Archive for November 8, 2008
Obama and Saudi King had a nice phone conversation.
Posted on November 8, 2008 by As'ad
I did not have time to write about James Bamford’s new book: The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdroppoing on America. It needed a better editor: it reads like a collection of articles put together in a book form. It does not flow like a book. But it contains a wealth [...]
Posted on November 8, 2008 by As'ad
I read this story on the plane yesterday.
Posted on November 8, 2008 by As'ad
Comrade Rami in the New York Times: “But the question that really interests me is about the relationship between Obama and the true center of world power, Kapital. There was an awful lot of money in Obama’s campaign … A great chunk must have come from carefully planned investments by C.E.O.’s and multinationals.” (thanks Marcy)
Posted on November 8, 2008 by As'ad
Salim Al-Huss (former Lebanese prime minister) offers a heartfelt apology: “I apologize if my statement contained in any way an offense to the big sister, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
Posted on November 8, 2008 by As'ad