Archive for February 11, 2008
“The Palestinians, he says, need to be governed by foreign powers for the time being, because they “do not have yet the attributes to allow them to live peacefully alongside Israel without threatening its civilian population.”” (thanks Regan)
Posted on February 11, 2008 by As'ad
A reporter in Washington, DC sent me this (quoted with her/his permission): “I covered the State of the Union Address a couple weeks ago and when I began to ask Senator Barbara Boxer about the killings in Gaza, she turned away from me and walked to another reporter. But Senator Bernie Sanders was frank with [...]
Posted on February 11, 2008 by As'ad
A few weeks ago, the New York Times labeled George Habash as “terrorism tactician” in his obituary. It is my turn now: Tom Lantos, terrorism tactician and strategician, is dead. (This is a man who never met an Israeli killing of Arabs that he did not bless and wholeheartedly endorse).
Posted on February 11, 2008 by As'ad
“Red alert: Saudi authorities ban St. Valentine’s color”. Saudis should carry tomatoes in defiance on that day.
Posted on February 11, 2008 by As'ad
“‘The biggest mistake of the American press is thinking they know her,” says Maggie Williams, Clinton’s former chief of staff and one of her closest friends. ”You know, people think she’s such a big lib. I think she’s extremely conservative. I think she has more in common with people in upstate New York than in [...]
Posted on February 11, 2008 by As'ad
“What is more we’ve won a lot: more than 8,000 square miles out of the 10,400 square miles of the British Mandate for Palestine. And most Palestinians have accepted this territorially lopsided resolution of the 100-year-old dispute.” Oh, no. I assure you that the Palestinians have NOT accepted this resolution. They never will, rest assured. [...]
Posted on February 11, 2008 by As'ad
Tom Lantos cared about human rights as much as Saddam cared about peace.
Posted on February 11, 2008 by As'ad
Comrade Iskandar on the crime in Mar Mikha’il.
Posted on February 11, 2008 by As'ad
When Husni Mubakar speaks about “defending Egypt’s borders” he does not mean defending them from Israel, but from the stranded Palestinians.
Posted on February 11, 2008 by As'ad
Those who are interested in the history (and failures) of Arab communism should read the account of Rahim `Ajinah, Al-Akhtiyar Al-Mutajaddid, on the Iraqi Communist Party. There are so many disturbing elements in that history, and the writer tried to provide an honest account but the worst chapter is when the party aligned itself with [...]
Posted on February 11, 2008 by As'ad
Orange TV now runs Jesus testimonials. When it comes to TV, I am with Anver Hoxa: keep religion–any and all–out of my TV NOW.
Posted on February 11, 2008 by As'ad
I always wondered: what does Iran’s Spiritual Guide do during the day? Does he “guide” daily, or does he guide when asked? Personally, if I am asked to guide, I would guide non-stop until people rise up against my guidance. Oh, yeah.
Posted on February 11, 2008 by As'ad
Egyptian actor Muhammad Subhi and Syrian actor Raghdah in an audience with Saddam. (Don’t they look terrified?)ÙÂ
Posted on February 11, 2008 by As'ad
Here you go: “Last week, when Barack Obama became the first major candidate to break the silence on the situation in Gaza, he didn’t criticize Israel, whose blockade of a civilian population has been roundly condemned by human rights organizations, nor did he call for restraint from the United States’ top ally in the Mideast. [...]
Posted on February 11, 2008 by As'ad
Do you know that this guy was offered to be president of the American University of Beirut in the 1970s? It tells you something about AUB, does it not? (I heard him tell the story in one congressional hearing).
Posted on February 11, 2008 by As'ad
I swear to you that I am not making this up. In the first reading of the news on Al-Arabiya TV right now, Muntaha Ar-Ramahi, reported that Bush “made his audience laugh” when he made a funny joke. How could you even ask me why I am angry after this?
Posted on February 11, 2008 by As'ad
Neither Hamas, nor Fatah: “A Hamas-led court banned a Palestinian newspaper in the Gaza Strip after it published a cartoon mocking lawmakers loyal to the ruling Islamist group Hamas.”
Posted on February 11, 2008 by As'ad
“The ayatollah has a simple piece of advice for any Muslim woman being abused by her husband: Hit him back.” (thanks Maryam)
Posted on February 11, 2008 by As'ad
“But Khalilzad may aspire to be more than a confidant to the president of Afghanistan; he may actually aspire to be the president of Afghanistan.” (thanks Guilherme)
Posted on February 11, 2008 by As'ad
“Bolton, like Podhoretz, urged Israeli policymakers to prepare to take matters into their own hands, saying “Israel should be willing to see themselves as a possible last resort.” Though his call for Israel to prepare to strike Iran on its own–as well as his outspoken exasperation with the administration he until recently served–were met with [...]
Posted on February 11, 2008 by As'ad