Archive for August 7, 2007

Israeli occupation soldiers killed her brother in Bayt Lahya.

Posted on August 7, 2007 by As'ad

I would do anything (not really) for Mansur Rahbani to stop producing his trashy and lousy plays and musicals. As somebody once said: can you name ONE SONG by Mansur since the talented brother, `Asi, died?

Posted on August 7, 2007 by As'ad

“Universities Install Footbaths to Benefit Muslims, and Not Everyone Is Pleased” (thanks Ayat)

Posted on August 7, 2007 by As'ad

“Most Americans disapprove of the Iraq war and of exporting democracy by force, yet neoconservative proponents of those policies advise the leading Republican presidential hopefuls. “There is an overwhelming presence of neoconservatives and absence of traditional conservatives that I don’t know what to make of,” said Richard V. Allen, former Reagan White House national security [...]

Posted on August 7, 2007 by As'ad

Olmert really enjoys the food that Sa’ib `Urayqat’s wife makes for him. (Ariel Sharon in his memoirs praises the special food the Lebanese MP, Solange Gemayyel, used to make for him).

Posted on August 7, 2007 by As'ad

Robert Fisk (but not his driver Abed) has no shame left. Now, he is an apologist for the Gemayyels: “he proved himself a brave man in the aftermath of his son’s murder.” Gemayyel’s bravery against Syria only manifested itself after the withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon. Go to the archives and find what Gemayyel [...]

Posted on August 7, 2007 by As'ad

“The political values of Iraqis are increasingly secular and nationalistic, according to a series of surveys of nationally representative samples of the population from December 2004-March 2007.” (thanks Amer)

Posted on August 7, 2007 by As'ad

Do they think that they can intimidate Palestinians with their weapons? They don’t seem to have been intimidated after a century of gun Zionism. Here, a Palestinian journalist faces an Israeli occupation soldier in Nablus.

Posted on August 7, 2007 by As'ad

Do you want to know why I am angry? Well, I have to read this in the Arabic press. Look at this headline in this Saudi newspaper: “The Vision of [Saudi King] toward scouts enjoys international appreciation.”

Posted on August 7, 2007 by As'ad

Did Faruq Qaddumi (Abu Al-Lutf) really hit Nasr Yusuf in Amman? Inquiring minds want to know. (thanks Kamal)

Posted on August 7, 2007 by As'ad

So the Lebanese national basketball team lost to Iran in the Asian tournament. Can you imagine if Lebanon won? For many Lebanese, it would have been taken as a sign of the genetic superiority of the Lebanese people. Today, Al-Arabiya TV interviewed a Lebanonese sports reporter. He said it was simply a matter of luck: [...]

Posted on August 7, 2007 by As'ad

Foreign domestic workers in Lebanon celebrate their cultures.

Posted on August 7, 2007 by As'ad

Armenian leaders in Lebanon call on Amin Gemayyel to apologize for his racist outbursts.

Posted on August 7, 2007 by As'ad

Flash. The Daily Star sets the record straight: “USAID inaugurated five water-treatments plants in Haytoura, Ayshiyyeh, Ghobbatieh/Benwati, Wadi Jezzine and Snayyah in Jezzine District, South Lebanon, according to a USAID statement.” Notice the piece is written by “Daily Star Staff.” (thanks G.)

Posted on August 7, 2007 by As'ad

Follow up of the post under this one. Another source in Lebanon has informed me of this: “the USAID funders have requested that the coming pages (of Daily Star examiner section) all have their writers submit synopses of their pieces for vetting.”

Posted on August 7, 2007 by As'ad

Pressures on the Daily Star: How the US government is Pressuring the Lebanese press to refrain from criticizing Sanyurah or even Solidaire. Many of you were surprised to see a fine investigative article about Solidaire by Lysandra Ohrstrom in the Daily Star, of all places. You were correct to be surprised. My highly reliable (and [...]

Posted on August 7, 2007 by As'ad

Candidate (in the Beirut by-election) Ibrahim Halabi responds to mini-Hariri (the website of the Information Ministry is very civilized so you have to scroll down and look for the item while the url remains the same) (thanks Mirvat):” وتابع :” وحتى لا يقع الشيخ سعد مرة أخرى في مغالطات الكتبة نلفت نظره إلى الآتي:1- إن [...]

Posted on August 7, 2007 by As'ad

طَوْرَان في سيرة الليبرالية العربية

يخطئ من يظنّ أنّ الليبراليّة العربيّة هي ظاهرة حديثة أو جديدة، أو أنّها سمة (فقط) من سمات الصعود الثاني للحقبة السعودية التي تلت حرب الخليج الثانية وسقوط الإمبراطورية السوفياتية. وكان الرهان على انتصار الامبراطورية الأميركية رهاناً مشتركاً بين اليمين الغربي واليمين العربي المتمثّل بالحكم السعودي (ما يسمّى اليوم بمعسكر «الاعتدال»). ويمكن تأريخياً التمييز بين الطَوْر [...]

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