Archive for March 1, 2008

Notice how the mouthpiece of Prince Salman is trying to ignore the carnage in Gaza.

Posted on March 1, 2008 by As'ad

This baby was caught red-handed by Israeli occupation troops launching rockets at Israel, so they killed her. Obama calls that self-defense.

Posted on March 1, 2008 by As'ad

Something fishy. So what happened? Al-Arabiya TV was publicizing and highly advertising this glowing and fawning “documentary” about the Saudi King (in which his brother talk about him), and after one episode, they stopped airing it. Any information?

Posted on March 1, 2008 by As'ad

A well-known Lebanese journalist who used to work at Al-Hayat newspaper told me about a long list of taboos that were dictated by Saudi owner for religious and political reasons. For example, writers in the paper could not mention the Prophet, the book by Kahlil Gibran (Jubran Khalil Jubran in Arabic). The very title was, [...]

Posted on March 1, 2008 by As'ad

Look how this AP article tries to downplay the vile language of the Israeli state: “The Hebrew word “shoah” most often refers to the Holocaust but Israelis use it to describe all sorts of disasters.” Even the New York Times had to admit: “Mr. Vilnai used the Hebrew word “shoah,” meaning catastrophe or holocaust, and [...]

Posted on March 1, 2008 by As'ad

Did people watch gangster, Muhammad Dahlan, on Al-Arabiya TV? Do you not get the urge to take a shower when you watch him speak? I do.

Posted on March 1, 2008 by As'ad

Worse than watching Gizelle Khuri on TV, is watching chief PA’s demagogue, Sa’ib `Urayqat, use the phrase “the vision of President Bush.”

Posted on March 1, 2008 by As'ad

Palestinians inside Israel insist on remembering George Habash.

Posted on March 1, 2008 by As'ad

On the anniversary of the assassination of Ma`ruf Sa`d. I like and respect and admire Lebanese MP, Usamah Sa`d. In fact, he is probably one of the few that I really like in that lousy parliament. But the other day he said that right-wing militias assassinated Sa`d. In fact, he was assassinated by a Lebanese [...]

Posted on March 1, 2008 by As'ad

A Palestinian in Lebanon writes about his kidnapped wife. (Is this the same Walid Qaddurah who used to split and sabotage Palestinian leftist organizations on behalf of Lebanese intelligence services in the 60s and 70s?)

Posted on March 1, 2008 by As'ad

Israel has been killing Palestinian civilians daily for weeks. An Israeli official yesterday threatened the Palestinians with a holocaust, and vile language against Arabs is a symptom of Zionism. And today, the lousy leader of the lousy organization, Khalid Mish`al, took time in his press conference to claim that the accounts of the Nazi holocaust [...]

Posted on March 1, 2008 by As'ad

Prince Harry liberates Qandahar. You turn to US news, especially to CNN, and you only see wall-to-wall coverage of Prince Harry’s heroic weeks in Afghanistan. If only he was allowed to stay longer, he would have been able to capture Bin Laden and all the wanted Al-Qa`idah leadership. Yesterday, the New York Times and other [...]

Posted on March 1, 2008 by As'ad

The New York Times Covers (up) Israeli crimes. As Israel increases its killing in Gaza, the New York Times has this headline: “Violence Dips.” And to justify the statement of an Israeli official who threatened Palestinians with a holocaust, the New York Times says this: “Israel and Hamas Sharpen Words.” And then the New York [...]

Posted on March 1, 2008 by As'ad

Let me say it politely: any Arab American support for Obama in 2008 is as dumb as Arab American support for George W. Bush in 2000. (And no, I am not only evaluating him on his foreign policy: I trust him on domestic programs as much as I trust Bill Clinton). “His campaign Web site [...]

Posted on March 1, 2008 by As'ad

Hariri supporters in Minyah in North Lebanon staged a sit-in against…Danish cartoons.

Posted on March 1, 2008 by As'ad

“The dump is just a few metres (yards) away from the tourist sites of the southern city of Sidon — its crusader sea castle, ancient vaulted souk and Phoenician temple. The 30-year-old “mountain of filth” has steadily grown over the years, reaching today the height of a four-storey building and a volume of about 600,000 [...]

Posted on March 1, 2008 by As'ad

“AN Asian shepherd is facing charges of stealing a goat from a neighbouring ranch on October 12, 2007, sources said. A Sri Lankan witness, who is the watchman of the farm, told the police that he saw the accused, a 52-year-old compatriot, “sneaking into the ranch around 2am, along with three others”.” (thanks Karim)

Posted on March 1, 2008 by As'ad

“After getting approval from the then president, Anwar Sadat, the artist arrived in Sinai with ten tons of blue paint provided by the United Nations.” (thanks Hicham)

Posted on March 1, 2008 by As'ad

Record profit for Lebanese banks (with large stakes for Hariri family). (thanks Amer)

Posted on March 1, 2008 by As'ad