Archive for February 11, 2009
One day in Lebanon
A Bangladeshi foreign maid killed herself by jumping from the balcony of the apartment where she works, and a Filipino maid died after she tried to flee the house where she works by jumping from the window of the bathroom.
Posted on February 11, 2009 by As'ad
Chirac
Chirac attended the special tribute for Rafiq Cash Hariri in Paris. He said that he thinks about Rafiq every single day. I have no doubt it is true: I am certain that he thinks every day not only about Rafiq, but also about King Fahd and Saddam Husayn for all the cash and gifts that [...]
Posted on February 11, 2009 by As'ad
Anti-MEMRI
Laura Mills has kindly translated this article by Khalid Saghiyyah per my recommendation. I call what Laura and Saja are doing “the anti-MEMRI” because provide opinions that will never be translated by MEMRI which is busy translating obscure articles in Saudi sleaze websites and in the mouthpieces of various Saudi princes. Is the honey moon [...]
Posted on February 11, 2009 by As'ad
White and half-white prisoners in Egypt
Vincenzo Terranova sent me this message (I cite with his permission): “Thank you so much for writing the “Half-whiteness came in handy” post. The past few days I have been annoyed and irritated beyond belief with the reactions towards philip’s detention. I mean compare the reaction to philip’s detention to the cases of police torture [...]
Posted on February 11, 2009 by As'ad
Israeli male supremacy party
Do you notice that American media work hard on saving Israel from embarrassment? I mean, do you notice how the Lieberman’s party has been largely ignored in US media? And why did we not get any reports on the Israel party known as Men’s Rights Party?
Posted on February 11, 2009 by As'ad
Workers of the world, unite
“Today at 9:30 more than 300 workers occupied the administrative building of Kherson Engineering Plant. The workers demand payment of wages, nationalization of the plant without compensation to its owner and are decisively inclined to occupy the building until complete fulfillment of their demands. During occupation no worker has injured. Factory guards did not resist [...]
Posted on February 11, 2009 by As'ad
Oh
“The endowments of the Crown Center for Middle East Studies and the Schusterman Center for Middle East Studies are currently “under the water,” according to Provost Marty Krauss, which means that the current market value of the endowment is less than the original amount. The centers cannot spend any money from their endowments and must [...]
Posted on February 11, 2009 by As'ad
Thus spoke the chief PA’s buffoon
Chief PA’s buffoon (or “blowhard” as James Baker called him in his last book), Sa’ib `Urayqat, told Al-Arabiyya TV minutes ago that he does not know muzayadat (one-upmanship or outbidding). This is like Dahlan saying that he does not know thuggery.
Posted on February 11, 2009 by As'ad
Israel pleased with Dahlan gangs
“Palestinian security forces, trained by Jordan and US Lt.-Gen. Keith Dayton, are already deployed in Jenin and Hebron. According to Israeli officials, these forces played a key role in preventing terror attacks in the West Bank during last month’s Operation Cast Lead against Hamas. Additional PA forces are also deployed in Bethlehem, Tulkarm and Nablus. [...]
Posted on February 11, 2009 by As'ad
Half-whiteness came in handy
“An Egyptian-German student who was detained Friday after taking part in a demonstration in support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip was released from custody on Wednesday, his family and friends said.” His half German part saved him. There will be no attention in the Western press and among governments to the thousands of full [...]
Posted on February 11, 2009 by As'ad
From Ethan Bronner: All Rightists in Israel are "centrists"
Here, Bronner and Kirshner explains to American readers that in fact all rightists and fascists in Israel are misunderstood “centrists”: “She was born to a hawkish Zionist family that opposed any territorial compromise in the name of peace. But along with many members of Likud, she shifted toward the center in the past decade and [...]
Posted on February 11, 2009 by As'ad
The cost of failure
“Tony Blair’s failed attempts to secure peace in the Middle East have cost British taxpayers at least half a million pounds. Foreign Office figures reveal £400,000 was put towards office costs and expenses for the former Prime Minister.”
Posted on February 11, 2009 by As'ad
Interpol in the service of the House of Saud
“General Mansoor Al-Turki, a spokesman for the Saudi Ministry of Interior, said that INTERPOL was asked for assistance because its global police network and tools provided essential elements for locating and detaining fugitives for their eventual extradition to Saudi Arabia. He also urged the suspects to turn themselves in.” How does Interpol know that Saudi [...]
Posted on February 11, 2009 by As'ad
Flash: `Urayqat offers stern threats to Israel
“”If the new Israeli government continues to expand settlements, place roadblocks and obstruct a two-state solution, we have no option but to consider it a non-partner in peace,” said Erekat, a member of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement.” (thanks Electronic Ali)
Posted on February 11, 2009 by As'ad
Aims of Israeli terrorism
“Clearly, the aim of the bombardment of Gaza wasn’t to extirpate this population. But it was intended to pound them, and all other Palestinians, into submission, to make them give up their call for self-determination and justice. It was intended to extirpate them in a symbolic sense — a kind of politicide, to use the [...]
Posted on February 11, 2009 by As'ad
No worries
You never have to worry about the sinister (sectarian and racist and right-wing) influence of An-Nahar newspaper anymore. With Nayla Tuwayni running it, there is nothing to worry about.
Posted on February 11, 2009 by As'ad
The token black
Do you notice that Israeli political parties now brings a token Ethiopian and places him on stage in political events to show to American audiences that the racist state of Israel is…inclusive. Yesterday, the token Ethiopian on Kadima’s stage looked miserable: as if they brought him against his well, and chained him to a pole [...]
Posted on February 11, 2009 by As'ad
The other side of Dubai
“First Israeli store to open in Dubai”
Posted on February 11, 2009 by As'ad
Israeli elections
It is quite hilarious to watch American media references to the Israeli elections and the competing parties. So if a fascist party is competing with an ultra-fascist party, they make the fascist party “a centrist” or “moderate”. The beyond-fascist party of Lieberman is described merely as “right-wing” in the New York Times. Do people know [...]
Posted on February 11, 2009 by As'ad
Israeli elections in the eyes of Na`alin
“No one I spoke with expressed the slightest hope that any of the leading candidates –Likud’s Benjamin Netanyahu, Kadima’s Tzipi Livni, Israel Beitenu’s Avigdor Lieberman and Labour’s Ehud Barak — would do anything to remove the settlements that are slowly closing in on Na’alin. As we sheltered from the tear gas behind a house, Na’alin [...]
Posted on February 11, 2009 by As'ad