Archive for November 29, 2008
“At least on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, then, Friedman’s unbounded self-confidence in his own views is an unearned one, for he has not been seriously interested in learning in depth about the events in recent years, or in correcting his many errors or poorly-grounded arguments as new information and analyses became available. As a result, Friedman’s [...]
Posted on November 29, 2008 by As'ad
“Dozens of angry Afghans pelted police with stones after a U.S. military vehicle struck a van and and one civilian was killed and three wounded in the Afghan capital on Friday, officials and witnesses said.” Cut the crap. An official US military investigation will exonerate all US military personnel involved.
Posted on November 29, 2008 by As'ad
“Crimes against Humanity: Iraqi academics assassinated during the US-led occupation”
Posted on November 29, 2008 by As'ad
“Well, here’s one for the record books: the Middle East Forum has hired Steve Rosen, once the head of policy development for the America Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Rosen is accused of stealing highly classified information from the U.S. government and passing it on to Israeli government officials.”
Posted on November 29, 2008 by As'ad
What do you do when your own puppet complain about you? “Afghan President Hamid Karzai has criticised the seven-year Afghan war, complaining that the US and NATO troops have not made life better.” (thanks Olivia)
Posted on November 29, 2008 by As'ad
“They were among some 80 foreign volunteers who have sailed across the Mediterranean to Gaza in three trips since August, defying a closure of the Hamas-ruled territory imposed by Israel and Egypt.”
Posted on November 29, 2008 by As'ad
“Israel now sells more than $1 billion in arms annually to India, including the Falcon early-warning system and sea-to-air missiles.”
Posted on November 29, 2008 by As'ad
“An Egyptian-born nuclear physicist who said his rights were violated when the Department of Energy revoked his security clearance has returned to his native Egypt.”
Posted on November 29, 2008 by As'ad
In this article on Levi-Strauss, there is not one reference to criticisms of his work. But then again, I am sure that NYT agrees with his thesis on the “savage mind.”
Posted on November 29, 2008 by As'ad
“A Palestinian child steps on a U.S flag during a protest demanding an end to a blockade on the Gaza Strip by Israel, in Ain el- Hilweh refugee camp near the port city of Sidon, southern Lebanon November 29, 2008.” As is well-known, shoes are offensive in Arab culture. (thanks Matt) (Reuters)
Posted on November 29, 2008 by As'ad
The ABC of Zionism: “Another interviewee, 26, went even further when he explained to Brucker about the ideological messages he insists on relaying to the prostitutes. “I give them a lot of Zionism, lots of Zionism. I talk about Israel constantly, about the army, how much I don’t like Arabs and that they shouldn’t go [...]
Posted on November 29, 2008 by As'ad
I have one question: is there one member of the Lebanese Armed Forces who can pass an physical fitness exam? One? Is there one member of the LAF who can clim a stair? I hear that during lunch, soldiers and officers get really serious and they sometimes fight whether they should have shish tawuq or [...]
Posted on November 29, 2008 by As'ad
“Hamas and Islamic Jihad prisoners in Israel should be used as human shields to protect Israeli targets around Gaza, according to the suggestion of an Israeli Knesset member published in the Hebrew daily newspaper Maariv in Saturday.” (thanks Marcy)
Posted on November 29, 2008 by As'ad
I read the text of American eternal occupation treaty with Iraq: I compared the English and Arabic texts. The translation in Arabic is accurate but it is abundantly clear that this was written in English and then translated into Arabic, not vice versa. But the language is ambiguous and vague enough (especially in reference to [...]
Posted on November 29, 2008 by As'ad
“They accuse Israel of casting doubt on the effectiveness of their ‘brave’ Indian commandos, and claim that Israel has a bad record in hostage-rescue operations.” Israeli rescue operations? Are you kidding me? Basically, Israeli occupation troops would storm the site and kill everybody in sight, hostages, captors, women and children–just everybody. Then Israeli propaganda would [...]
Posted on November 29, 2008 by As'ad
A profile of a leftist struggler from Lebanon. (thanks Mirvat)
Posted on November 29, 2008 by As'ad
This is an important news item that I have not seen in other newspapers. It talks about growing ties between the Qadhdhafi family and the….Bush family.
Posted on November 29, 2008 by As'ad
Comrade Pierre responds to Ilyas Khuri’s defamation of me on Hariri TV. I have not been talking about Lebanese novelist, Ilyas Khuri, because there was a famous fight (or heated argument) between me and him some 7 years ago at his home. It was the first and last time that we meet. He invited me [...]
Posted on November 29, 2008 by As'ad
House of Saud and Bin Laden. You have to read his statement by Saudi Minister of Interior, Nayif Bin `Abdul-`Aziz. He claims that Bin Laden is a mere “figure head” and that he “does not know what he does not know.” He said that Bin Laden was simply “thrown” from Sudan into Afghanistan. This reminded [...]
Posted on November 29, 2008 by As'ad