Archive for January 10, 2009

Boycott

More than 100 countries in the world are subject to various forms of sanctions by the US, yet the US government has this special bureau: “The Bureau is charged with administering and enforcing the Antiboycott Laws under the Export Administration Act. Those laws discourage, and in some circumstances, prohibit U.S. companies from furthering or supporting [...]

Posted on January 10, 2009 by As'ad

Fatah gangs

I saw Fatah gangs’ leader in the puppet parliament. His rhetoric reflects the shiftiness and confusions characterizing Fatah’s position especially in the last few days. Just as the Hariri camp in Lebanon was expecting (and hoping) a demise of Hizbullah in a few days, the Fatah gangs were expecting a quick surrender of Hamas. When [...]

Posted on January 10, 2009 by As'ad

Brief Review

“This brief review of Israel’s record over the past four decades makes it difficult to resist the conclusion that it has become a rogue state with “an utterly unscrupulous set of leaders”. A rogue state habitually violates international law, possesses weapons of mass destruction and practises terrorism – the use of violence against civilians for [...]

Posted on January 10, 2009 by As'ad

Dahlan gangs to the crossing

“European diplomats are mulling a proposal which would restore control of the Gaza Strip border crossings to the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority, the Times of London newspaper reported in Saturday editions. According to the proposal, Palestinian security personnel loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas would govern the border crossings with assistance from Turkish and French soldiers who [...]

Posted on January 10, 2009 by As'ad

First day on job

“”It’s my first day on the job, and I’m terribly proud to be standing here in solidarity with you,” Mar told scores of pro-Palestinian demonstrators. Joined by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, Mar vowed that “global justice” will be a priority for the new board.”

Posted on January 10, 2009 by As'ad

High Time: from Naomi Klein

“It’s time. Long past time. The best strategy to end the increasingly bloody occupation is for Israel to become the target of the kind of global movement that put an end to apartheid in South Africa.”

Posted on January 10, 2009 by As'ad

HRW: what gives?

Mouin sent me this: “HRW – which in 2005 issued a report entitled “promoting impunity” demonstrating uselessness of IDF investigations, is now calling on IDF to investigate killing of relatives of their Gaza consultant.”

Posted on January 10, 2009 by As'ad

Hizbullah media

A Lebanese secular politician told me today that Manar TV strictly urges its guests to avoid criticizing Saudi and Egyptian leaders on their programs.

Posted on January 10, 2009 by As'ad

Hilarious

Amid all the sadness and anger, there are moment of hilarity. MEMRI (and I don’t link to Israeli propaganda outlets especially those founded by “former” intelligence henchmen) refers to a writer in the sleaze website, elaph, as “renowned Arab thinker”. He is somebody that nobody knows who he is. They always do that to give [...]

Posted on January 10, 2009 by As'ad

Concerned?

“One State Department official told us: “We are increasingly concerned that Israel wins all the battles but is losing the war.”” (thanks Olivia)

Posted on January 10, 2009 by As'ad

Think about it

So Israel had an easier time in dealing with Egypt, Syria, and Jordan back in 1967 than in dealing with…Gaza in 2008. That speaks volume, no?

Posted on January 10, 2009 by As'ad

Who said they were?

“My favourite moment came when I pointed out that journalists should be on the side of those who suffer. If we were reporting the 18th-century slave trade, I said, we wouldn’t give equal time to the slave ship captain in our dispatches. If we were reporting the liberation of a Nazi concentration camp, we wouldn’t [...]

Posted on January 10, 2009 by As'ad

Gizelle Khuri

Regular readers know that I consider Gizelle Khuri one of the most contemptible people on the face of this earth, and there are many. Read this transcript and you would know what I mean. (thanks Kifah)

Posted on January 10, 2009 by As'ad

Riyad Maliki: from a PFLP cadre to a Dahlan minister

“Israel, by its behavior and its attitude, really has aligned itself to the same level of Hamas,” Malki said.” (thanks Aida)

Posted on January 10, 2009 by As'ad

Mubarak’s clerics

So the government of Egypt feels people’s pressures on Gaza. So what does the government do? It does what Arab governments (allies of the US, always) do when pressured by their people to help the Palestinians: it orders government clerics to vomit anti-Semitic sermons.

Posted on January 10, 2009 by As'ad

Protests in Beirut

the Lebanese leftist parties, groups and forces invited all those concerned to participate in the national demonstration on Sunday January 11, at 10,30 am. The Meeting place will be at Barbir to march towards Martyrs Place passing through ESCWA.

Posted on January 10, 2009 by As'ad