Archive for November 1, 2008
You can’t accuse Hassan Fattah of not doing his best to introduce hart-hitting, investigative journalism to UAE. Take this top story for example: “The legacy of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan will be fondly remembered today, the fourth anniversary of his death.”
Posted on November 1, 2008 by As'ad
On the American students in Syria. I received this: “For the american student stuck on the syrian border … A while back I was stuck in customs on the american border, while the border patrol sifted through my laptop for several hours, after which they confiscated it FOR AN ENTIRE MONTH, while only giving me [...]
Posted on November 1, 2008 by As'ad
“Palestinian women at funeral of Muhammad Abahreh, 67, killed by Israeli troops during a raid in the West Bank(AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)” (thanks Laleh)
Posted on November 1, 2008 by As'ad
“Two people accused of spying for Israel have been arrested in Lebanon, the Lebanese army says.”
Posted on November 1, 2008 by As'ad
Dahlan, o Dahlan. “Hundreds of heavily-armed CIA-trained Palestinian troops on Saturday stormed the village of al Burj, 30 kilometers south west of Al-Khalil (Hebron), raiding homes, vandalizing property and detaining a number of teachers and college students suspected of “carrying out anti-Israeli activities.”” (thanks Olivia)
Posted on November 1, 2008 by As'ad
I apologize to my readers: it turned out that the item about Al-Walid’s Mercedes was a hoax. I deserve a punishment, and have consulted with House of Saud’s Book of Punishment. I shall deserve 100 lashes (with a feather). Volunteers from around the world are being sought to administer the lashes on my behind. (thanks [...]
Posted on November 1, 2008 by As'ad
The corrupt president of Pakistan just spoke to Al-Arabiyya TV (the station of King Fahd’s brother-in-law). He said that the Saudi kingdom is “close to our heart.” Stay tuned as I learn more about this developing story.
Posted on November 1, 2008 by As'ad
Did the last American progressive die? (thanks Maria)
Posted on November 1, 2008 by As'ad
Freedom of the press around the world: Ranking. (thanks Suad)
Posted on November 1, 2008 by As'ad
More on American students in Syria: Fatima sent me this (I cite with her permission): “ .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } My own sister (a lawyer ) wanted to pay me a visit in the UK . I had to travel to London to provide some documents . [...]
Posted on November 1, 2008 by As'ad
More on the American students in Syria: Marcy sent me this (I cite with her permission): “one more thing on the borders around here. if you want to really get into who is harassed at these lebanese, syrian, and jordanian borders you might want to do a post on what happens to palestinians who cross [...]
Posted on November 1, 2008 by As'ad
My next week trip. For those who care (and who asked) and especially for those who don’t care (and did not ask), I will be on AlJazeera (Arabic) the night (Eastern Time) of the US elections to provide commentary and analysis. I will be in the studio from 5:00PM (Tuesday night, Wednesday early morning Beirut [...]
Posted on November 1, 2008 by As'ad
More on the American student in Syria: a reader in Brazil sent me this: “I’m a regular reader of your blog, here in Brazil. Although I have an arab descent, as do some 7 million people in this country, my passport is brazilian. Therefore, I was quite surprised as I read the email sent to [...]
Posted on November 1, 2008 by As'ad
More on the American students in Syria: a Syrian scientist sent me this: “I read with amazement at the feelings of the American student who was made to wait eight hours for his visa. Imaging, he even “made friends with the tea boy.” I probably cannot be more humiliating. Well, Syrians, I understand, wait actually [...]
Posted on November 1, 2008 by As'ad
This article about Rashid Khalidi in the New York Times bothers at so many levels. Let me start first with my premise: that no Arab or Muslim or any person who cares about peace and justice should try to cover up for Barack Obama. It is not only due to our understanding of the nature [...]
Posted on November 1, 2008 by As'ad
More on American students in Syria. Raed sent me this (I use with his permission): “man, what is it with those foreign students your posting letters of? a bit of modesty could be good, in their situation. Why modesty you may ask? well, just to cool of some of their wrongly oriented enthusiasm i may [...]
Posted on November 1, 2008 by As'ad