Archive for July 20, 2008
This is delicious. How Saudi media praises and criticizes by royal orders. Here, the mouthpiece of Prince Salman (Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat) apologizes to Qatari prime mininster.
Posted on July 20, 2008 by As'ad
More investigative journalism from the newspaper of Hasan Fattah: the UAE’s ruling dynasties could not be more pleased. “Abu Dhabi introduces electronic patient record system”
Posted on July 20, 2008 by As'ad
“The government of Prime Minister Maliki has assumed an increasingly large share of the cost of Iraqi security [i.e. security for the American occupation], paying $3 for each American dollar contributed, and is on track to assume near total responsibility next year as revenues from oil exports continue to rise.”
Posted on July 20, 2008 by As'ad
“So we return to our original conundrum: can a man seemingly without ethical scruple, who exuberantly supports ethnic cleansing and damns entire religions and ethnicities to perdition, who blames the victims of a historic tragedy for their misfortune, make valuable contributions to historiography? It doesn’t seem possible.” (thanks Brandon)
Posted on July 20, 2008 by As'ad
“We learned that he is returning to Palestine. We came to record our names to return with him.”
Posted on July 20, 2008 by As'ad
You should read this interview with the Israeli occupation ambassador at the U.N. for many reasons. Notice the fluff questions that they throw at him. Not one question raised critical issues of Israeli occupation and injustices. And then this:“What about Mahmoud Abbas, the impressively moderate head of the Palestinian Authority? I am not saying Abbas [...]
Posted on July 20, 2008 by As'ad
Thus spoke the puppet of occupation. The occupation puppet (who has allegiance to both Iran and U.S.) is trying to have it both ways: “Iraq, Maliki went on to say, “would like to see the establishment of a long-term strategic treaty with the United States, which would govern the basic aspects of our economic and [...]
Posted on July 20, 2008 by As'ad
““Il n’est pas question de dénier à Israël le droit d’exister, mais je dois avouer que je suis choqué par ce que j’ai vu”, déplore Geoff Budlender, lui aussi juif. Ce juriste a été frappé par l’extension de la colonisation, par “la façon de traiter un peuple comme s’il était de seconde classe, par les [...]
Posted on July 20, 2008 by As'ad
“In other cases, Israeli Jewish killers of Palestinians have been pardoned by the Israeli state and have continued to take part in anti-Palestinian incitement even as Israel insists it can never release Palestinians “with blood on their hands†as part of negotiated prisoner exchanges. For example, Uzi Sharbav, one of three Israeli Jews convicted of [...]
Posted on July 20, 2008 by As'ad
“Not only has this move failed to stem the enthusiasm and empathy many Palestinians have for Hamas, and the support it provides for disadvantaged Palestinians; but it also appears to be backfiring with the moderate and pro-Western Palestinian Authority (PA) and in the process, narrowing the gap, however minutely, between the PA and Hamas.” (thanks [...]
Posted on July 20, 2008 by As'ad
“Susan Sarandon has expressed surprising unwillingness to denounce her support for the Israeli Billionaire, Lev Leviev, who is has been criticized by a variety of NGOs for his involvement in building settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.” (thanks David)
Posted on July 20, 2008 by As'ad
“The next President must also recognize that the Bush Administration’s project of “standing up” Iraqi security forces has itself armed and trained combatants in the civil war.”
Posted on July 20, 2008 by As'ad
Somalia Update. My very inside source in Somalia sent me this (he/she does not wish to be identified): ” Here are the latest about the tragedy in Somalia. Today, the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) opened their congress in Djibouti (it will last until the 24 July). The main 2 objectives of this [...]
Posted on July 20, 2008 by As'ad
“The plan is based on cooperation with Jordan, which is supposed to promote a similar program on its side of the border, including a large desalinization plant near Aqaba that would serve both Jordanians and Israelis. In its initial stages of operation, the plant would run on natural gas from Egypt or Saudia Arabia.” (thanks [...]
Posted on July 20, 2008 by As'ad
“The Palestinian Authority’s official news agency Wafa says Israel is using rats to drive Arab families out of their homes in the Old City of Jerusalem.” (thanks Olivia)
Posted on July 20, 2008 by As'ad
Did people notice the news that the Lebanese Forces sent a delegation to the Kurdish region in Iraq last week? Both the Lebanese Forces and the Kurdish militias have a history of alliance with Israel and its occupation army. Amin Gemayyel visited there a few months ago too. But with Amin Gemayyel money is always [...]
Posted on July 20, 2008 by As'ad