Archive for November, 2007
Good Arabs; good boys. Notice that two people from the Dahlan shop in DC are quoted in the New York Times today. That can only prove that the Dahlan shop in DC has been cleared by the Israeli government. And notice that this brilliant expert here absolves Israel of blame; it was merely a problem [...]
Posted on November 29, 2007 by As'ad
Notice how editors of the New York Times insert sentences to justify Israeli wars and crimes: “Mr. Kissinger’s memo, written barely two years after the 1967 Middle East war and while memories of the Holocaust were still vivid among the first Israelis, implicitly acknowledged Israel’s right to defend itself, as subsequent American administrations have done.”
Posted on November 29, 2007 by As'ad
Nothing like a balanced approach to the Middle East. (thanks Amer)
Posted on November 29, 2007 by As'ad
Notice that this “expert” from the Dahlan lobbying arm in Washington, DC is dismissing the significance of unconditional US adoption of the Israeli position. And notice that the this Dahlan shop considers its support for a Palestinian state as its “pro-Palestinian” credential. Hell. Bush and Dahlan support a Palestinian state. ““Surprise! The U.S. is more [...]
Posted on November 29, 2007 by As'ad
Whiny Zionism: ” “Why doesn’t anyone want to shake my hand?” she asked. “Why doesn’t anyone want to be seen speaking to me?””
Posted on November 29, 2007 by As'ad
US propaganda outlet. Do you notice those propaganda clips (they are rather several minutes long) on Al-Arabiya TV? They only note that they are “advertisement materials” but they don’t identify their source. They deal with issues related to Iraq but they all clearly read like the words were translated from English. Innocently.
Posted on November 29, 2007 by As'ad
“”I know what it is like to hear to that you cannot go on a road or through a checkpoint because you are Palestinian,” she said. “I understand the feeling of humiliation and powerlessness.”” Spare me your words of fake sympathy. You don’t understand anything.
Posted on November 29, 2007 by As'ad
“In response, Faisal said that his country opposed the kind of violent excesses that had occurred in Khartoum and had stopped all aid to Fatah “until assurances were received that Fatah would cleanse itself of bad ideas and practices.” But the Saudis said they would not announce that publicly because “our Palestinian brothers would attack [...]
Posted on November 29, 2007 by As'ad
“Foes Use Obama’s Muslim Ties to Fuel Rumors About Him”
Posted on November 29, 2007 by As'ad
I have always told Palestinians in refugee camps: don’t despair. Your time will come. ““If the day comes when the two-state solution collapses, and we face a South African-style struggle for equal voting rights (also for the Palestinians in the territories), then, as soon as that happens, the State of Israel is finished,” Prime Minister [...]
Posted on November 29, 2007 by As'ad
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