Archive for June 27, 2007

“An Egyptian billionaire financier who feared for his life after being accused of being a Mossad spy was found dead outside his Mayfair flat yesterday in suspicious circumstances.”

Posted on June 27, 2007 by As'ad

“Visiting two of more than 500 roadblocks Israel operates in the West Bank, officials of the Peace Now group questioned the efficacy of many of the checkpoints that hamper Palestinians’ movement on roads that do not lead into Israel.” Peace Now officials that Israel should continue to oppress Palestinians, but that the oppression should be [...]

Posted on June 27, 2007 by As'ad

“The Gaza events were not a war between Fatah and Hamas; but between Hamas and Fatah collaborators who served the Americans and the Israelis, said a senior Fatah advisor on Wednesday. Hani al-Hassan, the Palestinian president’s senior political advisor and member of Fatah’s central committee said in a TV interview that what was happening in [...]

Posted on June 27, 2007 by As'ad

A headline from the New York Times: “Israelis Kill 11 Militants Inside Gaza; 2 Civilians Die”. So militants don’t die; they get killed. (thanks Amahl)

Posted on June 27, 2007 by As'ad

My article in Al-Akhbar: “Islamic Rule in Gaza? Oh, What Horror”

Posted on June 27, 2007 by As'ad

“Saudi Arabia execution toll tops 100″ (thanks Amina)

Posted on June 27, 2007 by As'ad

Appointing Tony Blair as Middle East envoy is as offensive as electing Fouad Ajami as president of MESA.

Posted on June 27, 2007 by As'ad

There is no question that Arabs and Muslims in UK feel more free and less constrained than Muslims and Arabs in US. I was walking down the street on Edgeware Road and saw this man who looked–well, like the stereotype of an Al-Qa`idah member (of course, the stereotype is not accurate or fair, but you [...]

Posted on June 27, 2007 by As'ad

“Civilian Death Statistics in Iraq & Afghanistan Compared” (thanks Alec)

Posted on June 27, 2007 by As'ad

“It’s no coincidence that the class projects at Ben Gurion that so impressed Friedman have names like “Innovative Covariance Matrix for Point Target Detection in Hyperspectral Images” and “Algorithms for Obstacle Detection and Avoidance.” Thirty homeland security companies were launched in Israel in the past six months alone, thanks in large part to lavish government [...]

Posted on June 27, 2007 by As'ad

I read the statement by Marwan Barghuti. He called on Israelis not to miss “this opportunity.” What opportunity do you have in mind, Mr. Barghuti? This only confirmed my suspicions. I was suspicious of his “arrest” and will be more suspicious of his release.

Posted on June 27, 2007 by As'ad

” Burundian’s ordeal in Lebanon” (thanks Sara)

Posted on June 27, 2007 by As'ad

“THE FBI IS visiting the nation’s top technical universities in a bid to stop students taking their holidays outside the country. MIT, Boston College, and the University of Massachusetts, have all had a visit from the spooks to warn them about the dangers of foreign spies and terrorists stealing sensitive academic research.” (thanks Laleh)

Posted on June 27, 2007 by As'ad

“Bolton: I’m ‘very worried’ for Israel”

Posted on June 27, 2007 by As'ad