Archive for November 22, 2008
Unsi Al-Hajj wisely warns against Arab public enthusiasm for Obama.
Posted on November 22, 2008 by As'ad
Shimon Peres, the darling of Western liberals, can’t say the word Palestinian without following it with the word terror (or teghogh, as he pronounces it), and terrorism (or teghoghism as he pronounces it).
Posted on November 22, 2008 by As'ad
“In some respects, the pirates of Somalia are behaving in the classic tradition. According to reports, they are spending millions of dollars of ransom money on imported food, alcohol, drugs and prostitutes, just as predecessors debauched and befuddled themselves whenever possible with tobacco, rum and whoring. In other ways, though, their behaviour (so far) matches [...]
Posted on November 22, 2008 by As'ad
Since 1948, Israeli propaganda media ALWAYS pretend that all those who are accused of spying for Israel anywhere around the world are innocent because Israel never spies and does not emply spies. And remember that the Israeli government initially tried to claim that Pollard was not spying for Israel.Note to readers: read about the Lavon [...]
Posted on November 22, 2008 by As'ad
“In interviews with The San Diego Union-Tribune, Gary Maziarz, 39, said “dozens of files†he gave the Los Angeles Terrorism Early Warning Group while serving as an intelligence specialist at the base were dossiers on Muslims and Arabs living in Southern California.”
Posted on November 22, 2008 by As'ad
“Speaking at the occasion, Meles said Ethiopia and the US have done a lot in ensuring peace and stability in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia commends the US for assisting Ethiopia toward ensuring peace and stability in the sub-region.” (thanks Mick)
Posted on November 22, 2008 by As'ad
“Saudi Arabia said it will join a fleet of NATO warships on an anti-piracy mission, as hijackers bolstered defenses around an oil-laden Saudi tanker captured off the East African coast.”
Posted on November 22, 2008 by As'ad
“”Salafists using Right-wing (Lebanese) writings to attack the Shi’as…”
Posted on November 22, 2008 by As'ad
It is over. It is all over. I hereby declare the end of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The entire military balance of the Middle East region has been tipped FOREVER. An-Nahar cites reliable sources to the effect that Walid Jumblat’s visit to Washington, DC brought great results. Look how many tanks Lebanon will be getting:“وأكدت “النهار” [...]
Posted on November 22, 2008 by As'ad
Turn off the lights on the way out, please. “The “Dubai dream” may be over because lower oil prices will leave smaller fiscal surpluses among its crude-exporting neighbors to invest in the emirate, said Citigroup Inc.“We believe it is safe to say the Dubai dream is perhaps over,” Citigroup economist Mushtaq Khan said in a [...]
Posted on November 22, 2008 by As'ad
“Homeless and income-less, people at the camps lived uncomfortably. There was little space, diets were unbalanced, and there was no way to work or occupy them each day. IDPs are unwelcome in surrounding communities where they try to rebuild a life. They are ostracized for fear they will take the few jobs available and, most [...]
Posted on November 22, 2008 by As'ad
This is from the Palestine Post , June 8, 1949. While Israeli occupation troops were busy destroying Palestinian villages, and evicting the Palestinian owners of the land (and they were occupying Lebanese lands), the Lebanese Army soldiers were playing soccer with the Israeli occupation army soldiers. And they dare celebrate Lebanon’s Independence Day? (thanks Shoghig)
Posted on November 22, 2008 by As'ad
“On Sunday, the Pentagon admitted that 12 juveniles — those under the age of 18 at the time their alleged crimes took place — have been held at Guantanamo Bay (as opposed to the figure of eight that was submitted to the UN in May). But a RAW STORY count, drawn from the Pentagon’s own [...]
Posted on November 22, 2008 by As'ad
“Dubai Municipality is cutting power and water to as many as 200 villas a week in an attempt to evict people who are sharing homes, but some of the tenants are defying authorities and illegally reconnecting services, a senior official said yesterday.” (thanks Aida)
Posted on November 22, 2008 by As'ad
“Dozens of Palestinian and international demonstrators choked on teargas at a Friday demonstration in the West Bank village of Bil’in, near Ramallah, as Israeli forces fired on the crowd, according to a statement received by Ma’an.”
Posted on November 22, 2008 by As'ad
I stand corrected. Lebanese Air Force used two zeee planes, zeee planes in the military show today. They were purchased by the Lebanese Air Force in 1959, and they have been used since to defend Lebanon against successive savage Israeli invasions of the country.
Posted on November 22, 2008 by As'ad
Lebanese Air Force’s helicopters tried to impress today in the Independence Day military parade and show. The helicopters were supposed to fly in the form of a cedar. I swear: the form looked more like a smashed potato.
Posted on November 22, 2008 by As'ad
I know of no country that does not deserve to celebrate Independence Day more than Lebanon.
Posted on November 22, 2008 by As'ad
My mother read a new book about the Sunni-Shi`ite conflict by French journalist, Martine Gozlan. I asked her what she thought. She said: I was mad at them both for their roles in Islamic history.
Posted on November 22, 2008 by As'ad
Photo Album of the Lebanese Air Force’s Zee Plane, Zee Plane. (thanks Fadi)
Posted on November 22, 2008 by As'ad