Archive for August 11, 2007

“Hawatmeh: Abbas is truly a man of peace, a liberal” (He added that Olmert is good-looking, wise, and very peaceful) (thanks Ali)

Posted on August 11, 2007 by As'ad

“The Chicago Council on Global Affairs has canceled a September speech on U.S.-Israel relations and Washington’s pro-Israel lobby by two prominent U.S. political scientists. John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt were scheduled to use the Sept. 27 address to outline their upcoming book, “The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy,” which is expected to be released [...]

Posted on August 11, 2007 by As'ad

This is a disgusting story: and nobody shines from it. It was quite amazing that the teacher resigned and that she was expected to denounce a word–Intifadah. And the worst character for me as an educator is Randi Weingarten, the president of the United Federation of Teachers, who requested a denunciation of the word intifadah. [...]

Posted on August 11, 2007 by As'ad

The apartheid entity: “Israel is constructing a road through the West Bank, east of Jerusalem, that will allow both Israelis and Palestinians to travel along it – separately. There are two pairs of lanes, one for each tribe, separated by a tall wall of concrete patterned to look like Jerusalem stone, an effort at beautification, [...]

Posted on August 11, 2007 by As'ad

“Seventy-seven percent of Indians — about 836 million people — live on less than half a dollar a day in one of the world’s hottest economies, a government report said.” (thanks Osama)

Posted on August 11, 2007 by As'ad

“Abortion Under Siege in Latin America” (thanks Marc)

Posted on August 11, 2007 by As'ad

“The paper described the Israeli aides as “mercenaries,” but stressed that the Israeli government was aware of their actions.” (thanks Haytham)

Posted on August 11, 2007 by As'ad

Rami Khouri at the Daily Star. I have posted several items regarding what is happening at the Daily Star. One of them referred to Rami Khouri. He wrote to me disputing the account of the former staffer. I told him that I am willing to post his response on my site. Here it is: “”I [...]

Posted on August 11, 2007 by As'ad