Archive for August 16, 2008
Comrade Samah lashes out at the sectarian forces in Lebanon–all of them.
Posted on August 16, 2008 by As'ad
Mahmud Darwish once said that the history of Palestinian sacrifices deserves much more than a state. Much more than a state.
Posted on August 16, 2008 by As'ad
“Those who you love are gone, gone. You either exist or you don’t. The mask has fallen off the mask, off* the mask. The mask has fallen. No one but youbut you in this open space for enemies and forgetfulnessMake a country out of every trenchNo…no onethe mask has fallen:Arabs who obey their RomansArabs and [...]
Posted on August 16, 2008 by As'ad
“Sir Salman Rushdie has accused his publisher of censorship at the same time as trying to prevent the release of a book that criticises him.” (thanks Zaki)
Posted on August 16, 2008 by As'ad
This is one of Mahmud Darwish’s greatest poems. In Praise of the High Shadow. I should translate it in full one day. “These are our ayats, so read. In the name of the guerrilla who has created…a horizon from a boot….”
Posted on August 16, 2008 by As'ad
The New Republic on Darwish. I really like it when my enemies expose their ignorance and stupidity. This is why it is fun to read Martin Peretz (the foreign policy adviser of Al Gore when he first ran for president).
Posted on August 16, 2008 by As'ad
“Armed with a $4 million grant from the Army, scientists are studying brain signals to try to decipher what a person is thinking and to whom the person wants to direct the message.” (thanks Nabeel)
Posted on August 16, 2008 by As'ad
“While Saakashvili is treated as a democrat in the West (mainly because he speaks English), he – like Putin – doesn’t hesitate to use the knout on political foes.” (thanks Najib)
Posted on August 16, 2008 by As'ad
“The series dubbed in Arabic became so popular that the grand mufti of Saudi Arabia made comments about it, describing it as “anti-Islamic, delusional, wicked and sinful,” according to the Saudi Al-Watan newspaper. The grand mufti also attacked the satellite channel airing the series — which is, in fact, Saudi- owned.” (thanks Hicham)
Posted on August 16, 2008 by As'ad
“The world’s migration body said Friday that daily life has improved little for thousands of Iraqis living in tent camps, despite a slowdown in the number of people in Iraq being uprooted.”
Posted on August 16, 2008 by As'ad
“The recent referendum shows that the Morales government has increased its mandate to a landslide margin, by delivering on some of the changes that the electorate had voted for, and offering the majority of Bolivians a realistic hope for a better future. It casts doubt on the claim that this government has simply pursued its [...]
Posted on August 16, 2008 by As'ad
George W. Bush: ““Bullying and intimidation are not acceptable ways to conduct foreign policy in the 21st century.—
Posted on August 16, 2008 by As'ad
“According to a new report released this week in Mexico City by the Population, Border and Migrant Affairs Commission, for every three adults deported from the United States there is one child abandoned and left behind. But what is even more shocking and deserves further scrutiny from Congress and the American people is the documentation [...]
Posted on August 16, 2008 by As'ad
In five years or so, Hamas will be a mere replica of what Fath is like today. They will even have an underwear army, just like Muhammad Dahlan’s army.
Posted on August 16, 2008 by As'ad
Drunk Zionism. “More than 10 young Israelis were detained at the Ayia Napa resort in Cyprus in recent days on charges of drunk driving and unruly behavior at clubs and hotels. Several other Israeli youngsters were held at the Larnaca International Airport after misbehaving and being rude to local police. Some of the Israelis were [...]
Posted on August 16, 2008 by As'ad
“This is no longer 1968 and the invasion of Czechoslovakia, when a great power invaded a small neighbor and overthrew its government.” I like this position of principle by Rice. I mean, can you imagine a great power, like the U.S., invading a small country (neighbor or not a neighbor) and overthrowing its government? The [...]
Posted on August 16, 2008 by As'ad
A very revealing and long interview with Mahmud Darwish.
Posted on August 16, 2008 by As'ad
Why is she not happy? He is merely “liberating” her in Baghdad.
Posted on August 16, 2008 by As'ad
It is amazing how daring Saudi media has become in their criticisms of Bush, now that he is weeks from the end of his term. One Saudi “news” website is even peddling rumors that he was drunk in China. House of Saud found new courage which will last to the end of this presidential term.
Posted on August 16, 2008 by As'ad