Archive for September 21, 2007
“What happened Sunday is part of a deadly pattern, not just of Blackwater USA’s conduct, but of the army of mercenaries that have descended on Iraq over the past four years. They have acted like cowboys, running Iraqis off the road, firing indiscriminately at vehicles and, in some cases, private forces have appeared on tape [...]
Posted on September 21, 2007 by As'ad
“Federal prosecutors are investigating whether employees of the private security firm Blackwater USA illegally smuggled into Iraq weapons that may have been sold on the black market and ended up in the hands of a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, officials said Friday.”
Posted on September 21, 2007 by As'ad
It is down hill from now on. I have been reporting to you the decline in AlJazeera’s coverage of Arab issues. It has become less strident and less alert in its coverage of the Palestinian issue. It also has been less keen on airing criticisms of Arab regimes, and its position toward US occupation is [...]
Posted on September 21, 2007 by As'ad
“The crown prince of Dubai and his brother were so appreciative of the security provided for their airplanes while they were visiting central Kentucky this month that they left behind at least $8,000 (€5,725) in cash as tips for public safety officers.”
Posted on September 21, 2007 by As'ad
The deputy chairperson of the Shi`ite Higher Council in Lebanon, `Abdul-Amir Qabalan (who was close to the Deuxieme Bureau in the 1960s) responds to the sectarian accusations that were contained in the last monthly statement of the Maronite bishops in Lebanon. He said that the criticisms of Lebanese Shi`ites is only because they have carried [...]
Posted on September 21, 2007 by As'ad
“Saad Hariri even, bizarrely, accused Syria of assassinating Ghanim in retaliation for Israel’s recent aerial strike in Syrian territory.” (thanks Ross)
Posted on September 21, 2007 by As'ad
“What? It hopes that Israel will not find it necessary to cut off water supplies to 1.5 million people of whom half are children?”
Posted on September 21, 2007 by As'ad
“Israeli fighter pilots scrambled warplanes on Friday after radar spotted a potential airborne enemy flying from Syria only to discover the culprits were migratory birds, army radio reported.” I bet you that this story was planted by Israeli military propagandists to show Arab countries how alert Israeli defenses are.
Posted on September 21, 2007 by As'ad
“She wasn’t a hooligan, but she might as well have been for all the match-interrupting trouble she caused by daring to attend a free sporting event. According to yesterday’s Al-Watan newspaper, a free football match at a public stadium here was stopped in the 36th minute in order for stadium officials to order a 12-year-old [...]
Posted on September 21, 2007 by As'ad
“”Three times a year, the White House chooses a hundred students for a three-month internship. Patrick Henry, with only three hundred students, has taken between one and five of the spots in each of the past five years-roughly the same as Georgetown.”” (thanks Manal)
Posted on September 21, 2007 by As'ad
Of course, Michael Young, is now published in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times because of his right-wing views, and because he is willing to write whatever fits with the agenda of wars and policies of this administration. And notice that when Young writes about Lebanon, Israel appears to be so innocent that [...]
Posted on September 21, 2007 by As'ad
“Though the practice is common and increasingly contentious throughout sub-Saharan Africa, among Arab states the only other place where this practice is customary is in southern Yemen, experts here said.” And in Sudan, Mauritania, and Somalia, o wide correspondents of the New York Times. (thanks Ema)
Posted on September 21, 2007 by As'ad