Archive for December 15, 2008

Hariri media

Comrade Samah writes about media strategy and tactics of March 14

Posted on December 15, 2008 by As'ad

A New Job for Zaydi

New TV announced in its newscast that it is extending an offer for Muntazir Az-Zaydi to become its correspondent, and that his salary is effective from the second the shoe was hurled at Bush–I am not making this up.

Posted on December 15, 2008 by As'ad

Shoe Intifada?

Saudi columnist, Dawud Ash-Shiryan, warns of a “shoe Intifada”.

Posted on December 15, 2008 by As'ad

To be fair

Just because I posted hate mail down below, I don’t want to leave you with the impression that most of the mail I receive is hateful. Far from it. Most of the emails I receive from (American and non-American) readers tend to be supportive, favorable, and kind. I would embarrass myself if I were to [...]

Posted on December 15, 2008 by As'ad

New York Times: Evidence of Shoe Extremism

Wow. Flash. The New York Times discovers solid evidence that Az-Zaydi is indeed a fanatic. Imagine he refers to American occupation of Iraq as, well, American occupation of Iraq, and he does not like his country to be occupied by the US. If this is not a strong evidence, there is not any. “Muntader al-Zaidi [...]

Posted on December 15, 2008 by As'ad

Arab Shoe News Service

“Arab bloggers had a field day after the “shoe heard around the world” incident. “Today (Sunday) is the day that ‘Angry Arab’ has been preparing itself for three years and finally it happened” remarked one blog. It went on to joke, “please, please one shoe at a time”.

Posted on December 15, 2008 by As'ad

Sole protester: What the world thinks

* “The shoes should be exhibited in a museum as they resemble a rocket that talks on behalf of all Iraqis.” – Zahraa, posting on website of Arabian Business magazine * “The flying shoe speaks more for Arab public opinion than all the despots/puppets Bush meets during his travels in the Middle East.” – Asad [...]

Posted on December 15, 2008 by As'ad

Shoes versus medals

This really captures the contrast between Middle East despots/puppets and the people of the region. Karzai awards a medal to Bush.

Posted on December 15, 2008 by As'ad

Hail the Shoe

From a demonstration in Iraq today. (AP)

Posted on December 15, 2008 by As'ad

Are you kidding me? Saudi Objectivity?

I was reading tomorrow’s Arabic newspaper. There was a clear trend: Saudi columnists (and other Arab columnists in Saudi-financed media–some 90 % of Arab media) received their marching orders regarding the Shoe Affair. If you doubted the presence of a central Saudi-Israeli-US conspiracy (with its propaganda co-ordinated plan) in our region (personally, I never doubted [...]

Posted on December 15, 2008 by As'ad

Oh, no. Another shoe…in Najaf

(AP)

Posted on December 15, 2008 by As'ad

From my inbox: some hate mail

A sample of hate mail I received today:“Fuck yourself bitch. We freed 50 million Muslims in Afghanistan and Iraq. The same ones the devout Muslims (Taliban) and Arab socialist (Saddam) were massacring.So just say, “Thank you” and then just shut the FUCK up!Because if this country is so detestable, then why are you HERE in [...]

Posted on December 15, 2008 by As'ad

Me and the US media

I have become quite reluctant to speak to the US media as I had told you before. I am particularly reluctant to speak to US visual media as they frustrate me. I received many requests for interviews today, and I only spoke to a handful of them. I mean this is a typical request: they [...]

Posted on December 15, 2008 by As'ad

Az-Zubaydi is a Communist

Yesterday, the US media wanted to turn him (the shoe thrower) into an Al-Qa`idah supporter, before they discovered he was a Shi`ite. Today, Fox News was implying that he was a supporter of Muqtada As-Sadr. Not ture of course. As-Safir is reporting tomorrow that he was a member of the Iraqi Workers’ Party (which later [...]

Posted on December 15, 2008 by As'ad

Saudi media and the shoe

Raghidah Dirgham on MSNBC. You had to watch Al-Hayat’s correspondent on Harball today. I could not believe it. First, she was introduced as correspondent of the “independent” newspaper Al-Hayat. Do they mean “independent” of any government or political party with the exception of Prince Khalid Bin Sultan? Or do we have now new standards now [...]

Posted on December 15, 2008 by As'ad

My childhood (shoe) memories in the Washington Post

Asad Abu Khalil, a Lebanese-American professor at Stanislaus University in California, wrote in his blog that he had early childhood memories of watching his father hurl shoes at the television whenever a certain Lebanese politician appeared. “The flying shoe speaks more for Arab public opinion than all the despots/puppets that Bush meets with during his [...]

Posted on December 15, 2008 by As'ad

To the cartoonist Latuff

A national American newspaper wants to reprint the cartoon that you sent me. They need your permission and I don’t have your email here in my office. You may email me your approval.

Posted on December 15, 2008 by As'ad

Hate Mail

Why am I getting hate mail today? Is it something I said? Or am I being blamed for the shoe? You may search my house and you will find that I don’t keep any shoes here. I don’t dabble in shoes.

Posted on December 15, 2008 by As'ad

$10 million for the famous shoe

A Saudi man offer $10 million for the shoe that aimed at Bush. (thanks Nasser)

Posted on December 15, 2008 by As'ad

Angry Arab on Flying Shoes

“”The flying shoe speaks more for Arab public opinion than all the despots/puppets that Bush meets with during his travels in the Middle East,” said Asad Abu Khalil, a popular Lebanese-American blogger and professor at Stanislaus University in California at angryarab.blogspot.com.” (thanks Sellam)

Posted on December 15, 2008 by As'ad