Archive for October 8, 2007

“Zaha Hadid has presented radical plans for the city’s neglected Zorrozaurre peninsula, part of a redevelopment that would see it converted into an island.”

Posted on October 8, 2007 by As'ad

Hariri Inc is bragging in its daily rag, Al-Mustaqbal, that Hariri supporters were holding Iftar dinners (it is redundant to say “iftar dinners” but stay with me) around the world. This is in Zurich. So we know now that Hariri supporters there can fit around one table.

Posted on October 8, 2007 by As'ad

So the puppet told the advocates of puppets in the US that things are great in Iraq. You now can go back to sleep. “and economic life stirs,” Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh, who oversees the service sector of the government, said to me.” He then says: “The Shiites have prevailed in the war for [...]

Posted on October 8, 2007 by As'ad

My article in Al-Akhbar: “What is Left of the Bush Doctrine: On that Polemic between the US President and…Wi’am Wahhab”

Posted on October 8, 2007 by As'ad

“The JCPA’s Raffel, who was watching the briefing on television, said: “When I heard that, I jumped from my chair. I said, ‘Hey, that’s a guy I can do business with.’””

Posted on October 8, 2007 by As'ad

“For the US power elite, being on top of the world has been a habit for 60 years. Hegemony has been a way of life; empire, a state of being and of mind.” (thanks Laleh)

Posted on October 8, 2007 by As'ad

“The Palestinians, frankly, are a ragtag people, many who barely speak English. And whatever they say is often offensive and then used against them.”

Posted on October 8, 2007 by As'ad

“…Soon afterward, Couric got an e-mail from Robert Wright, the NBC president. He was forwarding a note from an Atlanta woman who complained that Couric had been too confrontational with Rice.”

Posted on October 8, 2007 by As'ad

“Iraqis tell of guards’ reckless behavior”

Posted on October 8, 2007 by As'ad

“Iraqis tell of guards’ reckless behavior”

Posted on October 8, 2007 by As'ad

“Che’s legacy looms larger than ever”

Posted on October 8, 2007 by As'ad

“Che’s legacy looms larger than ever”

Posted on October 8, 2007 by As'ad

“An estimated 100 students staged a rare demonstration Monday against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, calling him a “dictator” and scuffling with hardline students at Tehran University.”

Posted on October 8, 2007 by As'ad