Archive for August 1, 2008
My article in Al-Akhbar: “The Government of [sectarian] Deception: Elias Al-Murr Protects Lebanon (from the evil eye)”.
Posted on August 1, 2008 by As'ad
“Nadia, 25, is one of hundreds of young microcephalics — people born with small skulls and protruding noses and ears because of a genetic mutation — who can be found on the streets of Gujrat, in central Punjab province. Officials say many of them have been sold off by their families to begging mafias, who [...]
Posted on August 1, 2008 by As'ad
My expression of preference for Whole Foods brought strong (but friendly) denunciations:“Q. You get a lot of criticism for preventing unions from organizing your workers. Are these sort of employee-friendly processes ones that you really couldn’t implement with unions? They’d be much more difficult to implement with unions. First of all, it’s a lie that [...]
Posted on August 1, 2008 by As'ad
“A green campaign group has expressed its anger over reports that a car owner flew his £190,000 Lamborghini from Qatar to London for a service.” (thanks Fadi)
Posted on August 1, 2008 by As'ad
“Sen. Obama drew cringes on a campaign stop in Adel, Iowa, in July 2007, when he asked a crowd of farmers: “Anybody gone into a Whole Foods lately and seen what they charge for arugula?” The upscale supermarket specializing in organic food doesn’t have a single store in Iowa.” I love Whole Foods and I [...]
Posted on August 1, 2008 by As'ad
An-Nahar will be bragging about this “famous” Lebanon: ” Hammoud, a native of Lebanon who lives in Miramar, was arrested Friday at Miami International Airport.”
Posted on August 1, 2008 by As'ad
Former Lebanese Justice Minister, Charles Rizk, said yesterday the “Christian society” [in Lebanon] is characterized with “civilizational superiority.”
Posted on August 1, 2008 by As'ad
“The Levines have supported the Israel Museum since 1994, when they presented a gift of 80 signed works by Andre Kertesz. Three years ago they donated $12 million for the museum’s photography department; their current gift includes $1 million to endow the department. (Mrs. Levine’s sister, Patricia Gerber, added $1 million to that pot.)” Wealthy [...]
Posted on August 1, 2008 by As'ad
“”My jaw dropped when the doctors told me that 41 percent of the female veterans seen there say they were victims of sexual assault while serving in the military,” said Harman, who has long sought better protection of women in the military. “Twenty-nine percent say they were raped during their military service. They spoke of [...]
Posted on August 1, 2008 by As'ad
“But American Jewish opinion, although not as diverse as that of Jewish Israelis, is more varied on Israel than AIPAC’s pronouncements would suggest. According to the November 2007 American Jewish Committee‘s annual survey of Jewish opinion, 46% of American Jews supported the creation of a Palestinian state, with 43% opposing and 12% not sure–this, in [...]
Posted on August 1, 2008 by As'ad
“Being drunk in public, swearing or making rude gestures – especially whilst driving – and public shows of affection – such as kissing, are all offences. It is illegal to live with someone of the opposite sex for those not married, and homosexuality is a crime here. Obviously, much of this still goes on. And [...]
Posted on August 1, 2008 by As'ad
“Israeli troops fatally shot two Palestinian youths, aged ten and seventeen, this week in a village known for its nonviolent resistance.”
Posted on August 1, 2008 by As'ad
“The Aksa Martyrs Brigades issued a statement strongly condemning the shaving of Namnam’s mustache and threatening retaliation. It said that Namnam and his son were also tortured while in detention.”
Posted on August 1, 2008 by As'ad
“A leading candidate to be Israel’s next premier called for a death toll of 70 Palestinians a day when he was head of the military during the second intifada, according to a best-selling book by two Israeli journalists.” (thanks Nader)
Posted on August 1, 2008 by As'ad
“Bandar, a longtime close personal friend of the Bush family who is now national-security adviser to Saudi King Abdullah, was so worried about investigations into the BAE payments that last year he hired the international legal and security firm Freeh Group International, headed by former FBI director Louis Freeh, to defend him from the charges. [...]
Posted on August 1, 2008 by As'ad
Palmyra threatened. (thanks Zaki)
Posted on August 1, 2008 by As'ad
“Mr Ahmed has worked for DynCorp, an American military contractor. So had one of the project’s main managers, Michel Vachon, before moving to L3 Communications, a contractor often employed by the American government. Another manager, Dean Kershaw, spent 29 years in America’s forces; some others had served in the Bush administration. Armed American special-forces veterans [...]
Posted on August 1, 2008 by As'ad
These are the soldiers of Zionism. “Two soldiers serving as security guards at a facility used by the Navy’s elite commando unit were indicted on Thursday on charges of racially-motivated aggravated assault. The two are accused of attacking a group of Israeli Druze youths at an Atlit beachfront two weeks ago. According to the indictment, [...]
Posted on August 1, 2008 by As'ad
“ZOA head Morton Klein said the exhibit sponsored by the Harvard Hillel “incites hatred of Israel, violates the Jewish law of not bearing false witness, and plays into the hands of Israel’s enemies.”” (thanks Nabeel)
Posted on August 1, 2008 by As'ad
“The judge said he threw out the case not through lack of evidence but because the employer had acted gallantly rather than criminally. “If we had no sexual harassment we would have no children,” the judge ruled.” (thanks Nouri)
Posted on August 1, 2008 by As'ad