Archive for March, 2008
A Horror Unto the Nations: ““These are women who may be defined as homeless,” explains Yifat Ben-David, the director of the sexual-health clinic operating on Levinsky Street. “They sleep in yards and on the street, are undernourished and don’t have anything, sometimes even the clothes on their backs are torn, they are rejected by their [...]
Posted on March 31, 2008 by As'ad
“By contrast, neither Senator Joe Lieberman…nor Senator John McCain have been required so publicly and so repeatedly to repudiate extremist and racist comments by Israeli leaders or some well-known radical Christian leaders supporting the Republican party. Foxman, whose organization devotes enormous resources to burnishing Israel’s image, has rarely spoken out about the escalating anti-Arab racism [...]
Posted on March 31, 2008 by As'ad
The American University of Beirut has a new member of the Board of Trustees: “Carlos Ghosn, the president of the French-Japanese car manufacturer Renault Nissan, is expected to visit Israel on January 21, and take part in the inauguration event of the Israeli electric car enterprise. Members are now selected in Israel. There are protests [...]
Posted on March 31, 2008 by As'ad
“The Supreme Council was the power behind the Shiite governorates in the south and was steadily expanding its influence over the Iraqi police. It was clearly positioning itself to counter Mr. Sadr’s popular support and preparing for the provincial elections scheduled for Oct. 1. American military and civilian officials were candid in telling me that [...]
Posted on March 30, 2008 by As'ad
“Egypt’s arrests of hundreds of opposition Islamists, including would-be candidates in local council elections due on April 8, amount to a “shameless bid” to fix the vote, Human Rights Watch said on Sunday.”
Posted on March 30, 2008 by As'ad
“Clashes have been breaking out among Egyptians waiting in long lines for subsidized bread and the president has ordered the army to start baking more to contain a political crisis.” Of course, the Egyptian army should be baking bread. Hell. The Egyptian army which needs Israeli permission to deploy or to mobilize or to move, [...]
Posted on March 30, 2008 by As'ad
I know that I mock the puppets of US and Israel among Arab rulers and officials. But I have to admit this: many of them even appear full of dignity and pride. Look at the Palestinian puppet prime minister, Salam Fayyad, for example. Does he not look like somebody brimming with dignity and pride?
Posted on March 30, 2008 by As'ad
Guess which Arab delegation made it to the front page of the Hariri daily rag?
Posted on March 30, 2008 by As'ad
““This plan will enhance the human capital, will broaden the basis of knowledge and experience in the various fields of economy, and will stimulate Israel’s economic activity,†Finance Minister Roni Bar-On said in unveiling the new program.”
Posted on March 30, 2008 by As'ad
“In April 2002, while Israel butchered Palestinian refugees at Jenin in the West Bank, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney was a featured speaker at a belligerent “National Solidarity Rally for Israel.” In 2006, leadership of the American Federation of Teachers embraced Israel’s war on Lebanon” (thanks Nevin)
Posted on March 30, 2008 by As'ad
“Others, like former FBI agent John Paige, who had regular contact with Qatanani as the FBI’s supervisory special agent in West Paterson, and Gov. Jon S. Corzine, who spoke at Qatanani’s mosque in 2006, have declined to comment.”
Posted on March 30, 2008 by As'ad
This is a classic one: “a former resident of Beirut”. I just blogged about this. How the required qualifications for Middle East analysis and policy making in the US are now confined to Zionist fanaticism. That is all what you need. If you are a Zionist fanatic, like say Elliott Abrams, you can even run [...]
Posted on March 30, 2008 by As'ad
“”For the first time in history we are no longer at the top: the Muslims have overtaken us,” Formenti told Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano in an interview, saying the data referred to 2006.”
Posted on March 30, 2008 by As'ad
“Mr. Maliki has staked his reputation on the success of the Basra assault, fulfilling a longstanding American desire for him to boldly take on militias.” We need a team to deconstruct the language of the New York Times on daily basis. Take this lousy sentence. Staked his reputation? Where? In Iraq or in Washington, DC? [...]
Posted on March 30, 2008 by As'ad
The Clinton administration inaugurated this principle: that the only required qualification for Middle East analysis and policy making is fanatical Zionism. This article about Iraq cites two “experts”: Dennis Ross and Aaron Miller, neither of whom is a trained expert in the Middle East, and both who worked on Arab-Israeli issues are asked to analyze [...]
Posted on March 30, 2008 by As'ad
“But the Pentagon researchers found no documents that referred to a plan to kill Bush. The absence was conspicuous because researchers, aware of its potential significance, were looking for such evidence. “It was surprising,” said one source familiar with the preparation of the report (who under Pentagon ground rules was not permitted to speak on [...]
Posted on March 30, 2008 by As'ad
Al-Arabiya is reporting with great fanfare (this word is from an Arabic word, by the way) and neon lights that Israel plans to remove 50 checkpoints. We used to speak about the liberation of Palestine, and Wahhabi media now celebrate the removal of 50 checkpoints.
Posted on March 30, 2008 by As'ad
Ethiopia is bombing the shit out of Somalia. Somebody should compile a list of countries that were bombed by the US or its allies during the two terms of the Bush administration.
Posted on March 30, 2008 by As'ad
Al-Arabiya TV yesterday reported that Rice will criticize Israel during this trip. Yes, the US administration did not dare criticize Israel in 7 years, and will do so in the last months of the administration.
Posted on March 30, 2008 by As'ad
Conspiracy? What conspiracy? “”And we try to convince the people about the US, about British. They came here to give you peace.”” (thanks Laleh)
Posted on March 30, 2008 by As'ad