Archive for December 5, 2007

Mahir Siyaj and his family inspect their house which was destroyed by Israeli occupation forces in East Jerusalem. (AFP)

Posted on December 5, 2007 by As'ad

“Authorities in the United Arab Emirates uncovered the biggest prostitution network in the Gulf region and arrested more than 300 members, all East Asian, who ran 22 brothels in the Gulf emirate.” As for the brothels that are run by Europeans and Lebanese, they were kept under the protection of the royal family.

Posted on December 5, 2007 by As'ad

“Black Americans are 10 times more likely to be imprisoned for illegal drug offenses than whites, even though both groups use and sell drugs at the same rate, according to a study released on Tuesday.”

Posted on December 5, 2007 by As'ad

“But I’d like to go to Israel, I’d like to go to Saudi Arabia.”

Posted on December 5, 2007 by As'ad

Look at this headline: “Israel feels alone after report on Iran.” The reader is supposed to say: poor Israel. (thanks Waqqas)

Posted on December 5, 2007 by As'ad

“A Palestinian police officer was killed Wednesday in Bethlehem, and another officer was wounded in clashes with an undercover Border Police unit in the midst of an arrest raid.” (thanks Ali)

Posted on December 5, 2007 by As'ad

According to the British press, Mugabe is the only undemocratic leader in the whole world.

Posted on December 5, 2007 by As'ad

Those who guess who the senior member is will receive a blender: “”The message the Americans are sending to the region is that what succeeds is terror, bombings and a total disregard for democracy,” a senior member of the anti-Syrian March 14 coalition in Lebanon tells TIME. “No one is going to remove the feeling [...]

Posted on December 5, 2007 by As'ad

To Layla and Lama: I don’t have your phone numbers or emails on me. We need to reschedule for Thursday. I have to tape a TV interview at 5:00PM, so we can meet afterwards. Call me or email me NOW.

Posted on December 5, 2007 by As'ad