Archive for July 28, 2007
Clovis Maqsud started his political life as a Phalangist. I hope that he does not return to Phalangism at this point in his life.
Posted on July 28, 2007 by As'ad
When Omar Sharif was at his prime in Hollywood in the 1960s, he was more than willing to bash Arabs and Muslims. Out of a job in Hollywood, Sharif is now back in Egypt doing TV serials and movies. He has been more than willing to bash Westerners. This is a man who can’t be [...]
Posted on July 28, 2007 by As'ad
Adam Ereli, former State Department spokesperson and ambassador to Bahrain, was on Al-Ittijah Al-Mu`akis. It was from two weeks ago but I just watched today. Ereli looked good–as good as that guy who lasted for 30 seconds with Mike Tyson before he knocked him unconscious. Usually, Ereli is very arrogant in his appearances but not [...]
Posted on July 28, 2007 by As'ad
The French foreign minister is visiting Lebanon. A reporter asked him a serious question about what France was really doing to help Lebanon. He answered her by telling her that “she is pretty” and that he salutes her. Can you imagine if an Arab minister did something like that? Can you imagine the hue and [...]
Posted on July 28, 2007 by As'ad
The US is financing and arming Sunni and Shi`ite sectarian militias and then wondering why there is sectarian warfare in Iraq. “The U.S. military in Iraq is expanding its efforts to recruit and fund armed Sunni residents as local protection forces in order to improve security and promote reconciliation at the neighborhood level, according to [...]
Posted on July 28, 2007 by As'ad
Sudan version of the Muslim Brotherhood. The head of the Muslim Brotherhood in Sudan was on Ziyarah Khassah on AlJazeera. The guy was so out of it that he reminded me of the theories that were popularized by King Faysal of Saudi Arabia. He said–actually said–that he is opposed to the inoculation of Sudanese children [...]
Posted on July 28, 2007 by As'ad
“It is time for this chaos to end and for people to use popular means to achieve their goals,†Nimer Hammad, a senior Abbas aide, said.” What is popular, O Mr. Hammad? Is the corruption of Fath popular? Is the performance of collaborationists in Fath gangs popular? Who defines what is popular? And is “an [...]
Posted on July 28, 2007 by As'ad
New TV has been advertising this competition for the “best” Nabtean poem. The theme has to include a denunciation of terrorism. I don’t know who is funding this context, but the prize is “a cool”–whatever that means, I hear that in movies– $1 million. I am entering this contest. I wrote this poem (this is [...]
Posted on July 28, 2007 by As'ad
What gives? Today, the sectarian Amal’s movement TV, NBN, reported that “the Lebanese Army has made slow progress” in Nahr Al-Barid. The coverage of NBN is quite nauseating. As if the Amal’s war on the camps in the 1980s (with the full support of the Syrian regime) was not enough.
Posted on July 28, 2007 by As'ad
The revolt of the thirsty in Egypt. (thanks Hicham)
Posted on July 28, 2007 by As'ad
Muhammad Habash versus Jamal Khashuqji: Is Bin Laden a Takfiri? LBC-TV’s Kalam An-Nas (the episode from previous week) featured Syrian (rubber stamp) MP, Muhammad Habash (one of the most effective and articulate propagandists/advocates of the Syrian regime) against Saudi propagandist, Jamal Khashuqji (like many present-day Saudi “liberals” he was a former staunch Bin Ladenite). Habash [...]
Posted on July 28, 2007 by As'ad
If you criticize or oppose the sectarian Shi`ite militias that rule Iraq, they accuse you of sympathy for Saddam–who is dead.
Posted on July 28, 2007 by As'ad
Her grandson was killed by Israeli occupation soldiers. (AFP)
Posted on July 28, 2007 by As'ad
Arab royal families may not care–don’t care–about the plight of their people or about the plight of Palestine or Iraq or Darfur, but they care about this: “The leader of the party, said to be a member of the ruling al-Thani family, was reportedly appalled to find his wives had been seated elsewhere and, in [...]
Posted on July 28, 2007 by As'ad
Fath: the Gangs of Israeli occupation. “Senior UN officials reported Friday that the Palestinian representatives have been relentlessly operating in recent days to foil an initiative ultimately aimed at issuing a Security Council presidential statement criticizing the situation in the Gaza Strip.” (thanks Lisette)
Posted on July 28, 2007 by As'ad
“The Israeli and Egyptian proposals would lock in U.S. commitments for the next 10 years. The total for Israel would rise from $2.4 billion to about $3 billion a year, and Egypt would continue to receive $1.3 billion a year.”
Posted on July 28, 2007 by As'ad
“US accuses Saudis of telling lies about Iraq”
Posted on July 28, 2007 by As'ad
“Although gender-based abortion is illegal, parents are choosing to abort female foetuses in such large numbers that experts estimate India has lost 10 million girls in the past 20 years. In the 12 years since selective abortion was outlawed only one doctor has been convicted of the crime.”
Posted on July 28, 2007 by As'ad
A friend sent me this from Jordan: “ I thought you might enjoy these images of the full page ads Abu Ghazaleh is placing in the newspapers here on a regular basis. Note the reference to “unconstitutional and unlawful” practices. This is significant because it is widely believed and understood that the king himself has [...]
Posted on July 28, 2007 by As'ad
“The Bush administration is preparing to ask Congress to approve an arms sale package for Saudi Arabia and its neighbors that is expected to eventually total $20 billion at a time when some United States officials contend that the Saudis are playing a counterproductive role in Iraq. The proposed package of advanced weaponry for Saudi [...]
Posted on July 28, 2007 by As'ad