Archive for October 8, 2008
I wish that those liberal environmentalists would care about the Iraqi and the Afghan people as much as they care about whales.
Posted on October 8, 2008 by As'ad
Who invented Hummus? Joseph–irate as always–sent me this: “As’ad, you must say something about the audacity of the Lebanese to claim Hummus and tabouleh and fattoush and all of these pan-Syrian dishes, which came from Damascus and Aleppo, as Lebanese. The attempt by the Lebanese (and this is initially a Christian Lebanee project) to appropriate [...]
Posted on October 8, 2008 by As'ad
“Jordan should end routine and widespread torture in its prisons, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. Human Rights Watch called on the government to overhaul mechanisms for investigating, disciplining and prosecuting abusers, and in particular to transfer prosecutor’s investigations into prison abuse from police to civilian prosecutors.” (thanks Marcy)
Posted on October 8, 2008 by As'ad
Lesbianism in Kuwait. I came across this figure in a book on lesbianism in Kuwait (As-Suhaq wa-l-Bagha’ fi Ash-Shari`ah wa-l-Falsafah by `Aliyah Shu`ayb): 53% of female respondents in Kuwait stated that they would have loved another woman if it was not for the opposition of religion and society to lesbianism.(p. 119)
Posted on October 8, 2008 by As'ad
“More than 35 young women wearing tight trousers have been arrested for “disturbing the peace” in south Sudan, police said on Tuesday.”
Posted on October 8, 2008 by As'ad
But what about Sanyurah, by comrade Khalid
Posted on October 8, 2008 by As'ad
“US backs Taliban return to power in Afghanistan”
Posted on October 8, 2008 by As'ad
“The first serious talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban took place 10 days ago in Mecca under the auspices of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.”
Posted on October 8, 2008 by As'ad
“And certainly don’t ask about the troops on bases here in Afghanistan who don’t wear uniforms, have long beards (so they can better blend in during covert operations), tattoos and don’t mingle with regular soldiers.” That of course violates the Geneva convention, and such violations were used by the US to justify the (mis)treatment of [...]
Posted on October 8, 2008 by As'ad
“”They are also building schools for the Afghan children so that there is hope and opportunity in our neighboring country of Afghanistan,” she told several hundred supporters at a fundraising event in San Francisco.” (thanks Carlos)
Posted on October 8, 2008 by As'ad
“Once they arrive in the United Arab Emirates, migrant workers are treated little better than cattle, with no access to healthcare and many other basic rights. The company that sponsors them holds on to their passports – and often a month or two of their wages to make sure that they keep working. And for [...]
Posted on October 8, 2008 by As'ad
“And for the first time the Egyptian company for the subway management and operation closed Gamal Abdel Nasser station at Line One (Helwan-al Marg) under security orders to avoid ordinary people getting mixed or joining the convoy members’ protests. The station closure was also meant to tighten security at the entire region.” (thanks David)
Posted on October 8, 2008 by As'ad
Human Rights Watch on mistreatment (and deaths) of detainees in Lebanese state custody. (thanks Nadim)
Posted on October 8, 2008 by As'ad
“Le ministre français des Affaires étrangères Bernard Kouchner a déploré dimanche une “confusion phonétique” par laquelle le quotidien israélien Haaretz lui a fait dire qu’Israël “allait manger l’Iran” si ce pays se dotait de l’arme nucléaire.” (thanks Ihab)
Posted on October 8, 2008 by As'ad
““The reality is that the Saakashvili government is the fourth one-party state that Georgia has had during the last 20 years, going back to the Soviet period,†he said. “And nowhere has this been more apparent than in the restrictions on media freedom.†In its most recent report, Freedom House, a human rights research group [...]
Posted on October 8, 2008 by As'ad
“Insanely rich Lynn Forester de Rothschild, an ardent Hillary Clinton supporter who has endorsed John McCain and Sarah Palin, could have spared herself the ridicule coming her way today if she hadn’t said she thinks Barack Obama is “an elitist.””
Posted on October 8, 2008 by As'ad
“An investigation by the military has concluded that American airstrikes on Aug. 22 in a village in western Afghanistan killed far more civilians than American commanders there have acknowledged, according to two American military officials. The military investigator’s report found that more than 30 civilians — not 5 to 7 as the military has long [...]
Posted on October 8, 2008 by As'ad
“The Independent has learnt that secret executions are being carried out in the prisons run by Nouri al-Maliki’s “democratic” government.” (thanks Rakia)
Posted on October 8, 2008 by As'ad
There you go: another Lebanese genius. A Lebanese had predicted the world financial crisis. (thanks Aghyan)
Posted on October 8, 2008 by As'ad
This is Zionism: “An Israeli Arab lawyer for the workers rights group Kav La’Oved was handcuffed and briefly detained by police this week when he refused to take his pants off during an airport security check. It was the second time in two months that local airport officials had asked Khalid Dukhi to remove his [...]
Posted on October 8, 2008 by As'ad