hariri rag Al-Mustaqbal, has been carrying a variation of the same headline, to the effect that Fath-Al-Islam is about to be finished off–any minute now.
Posted on June 8, 2007 by As'ad
Hell, if you can keep it. “There is a story, often told, that upon exiting the Constitutional Convention Benjamin Franklin was approached by a group of citizens asking what sort of government the delegates had created. His answer was: “A republic, if you can keep it.”” Neo-cons are now quoting this to suggest that Mr. [...]
Posted on June 8, 2007 by As'ad
Tony Blair was interviewed on AlJazeera TV. I have never seen a foreign official grilled more thoroughly or toughly.
Posted on June 8, 2007 by As'ad
It is quite hilarious to read Fouad Ajami defending Scooter Libby. This is akin to Rustum Ghazalah defending Prince Bandar from accusations of corruption.
Posted on June 8, 2007 by As'ad
Asalah, the Syrian singer, is one of my favorite singers these days. She is one of those people that you enjoy listen to her sing or speak in interviews. And her Damascene accent pleases Angry Arab. But I saw her the other day on LBC-TV, and I could not recognize her. She looked different; she [...]
Posted on June 8, 2007 by As'ad
UAE has announced a new Shaykh Zayid Prize for Books. This is like establishing the George W. Bush Prize for Peace.
Posted on June 8, 2007 by As'ad
“Speaking Thursday at the Group of 8 meeting in northern Germany, Mr. Blair said that if the investigation had gone ahead, it “would have involved the most serious allegations in investigations being made into the Saudi royal family, and my job is to give advice as to whether that is a sensible thing in circumstances [...]
Posted on June 8, 2007 by As'ad
Update from Nahr Al-Barid. A Western reporter in Lebanon sent me this message today: “i was at Badawi today filming and interviewing the refugees..I was talking to a group of middle aged Palestinian men from Nahr el Bared after a few questions I asked who they thought had funded Fatah Al Islam and if Hariri [...]
Posted on June 8, 2007 by As'ad
“Dozens of Jewish worshippers desecrated a Muslim cemetery in a Palestinian village near Arial on Friday. The worshippers broke some tombstones, and wrote “Death to Arabs†on others. Noaf, a resident of a nearby village, said that the worshippers arrived at the cemetery escorted by soldiers.” (thanks Rashid)
Posted on June 8, 2007 by As'ad