Archive for September 20, 2007

“Well, Mandela’s dead because Saddam Hussein killed all the Mandelas.” (thanks Nir)

Posted on September 20, 2007 by As'ad

““We have no social life anymore. We stopped going out, going to meetings, conferences, condolences, seminars or any other social occasion,” he said.” (thanks Emily)

Posted on September 20, 2007 by As'ad

Hassan Fattah continues to cover Lebanon extensively…from Dubai. Now he picks right-wing March 14th figures, and presents them to the readers as “independent”: “…said Ziad Baroud, an independent Lebanese lawyer.” Baroud is independent? In the same way that Walid Jumblat is independent I guess.

Posted on September 20, 2007 by As'ad

“A 16-year-old Palestinian boy was killed on Thursday after being run over by an Israeli army bulldozer during a military incursion in the Gaza Strip, medics and witnesses said.” (thanks Sellam) (Picture AFP)

Posted on September 20, 2007 by As'ad

“The other new addition to the Mayor’s foreign policy team is National Review Senior Editor David Pryce-Jones, who joins as a Senior Foreign Policy Advisor.” In the first edition of his lousy book, The Closed Circle, the book lists Turkey as an Arab country. So he knows the Middle East as much as Rudy. (thanks [...]

Posted on September 20, 2007 by As'ad

“ “I’m probably one of the four or five best known Americans in the world,” Giuliani told a small group of reporters at a posh London hotel as onlookers gathered in the lobby to gawk at actor Dustin Hoffman, who was on a separate visit.”

Posted on September 20, 2007 by As'ad

The tapes of Ayman Adh-Dhawahiri are as boring as the movie reviews of Larry King.

Posted on September 20, 2007 by As'ad

Oh, he will change his mind. Permission will be granted in one week.

Posted on September 20, 2007 by As'ad

The Private Papers of Farid Shihab. For the historians out there, you need to read the book Fi Khidmat Al-Watan (In the Service of the Homeland) by Farid Al-Shihab. The publishing house Kutub came across the private papers of Farid Shihab and agreed with his family to publish a large volume of them. He was [...]

Posted on September 20, 2007 by As'ad

I could not refuse to post this announcement:“Missing! Faten Mawyah, aged 26, was last seen at 8.00PM on Sunday, September 16th at a 7-11 on Sudley Road West in Manassas, Virginia. She is five foot seven inches tall, has medium length curly black hair and dark eyes. She drives a four door 2005 gold Chevy [...]

Posted on September 20, 2007 by As'ad