Archive for November 8, 2007
Dershowitz, learning from the Nazis, literally: “”There are some who claim that torture is a nonissue because it never works–it only produces false information. This is simply not true, as evidenced by the many decent members of the French Resistance who, under Nazi torture, disclosed the locations of their closest friends and relatives.” (thanks Laleh)
Posted on November 8, 2007 by As'ad
In the US press, they act as if Israeli occupation forces have actually left Gaza. This picture was taken in Gaza. (Reuters)
Posted on November 8, 2007 by As'ad
Amer told me that the site is less good these days. I agreed. But I don’t have time. I will never EVER teach five days a week. I teach MWF at California State University, Stanislaus and my course at UC, Berkeley is usually scheduled one day a week. That I have been able to handle. [...]
Posted on November 8, 2007 by As'ad
My critique of Al-Akhbar on its first anniversary.
Posted on November 8, 2007 by As'ad
Kamal Khalaf At-Tawil on Nasserism and the Movement of Arab Nationalists.
Posted on November 8, 2007 by As'ad
Breaking news. Lebanese president Emile Lahhud met with Shaykhah Furayhah (sister of the Emir of Kuwait) and awarded her a medal. I don’t know why.
Posted on November 8, 2007 by As'ad
It was expected. That Hamas, by agreeing to Oslo power structures, would walk on the long path of Fath. Now, Hamas wants US approval, and wants to be invited to the “peace-is-only-a-right-for-Israel” conference.
Posted on November 8, 2007 by As'ad
Kooky fatwawawawas. Saudi clerics rule that Muslims can’t transmit Qur’anic verses through cellphones. (I am awaiting a fatwawawa on whether it is permissible to transmit verses through blenders.)
Posted on November 8, 2007 by As'ad
“The unlikely alliance emerged from a behind-the-scenes friendship that began with a shared flight back from Israel in 2003.”
Posted on November 8, 2007 by As'ad
“The unlikely alliance emerged from a behind-the-scenes friendship that began with a shared flight back from Israel in 2003.”
Posted on November 8, 2007 by As'ad
“For now, Bush administration officials are unanimous in saying that American financial support for Pakistan will continue regardless of whether General Musharraf reverses course….In a sign of the closeness between Ms. Bhutto and Washington, the opposition leader met after a news conference with the American ambassador to Pakistan, Anne W. Patterson. The perception among Pakistani [...]
Posted on November 8, 2007 by As'ad
“Women in predominantly Muslim countries are struggling to compete for jobs, win equal pay and hold political office, falling behind the rest of the world in eliminating discrimination, a report said Thursday. Nordic nations, by contrast, received the best overall grades for gender parity in education, employment, health and politics, according to the review of [...]
Posted on November 8, 2007 by As'ad
Zionist fanatics are so much in demand in the US, that this professor of Yiddish literature, is often asked to analyze Middle East political developments. Here is a sample of her work (presumably based on research of books on the Middle East written in Yiddish): “Israel still lived by strategies of accommodation, trying to supply [...]
Posted on November 8, 2007 by As'ad
“How Blackwater Sniper Fire Felled 3 Iraqi Guards: Witnesses Call Shooting From Justice Ministry Unprovoked, But State Dept. Cleared Its Security Team After a Brief Probe”
Posted on November 8, 2007 by As'ad
You can tell when a story is planted as part of psychological operations.
Posted on November 8, 2007 by As'ad