Archive for August 31, 2007
“Newly released documents show that FBI agents spied on the widow of Martin Luther King for several years after he was shot dead in 1968.”
Posted on August 31, 2007 by As'ad
“Arabic as a terrorist language” (thanks John)
Posted on August 31, 2007 by As'ad
“Thus commenced the smear campaign against the Khalil Gibran International Academy and, specifically, Debbie Almontaser. For the next six months, from blogs to talk shows to cable networks to the right-wing press, the hysteria and hatred never ceased. Regrettably, it worked.” (thanks Sellam)
Posted on August 31, 2007 by As'ad
“Le retour de balancier autour d’une approche – sans émotion, ni exclusive – s’imposait. « Ne se serait-on pas fait manipuler par le 14 mars ? » s’interroge-t-on au Quai d’Orsay. Les dérives de l’entourage de l’héritier Saad Hariri pour soudoyer un faux témoin que la France récupéra complaisamment en 2005 risquent d’apparaître au grand [...]
Posted on August 31, 2007 by As'ad
“The British Zionist Federation cancelled a London appearance by Ha’aretz columnist Danny Rubinstein the day after he called Israel an “apartheid state” at a United Nations conference on Palestinians.” (thanks Regan)
Posted on August 31, 2007 by As'ad
An Egyptian actress was sexually harassed by some of her fans. This Hariri-Saudi funded magazine said that in fact she sexually harassed her fans by not dressing “properly”.
Posted on August 31, 2007 by As'ad
“Reacting swiftly to Lebanon’s revocation of its ban on his performance piece, Rabih Mroue presented “How Nancy Wished That Everything Was an April Fool’s Joke†twice yesterday at the Theater of the City in Beirut.”
Posted on August 31, 2007 by As'ad
Husni Mubarak swears that he is not dead.
Posted on August 31, 2007 by As'ad
The Maronite church in Lebanon wants to make Patriarch Istifan Duwayhi a saint. To help out, As-Safir lists his miracles during his lifetime (well-over the needed three): He became blind in Rome so he prayed to Virgin Mary, and she cured him; he once stopped a fire in Majdal Al-Ma`ush; he froze a fig tree [...]
Posted on August 31, 2007 by As'ad
He may be disabled; he may have his hands amputated. But he also is a suspect in US-run Iraq. (AP)
Posted on August 31, 2007 by As'ad
The site printed a “correction”. This is the most disingenuous and dishonest correction to date. To say that her comment was “misinterpreted” when she actually said “whom the angry academic labels” is another lie to be added to the initial lie…It seems she needs not only lessons in common sense but in basic English too. [...]
Posted on August 31, 2007 by As'ad
“The Palestinian envoy to Iraq has said Sudan is willing to take in Palestinian refugees who are stranded on Iraq’s borders with Syria and Jordan.” (thanks Bill)
Posted on August 31, 2007 by As'ad
I am still waiting for a correction and retraction from this site which simply falsely and maliciously attributed to me something I never said–and would never say. But if by those standard tactics of Zionist hoodlums, they think that they can influence or reduce my pro-Palestinian advocacy, they need to know that 1)I discovered the [...]
Posted on August 31, 2007 by As'ad
So somebody lied about me on National Review site, and now Campus Watch runs with the lie. Standard tactics of Zionist hoodlums.PS For those who asked, I have sent an email to the address asking that they print a correction and retraction. I shall wait and see.
Posted on August 31, 2007 by As'ad
“The report was leaked before it could be doctored by the Bush administration, which promptly denounced it and pledged to . . . doctor it.”
Posted on August 31, 2007 by As'ad
Shoes in Thai culture: “One of the controversial clips that led to the ban depicted shoes with the soles pointed toward the king’s image — a major taboo in a culture where feet are considered extremely dirty and offensive.” (thanks John)
Posted on August 31, 2007 by As'ad