Archive for June 3, 2008
Puppets-in-conflict. Today, the spokesperson of the Iraqi puppet government said that there are differences between the US and the Iraqi puppet government over the security (read occupation) agreement. But the puppet foreign minister denied those differences on Al-Arabiya TV and he got mad at Al-Arabiya for even asking.
Posted on June 3, 2008 by As'ad
“Soldiers who abused Palestinians get 5.5 months in jail.” They will also get…the Congressional Medal of Freedom. (thanks Maryam).
Posted on June 3, 2008 by As'ad
Saudi Arabia is hosting a conference on religious dialogue. The Saudi King stated that he wanted his former friend Bin Laden to preside but he could not locate him.
Posted on June 3, 2008 by As'ad
“The letter asked: “Did you ever go to an Afrikaner film festival in apartheid South Africa? Why Israel, then?†Reuters said a source in Mr. Godard’s office declined to comment but said he had canceled his visit for political reasons.”
Posted on June 3, 2008 by As'ad
“Egypt, the State Department official said, has been playing a “constructive role,” adding that Egypt has been making “more of an effort” when it comes to smuggling.”
Posted on June 3, 2008 by As'ad
“Mr. McCain argued that Mr. Obama’s calls for withdrawing troops from Iraq could endanger Israel.”
Posted on June 3, 2008 by As'ad
My (very) inside source on the Somali peace talks (he/she does not want to be identified): “Finally, the fine and nice peoples of the Security Council arrived to Djibouti and they were immediately transfered to the Djibouti Palace Kempinski Hotel (I don’t know why? Is it maybe because this Palace Kempinski features a plethora of [...]
Posted on June 3, 2008 by As'ad
“In 2007, 403 women were killed in Sindh province alone, including 26 young girls and 196 women condemned under karo-kari, according to the Aurat Foundation, a Pakistani non-governmental organisation.”
Posted on June 3, 2008 by As'ad
“Several soldiers who have returned from combat zones talk with the American News Project about what they say is the widespread practice of using “drop weapons” to cover up the killing of innocent civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan.” (thanks FLC)
Posted on June 3, 2008 by As'ad
The New York Times pretends that Venezuela, along with Syria and Iran, are the only non-democracies in the world.
Posted on June 3, 2008 by As'ad
Can you imagine if an enemy of the US did that? “A senior official for Physicians for Human Rights was questioned by the Shin Bet recently on the activities of the organization, its budget, the identity of its donors, and details about others employed by PHR.”
Posted on June 3, 2008 by As'ad
I received this email (the author asked me to not use his name or the name of the Sen. for whom he/she works): “In December you gave a review of Michael Oren’s Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East: 1776 to Present. You proclaimed it a love affair with Zion. Guess who’s promoting [...]
Posted on June 3, 2008 by As'ad
You can tell the new direction of the Michel Sulayman administration. He has just appointed Nadhim Al-Khuri (former MP) as his senior political adviser. He is a lackey of corrupt MP, Michel Al-Murr.
Posted on June 3, 2008 by As'ad
“Mugabe blames West for Zimbabwe’s economic problems”. And he is wrong?
Posted on June 3, 2008 by As'ad
“Haaretz.com, the website of the Israeli newspaper often cited as an example of Israel’s liberal, critical media carries paid advertisements from a website openly advocating the total destruction of the Palestinian people, the murder of large numbers of Muslim civilians, the assassination of the family members of Arab rulers, and the use of chemical, biological [...]
Posted on June 3, 2008 by As'ad
“”I pour water into my baby’s formula to make it last longer” – The daily struggle of an ordinary refugee family from Iraq.” (thanks A.)
Posted on June 3, 2008 by As'ad
“More than a dozen rights groups sent a petition to Saudi King Abdullah on Tuesday urging him to release several prominent Saudi reformists, some of whom have been held for 16 months.”
Posted on June 3, 2008 by As'ad
“(They skipped Saudi Arabia, where, their trip coordinator warned, they might need a male escort.)”
Posted on June 3, 2008 by As'ad
In talking about the Bush Doctrine and its instigation of civil wars in the Middle East and North Africa (Sudan, Somalia, Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan), we need to add Yemen, of course.
Posted on June 3, 2008 by As'ad
“It has pushed its local allies toward civil wars — arming Fatah against Hamas; financing some Lebanese forces against Hezbollah — they could not and did not win. And it has failed to understand that its partners could achieve more in alliance than in conflict with their opposition.”
Posted on June 3, 2008 by As'ad