Archive for January 4, 2008

Another American tribute to Al-Arabiya TV. Scandalous. If you read this fawning and pathetic tribute to Al-Arabiya TV by Robret Worth of the New York Times you discover one disturbing thing: much of the claims that were included by Worth in his piece on Al-Jazeera (see below) were taken word for word from `Abdur-Rahman Al-Rashid. [...]

Posted on January 4, 2008 by As'ad

Bush gave yet another interview to Al-Arabiya TV. Did I not tell you that he talks to them more than he talks to US News channels? More even than to Fox News–and I am not exaggerating. I fact, on Al-Arabiya TV, he gets a more fawning less inquisitive treatment than on Fox News. By the [...]

Posted on January 4, 2008 by As'ad

I read that George W. Bush held a long phone discussion with the Jordanian King–who interrupted his PlayStation game to take the call. It is believed that no such intellectual and philosophical depth was detected since the days when mini-Hariri used to hold phone discussions with Pierre Gemayyel.

Posted on January 4, 2008 by As'ad

This is an actual headline from the front page of the Hariri rag, Al-Mustaqbal: “Bush insists on the dismantlement of arbitrary settlements.” What about “non-arbitrary settlements” o mouthpiece of the Hariri family?

Posted on January 4, 2008 by As'ad

Now Saudi media prints favorable pieces on Qatar. (thanks Riham)

Posted on January 4, 2008 by As'ad

Sam Husseini quizzes John Edwards. “SH: You also said at that same conference: “once Iran goes nuclear other nations in the Middle East will go nuclear, making Israel’s neighborhood much more volatile.” Senator, doesn’t Israel have nuclear weapons? And doesn’t that create volatility and doesn’t it cause resentment, that’s part one. Doesn’t Israel’s possession cause [...]

Posted on January 4, 2008 by As'ad

Sinan reviewed in the Nation magazine, which thinks that Israeli occupation of Palestine is bad for the mental health of Israeli soldiers. (I don’t have the full article. Send it to me NOW). (thanks Alex)

Posted on January 4, 2008 by As'ad

Nir Rosen sent me this: “in the january 2008 issue vanity fair has an article by cullen murphy entitled ‘lines in the sand.’ this is how they introduce it: a recently uncovered 1918 map reveals t.e. lawrence’s vision for a modern middle east, which the british government ignored. going ‘lawrence of arabia’ one better, four [...]

Posted on January 4, 2008 by As'ad

Nostalgia for colonialism runs deep in Saudi-funded Arab media now. (thanks Amer)

Posted on January 4, 2008 by As'ad

“As’ad AbuKhalil, the sharp-witted southern California scholar who runs the Angry Arab News Service, predicted that a wounded Clinton “will now claim that Sen. Obama has pledged to ask Mahmoud Ahmadinajad to be his running mate if he wins the nomination.”” (Modesto is in Northern California, for the record, and right now I am in [...]

Posted on January 4, 2008 by As'ad

The New York Times justifies the destruction of Palestinian homes: “The Israelis, like the British during the Mandate, often destroy the homes of prominent enemies, usually by bulldozer in the occupied West Bank. To destroy homes from the air in Gaza, where Israel no longer keeps a permanent military presence, seems to be a new [...]

Posted on January 4, 2008 by As'ad

Demise of AlJazeera. “”Orders were given not to tackle any Saudi issue without referring to the higher management,” one Jazeera newsroom employee wrote in an e-mail message. “All dissident voices disappeared from our screens.”” There are several inaccurate references in the article (like the language used by AlJazeera) and most people quoted are pro-Saudis (the [...]

Posted on January 4, 2008 by As'ad

“Prime Minister Siniora: We are proud of you Max! You raise our heads up high! Have you planted the Flag yet?” (thanks N.)

Posted on January 4, 2008 by As'ad

Don’t walk in downtown Amsterdam on Friday night: it is garbage pick up night.

Posted on January 4, 2008 by As'ad

I finally found berries’ juice at Pres a Manger in London. But I remembered that I am supposed to boycott the chain but did not remember why. So I helped myself to a bottle.

Posted on January 4, 2008 by As'ad