Archive for March 22, 2008

“More and more of his foot soldiers now come from Third World countries, and his corporate network is aggressively pitching for business from foreign governments. (It has already trained naval commandos in Azerbaijan and has been hired to train special forces troops in Jordan.)” (thanks Friday Lunch Club)

Posted on March 22, 2008 by As'ad

Oh, please. Please. I worship Hollywood celebrities and the White Man. Let me kiss the hand of the White Man, please. (thanks Kamal)

Posted on March 22, 2008 by As'ad

“Syrian security forces have killed three Kurdish men in north eastern Syria who were celebrating on the eve of the Kurdish new year, a Syrian human rights organisation said on Friday.”

Posted on March 22, 2008 by As'ad

Al-Quds Al-`Arabi is reporting that former PA’s puppet interim president, Rawhi Fattuh, blamed a “conspiracy” for the smuggling of 3,000 cellphones in his car.

Posted on March 22, 2008 by As'ad

“These groups hate criticism almost as much as the Chinese government does. Some use questionable information. For example, the Free Tibet Campaign in London (of which I am a former director) and other groups have long claimed that 1.2 million Tibetans have been killed by the Chinese since they invaded in 1950. However, after scouring [...]

Posted on March 22, 2008 by As'ad

Do you notice that the New York Times refers to anti-Islam bigots as “controversial.” And would the New York Times writes a full page–almsot–about some right-wing nut who produced and directed an anti-Semitic movie? But the New York Times has always found anti-Islam bigotry to be adorable and charming. But do you know why the [...]

Posted on March 22, 2008 by As'ad

Stop the presses. Wake up the children and release the pigs from the barn. Flash. Flash. And flash. Time magazine finds a good Muslim. Read all about it. “…her cat Hussein pads around and a veiled assistant fields phone calls…” (thanks Junaid)

Posted on March 22, 2008 by As'ad

We have a proverb in Arabic: “And one of their own kinsfolk testified [to that].” Here, one of the old timers in Fath says that “corruption and corrupt people rule over Fath.” Really? I did not know that. I thought that Abu Mazen (and his sons), and Ahmad Quray` (who reportedly helped himself to the [...]

Posted on March 22, 2008 by As'ad

“Rafi Dajani, who was the American Task Force on Palestine’s second-ranking official and one of the country’s most visible speakers on Palestinian affairs, was fired in late January due to an “apparent breach of his fiduciary responsibilities,” according to a statement issued by the group February 29. Sources outside the organization said Dajani was allegedly [...]

Posted on March 22, 2008 by As'ad

“Over nearly five hours, Cheney and the king also discussed “Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Pakistan, energy, Israeli-Palestinian issues, some bilateral questions before us,” the official said. Asked whether Cheney had pressed the king to increase oil production, the official said “as a general matter, the United States believes there ought to be a lot [...]

Posted on March 22, 2008 by As'ad

Saudi King personally bestows the highest Saudi honor on Dick Cheney. (AFP) By the way, the Saudi King now imitates Bush by receiving his most important guests at his “ranch” or “farm” in Jandiriyyah. (thanks ls)

Posted on March 22, 2008 by As'ad

On July 9th, 1972, the New York Times reported on the car bomb that killed Palestinian writer/artist, Ghassan Kanafani and his neice. It was on page 7, and had this headline: “Beirut Blast Kills Guerrilla Leader.”

Posted on March 22, 2008 by As'ad