Archive for December 8, 2008
On Zionist Mass Terrorism
“Thus last March, as indiscriminate Israeli shelling and bombing killed 110 Palestinians, including dozens of children in just a few days, Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai openly threatened Gaza with a “bigger shoah.” Israel’s embarrassed defense was that Vilnai did not mean to threaten actual genocide, but merely a “disaster” or “catastrophe” as if [...]
Posted on December 8, 2008 by As'ad
Karl Marx is Back
Al-Akhbar has a special supplement on Karl Marx.
Posted on December 8, 2008 by As'ad
This is Zionism
“The Shin Bet security service has confirmed for the first time that it regularly intervenes in the appointment of Muslim clergymen to public office, Haaretz has learned.”
Posted on December 8, 2008 by As'ad
More on the Cleric of Senility
“In response to the harsh criticism by Arab politicians, religious leaders and columnists, the top Sunni sheikh initially claimed he did not know who Peres was and that the hand shake was simply an instinctual act.”
Posted on December 8, 2008 by As'ad
Arab Royalty
“In recent days, Israel prodded Qatar, a pro-Western Persian Gulf nation, into calling off a delegation that was preparing to transport aid from Cyprus to Gaza, according to officials who were briefed on what they said were high-level talks.” (thanks FLC)
Posted on December 8, 2008 by As'ad
Not in the New York Times
“Vandals carried out a fresh attack on the graves of hundreds of Muslim war veterans in France’s biggest military cemetery in an assault President Nicolas Sarkozy denounced Monday as “revolting.””
Posted on December 8, 2008 by As'ad
Bush-Taliban Doctrine
“The Taliban hold a permanent presence in 72 percent of Afghanistan, a think-tank said on Monday, but NATO said the figures were not credible and it was impossible for militants to control large parts of the country.”
Posted on December 8, 2008 by As'ad
Another Descendant of the Prophet will Dance for Her
“Israel and Morocco are quietly discussing having Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni visit the North African kingdom in the coming weeks, senior Jerusalem sources said.”
Posted on December 8, 2008 by As'ad
But it can still be fashionable and politically symbolic
“The trend, however, is seen by many here as an insult to a symbol traditionally linked to the Palestinian cause. “These colours aren’t for us… it’s nonsense, it’s a fashion show,” said Salim Ali Kayd, 74, who has been a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon since 1948, when Israel was created.”
Posted on December 8, 2008 by As'ad
A Disgrace Unto the Nations
“The report asserts that, after the United States, Israel is the least egalitarian country in the West.”
Posted on December 8, 2008 by As'ad
All that I know about Ignorance I learned in Israel
“Israel could play a larger role in raising awareness of the threats that lie in a potential premature US withdrawal from Iraq, one of the authors of the American military’s counterinsurgency field manual said last week.” (thanks Olivia)
Posted on December 8, 2008 by As'ad
Writer?
“The idea that someone who stumbled into a sound bite can be published, and charge $24.95 for said words, makes so many real writers think the world is unfair.” I disagree here and I think the word of writing should welcome people from different modes of life, especially from those professions whose members don’t get [...]
Posted on December 8, 2008 by As'ad
SLA food?
Retirees of the army of mercenaries and torturers (armed, trained and financed by Israel), known as the South Lebanon Army, are running this shitty food store in Tabariyyah. Boycott. (Well, some of you–like me–boycott all of Israel anyway). (thanks anonymous)
Posted on December 8, 2008 by As'ad
Separate, unequal, oppressed, and lands stolen
“Parents at Hatikva neighborhood’s Hagalil School outraged by decision to integrate Arab students in classes, say their concerns are for school’s academic level, not racially motivated.” I am sure. (thanks Shoghig)
Posted on December 8, 2008 by As'ad
When Robert Kaplan has an insight on the Middle East
Wake up the children and release the pigs from the barn. Robert Kaplan has an insight on the Middle East and here it is: “The Middle East is back to where it was centuries ago, not because of ancient hatreds but because of globalization. Instead of bold lines on a map we have a child’s [...]
Posted on December 8, 2008 by As'ad
Journalism at its Worst
You read this headline in the New York Times this morning: “Pakistan’s Spies Aided Group Tied to Mumbai Siege.” But as you actually read the article you learn that American intelligence agents make that allegation (and I will not enter here into the validity of the allegation which in all probability seems plausible). But the [...]
Posted on December 8, 2008 by As'ad
Not a Good Morning.
Some people who know me say that I tend to be spoiled. Yet, there are certain things in life that do not go one’s way. I woke up and turned on the TV: there he was. Thomas Friedman was hosting a panel on “the global economy” at Brookings Institution. There was a huge American-Israeli flag [...]
Posted on December 8, 2008 by As'ad