Archive for November 20, 2007
“President Bush yesterday offered his strongest support of embattled Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, saying the general “hasn’t crossed the line” and “truly is somebody who believes in democracy.””
Posted on November 20, 2007 by As'ad
Today, mini-Hariri visited Moscow. He called for a peaceful resolution to the Cold War. He called on the Soviet leadership to remove the nuclear missiles from Cuba, and praised the reforms of chairman Nikita Khrushchev. He wanted to visit Lenin, but said that he could not find his house.
Posted on November 20, 2007 by As'ad
James Zogby’s shop (an (allegedly) unofficial outlet for UAE dynasty) praises the efforts of Gary Ackerman, one of the most fanatic Zionists in Congress.
Posted on November 20, 2007 by As'ad
“U.K. left wing sees one-state solution to Israel-Palestinian conflict”
Posted on November 20, 2007 by As'ad
I swear. Some in the British media are nostalgic to the days of Ian Smith.
Posted on November 20, 2007 by As'ad
The US government and human rights in Saudi Arabia: strong words.“QUESTION: Sean, do you link that case to sort of the broader issue of reforms in Saudi Arabia which you’ve been pushing for in the past several years, not only in Saudi Arabia but in the whole region, in Egypt and other countries? You’ve talked [...]
Posted on November 20, 2007 by As'ad
Walid Jumblat appreciates US support for “Lebanon.”
Posted on November 20, 2007 by As'ad
A report in As-Safir on foreign domestic workers.
Posted on November 20, 2007 by As'ad
Jihad Bazzi on abuse of foreign maids in Lebanon (thanks Hicham)
Posted on November 20, 2007 by As'ad
A clown who wants to be taken seriously is very annoying. Steve Martin, for example.
Posted on November 20, 2007 by As'ad
“Scientists often note that an ant’s strength to lift many times its weight actually depends on its small size, not on any special muscular equipment. With an exoskeleton, the smaller the insect is, the less burden it has in supporting its own tissue, and thus it can routinely lift proportionally larger burdens.”
Posted on November 20, 2007 by As'ad
“Three decades ago, adjuncts — both part-timers and full-timers not on a tenure track — represented only 43 percent of professors, according to the professors association, which has studied data reported to the federal Education Department. Currently, the association says, they account for nearly 70 percent of professors at colleges and universities, both public and [...]
Posted on November 20, 2007 by As'ad
The BBC asks: “Does Islam have a sense of humour?” Imagine if that question is asked about another religion. And who is funnier? Islam or Judaism? (thanks Ema)
Posted on November 20, 2007 by As'ad
Ziyad Rahbani offers his advice.
Posted on November 20, 2007 by As'ad
“Still worse, the editorial does not mention the most “peculiar†outcome of his legacy — the squandering by subsequent leaders, at home and abroad, of the historic possibilities he created for Russian democracy and American-Russian relations. And, not surprisingly, you are equally silent about The New York Times’s past enthusiasm for the post-Gorbachev policies of [...]
Posted on November 20, 2007 by As'ad
New York Times and the validation of the Bush Doctrine. I have not read such a piece of propaganda since I read about that humanitarian gesture when the Saudi King helped a man to the stage during the OPEC summit. I grew up in a civil war-torn country and you learn that civil war is [...]
Posted on November 20, 2007 by As'ad