Archive for November 11, 2008
““I defend the United States, Israel and the Constitution. That’s when I get my death threats,†he said.” (thanks Joel)
Posted on November 11, 2008 by As'ad
The Cedar Revolution: “Most troubling of all, the mission [in Beirut] says it has been sending a record number of corpses back to Ethiopia. The consulate estimates that 150 women have died in a little more than a year, and there is no accountability. In one recent case, Mekdes Tesfaye Tefera’s corpse was found with [...]
Posted on November 11, 2008 by As'ad
“A young blogger and a writer who disguised an attack on the country’s dictator in the form of a love poem have received heavy jail sentences, in the latest blow to opponents of Burma’s military dictatorship.”
Posted on November 11, 2008 by As'ad
“She’s 23 and never went to school; she tried teaching herself a few times, but it was hard and confusing. Her father talked about hiring a tutor to educate the family; now he’s gone and it’s not likely a tutor will ever come. Learning arithmetic won’t bring back her dowry, won’t stop her mother’s tears.”
Posted on November 11, 2008 by As'ad
Saudi anti-Semites for…Israel.
Posted on November 11, 2008 by As'ad
“A Jordanian editor battling a lawsuit filed by a governor will be held for 15 days while an investigation is completed, the Jordanian military court ruled on Tuesday. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the decision, calling it a “perplexing and ominous sign of intolerance toward the media.””
Posted on November 11, 2008 by As'ad
“The Criminal Court in Sulaymania found Shwan Dawdi, editor-in-chief of the Kirkuk-based Hawal newspaper, guilty of three defamation charges filed by retired judge Kemal Mustafa, the former director of Sulaymania courthouse. Dawdi was jailed on Tuesday and fined 300,000 Iraqi dinars (US$255) for publishing articles in 2004 on various court problems.”
Posted on November 11, 2008 by As'ad
“In hotel corridors where oilmen in business suits once hatched deals over glasses of whiskey, delegates in Birkenstocks and guayaberas discussed Marx and Antonio Gramsci, the leftist Italian writer. Such meetings have become a staple of life in Caracas, with Mr. Chávez’s government flush, at least for now, with petrodollars that can be used to [...]
Posted on November 11, 2008 by As'ad
“A Swedish businessman has put a four metre high statue of Vladimir Lenin in front of his office – in a bid to scare off car thieves.”
Posted on November 11, 2008 by As'ad
“As of Sunday, 2 November 2008, new Israeli army guidelines are in force, requiring Palestinian medical personnel from the West Bank who work in Jerusalem hospitals to come in only through the Qalandiya checkpoint in Ramallah. Medical personnel from the West Bank are prohibited from coming to work through other checkpoints, even if these are [...]
Posted on November 11, 2008 by As'ad
Syrian foreign Minister: “‘America’s Role Is Central’”. Angry Arab: Syria’s Role is Marginal.
Posted on November 11, 2008 by As'ad
“Iraq’s most revered Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani says SOFA should not violate Iraq’s sovereignty for even an iota.” Tell the Ayatullah to go to sleep, please.
Posted on November 11, 2008 by As'ad
“Hamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan, has criticised US-led troops for killing 14 private security guards in the eastern province of Khost.” Is it me or is this puppet finding newly found courage in the waning days of the Bush administration? (thanks Olivia)
Posted on November 11, 2008 by As'ad
“Britain’s security agencies and police would be given unprecedented and legally binding powers to ban the media from reporting matters of national security, under proposals being discussed in Whitehall.”
Posted on November 11, 2008 by As'ad
“Less than a week after an Occupation High Court decision to change the route of the Apartheid Wall in Jayyous, Occupation forces began destroying farmland in the south of the village to make room for the construction of the Wall. They are currently in the process of cutting down some 200 olive trees that have [...]
Posted on November 11, 2008 by As'ad
“Encircled by half a dozen Jewish settlements like Hashmonaim – all illegal under international law – the village is slowly being sealed off in a fashion that may soon make its isolation almost as complete as Gaza’s.”
Posted on November 11, 2008 by As'ad
Stop the presses. Stop the presses. Flash. Flash. Flash. Another Lebanese genius discovers a cure for “blood diseases.” (thanks Ihab)
Posted on November 11, 2008 by As'ad
This is a good rant by Olbermann but why did he have to preface his remarks by asserting that he is not gay? Why do heterosexuals feel the need to affirm their heterosexuality when they declare their support for homosexuals? (I must confess that I used to do that myself–shame on me).
Posted on November 11, 2008 by As'ad
This is your candidate: “And I know–and I know that when I visit AIPAC I’m among friends–good friends, friends who share my strong commitment to make sure that the bond between the United States and Israel is unbreakable today, unbreakable tomorrow–unbreakable forever.”
Posted on November 11, 2008 by As'ad
Do you notice that Western media largely ignore attacks on gays and lesbians? “In 2006, Statistics Canada reported that one-quarter of hate crimes were motivated by religion and one in 10 by sexual orientation. Hate crimes accounted for less than 1 per cent of all criminal incidents reported by police.” (thanks Ali)
Posted on November 11, 2008 by As'ad