Archive for November 28, 2007
This Palestinian child was hit by an Israeli missile in Gaza. His crime? He is a Palestinian from Palestine. (Reuters)
Posted on November 28, 2007 by As'ad
Abu Mazen in Washington, DC: Day II. (Reuters)
Posted on November 28, 2007 by As'ad
“In July 1969, while the world was spellbound by the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, President Richard M. Nixon and his close advisers were quietly fretting about a possible nuclear arms race in the Middle East. Their main worry was not a potential enemy of the United States, but one of America’s closest friends. [...]
Posted on November 28, 2007 by As'ad
“A Palestinian man was killed Tuesday in Hebron on the West Bank as Palestinian Authority police officers loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas fired weapons to disperse protests against the Middle East peace conference taking place in Annapolis, Md. In Gaza, which is controlled by the Islamic group Hamas, crowds estimated at more than 100,000 came [...]
Posted on November 28, 2007 by As'ad
The New York Times is filled with “analysis” and quotations and citations as to why the Arab governments decided to attend. Some were saying that it was due to fear of Iran, others said it was fear of global warming, and other insisted it was fear of ghosts. The truth is much simpler. Arab governments, [...]
Posted on November 28, 2007 by As'ad
“Covering up the trail of dead Iraqis: How the Pentagon has used “tactical perception management” to obscure the killing of Iraqi civilians by U.S. forces.” (thanks Zacharia)
Posted on November 28, 2007 by As'ad
Your history, bourgeoisie, is written here (thanks May)
Posted on November 28, 2007 by As'ad
“Yet, only days later, Bumiller reports, Rice and W. were alone in the Oval Office when he surprised her by asking her point blank about the war: “Do you think we should do this?†“Yes,†she told the president. That’s not statesmanship. It’s sycophancy.”
Posted on November 28, 2007 by As'ad
“The Bush administration is turning Iraq into a test tube for modern techniques of repression, from sophisticated biometrics that track populations to devastating weapons systems that combine night-vision optics from drone aircraft, heat resonance imaging and deadly firepower from the sky to kill suspected insurgents.” (thanks Laleh)
Posted on November 28, 2007 by As'ad
Nothing upset the New York Times more than the lack of Israeli-Saudi handshake. Here is Thomas Friedman: ” Is it too much to ask the Saudis to make our job a little easier by shaking an Israeli leader’s hand?” And here is the editorial: “The refusal of Prince Saud al-Faisal, the Saudi foreign minister, to [...]
Posted on November 28, 2007 by As'ad
“Iraq declined to attend the conference here, said the State Department spokesman, Sean McCormack.”
Posted on November 28, 2007 by As'ad