Archive for July 8, 2008
An official statement from the Saudi embassy in Lebanon calls the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia “a kingdom of goodness and humanitarianism.” I am not making this up.
Posted on July 8, 2008 by As'ad
“But a cordon of U.S. troops stopped him from reaching the car. Abood, 21, could only get close enough to see the two-door Opel engulfed in flames, incinerating 57-year-old Hafd Abood and two women colleagues from his office in an airport bank. Abood realized the breakdown story had been a friend’s way of easing him [...]
Posted on July 8, 2008 by As'ad
“”But timelines tend to be artificial in nature,” he said.”
Posted on July 8, 2008 by As'ad
“THE US military planned to test deadly nerve gas on Australian soldiers in far north Queensland during the Cold War, declassified documents reveal.”
Posted on July 8, 2008 by As'ad
“Burned by portrayals of Vietnam, the Pentagon focuses on a new era of filmmakers. ‘It’s important to tell the full story,’ says Army Lt. Col. J. Todd Breasseale, who is deployed to Wilshire Boulevard.”
Posted on July 8, 2008 by As'ad
“One example, which gained the most press coverage of the incidents researched, is the arrest of Fouad al-Farhan. Considered Saudi Arabia’s most popular online blogger, Farhan was arrested in December 2007 “for violating rules not related to state security,†said Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki, a Saudi spokesman, to the Washington Post. Farhan’s blog criticized political [...]
Posted on July 8, 2008 by As'ad
“Over half of the Jewish population in Israel believes the marriage of a Jewish woman to an Arab man is equal to national treason, according to a recent survey by the Geocartography Institute.”
Posted on July 8, 2008 by As'ad
Zionism? This is Zionism. “The military police have arrested an Israel Defense Forces Soldiers on suspicion of beating a 12-year-old Palestinian boy and punching him in the head, Ynet learned Monday.”
Posted on July 8, 2008 by As'ad
“Poor investigations and criminal proceedings that often stretch for years mean that abusive employers are rarely punished through the criminal justice system. For example, after three years of proceedings, a Riyadh court dropped the charges against the employer of Nour Miyati, despite the employer’s confession, ample medical evidence, and intense public scrutiny. Nour Miyati, an [...]
Posted on July 8, 2008 by As'ad
“The New York-based organisation Human Rights Watch has called on Saudi Arabia to do more to protect Asian domestic workers from mistreatment. It says some cases amount to slavery, with employers going unpunished for withholding wages, forced confinement, or physical and sexual violence.”” (thanks Olivia)
Posted on July 8, 2008 by As'ad
“Female workers seeking jobs as domestic help in Middle Eastern countries are losing out on valuable job opportunities as the stringent rules set by the government make it very difficult for them to secure a work visa.” (thanks Tanweer)
Posted on July 8, 2008 by As'ad
“Fida Bizri, linguiste libanaise qui enseigne la langue et la littérature cinghalaises à l’Inalco, à Paris, a développé un travail de recherche sur le parler arabe des Sri Lankaises qui fera bientôt l’objet d’un livre intitulé « Le Pidgin Madam : une grammaire de la servitude », à paraître chez Geuthner.” (thanks Kev)
Posted on July 8, 2008 by As'ad
“In 2006, Israeli use of cluster munitions against Hezbollah forces in Lebanon resulted in widespread international criticism. Israel was said to have fired significant quantities of cluster munitions — primarily during the last three days of the 34-day war after a UN cease fire deal had been agreed to4 — resulting in almost 1 million [...]
Posted on July 8, 2008 by As'ad
FBI is looking to purchase those books. (thanks Bert)
Posted on July 8, 2008 by As'ad