Archive for February 26, 2009
Wahhabi Philospher
So MEMRI always tries to prop up the credentials of columnists in Prince Salman’s mouthpiece, Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat, when they go after Israel’s enemies. Today, in a bulletin they referred to Hashim Salih as “philospher.”
Posted on February 26, 2009 by As'ad
Zionist-Saudi alliance
Christopher asked me whether I have noticed that Zionist fanatics, like Martin Kramer, are now regularly and consistently peddling editorials from Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat (Prince Salman’s mouthpiece). I said: yes, I have noticed indeed.
Posted on February 26, 2009 by As'ad
Not popular
“Asked specifically about the US naval forces based in the Persian Gulf, there is widespread opposition across the Muslim world. Across eight Muslim publics on average, 66 percent said it was a bad idea; only 13 percent called it a good idea. Opposition is largest in Egypt (91%) and among the Palestinians (90%), but opposition [...]
Posted on February 26, 2009 by As'ad
If she was Muslim, it would be on the front page of NYT
“A 14-year-old Israeli girl has got a divorce from her 17-year-old husband, making her what media are describing as the country’s youngest divorcee. The divorce came after a rabbinical court ruled that their wedding met the major requirements of Jewish law.” (thanks John)
Posted on February 26, 2009 by As'ad
Sylvester
“what really happened was more Sylvester The Cat slapstick than Superman bravado” (thanks David)
Posted on February 26, 2009 by As'ad
Prince Sultan’s Funeral
Have you decided what to wear for Prince Sultan’s funeral? It has to be somber for the occasion.
Posted on February 26, 2009 by As'ad
Michael Totten: the Middle East Expert
This man now reports to you from Lebanon: “The young man said something sinister-sounding in Arabic. “Do you speak English?†I said.” How dare the natives not speak and curse in English to the White Man? (thanks Emily)PS Dane alerted me to this postscript by Totten: “ .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { [...]
Posted on February 26, 2009 by As'ad
Justice?
“”The call ‘No Arabs – no terror’ is tainted with racism because it connects the entire Arab population, without any differentiation among its members, and the execution of heinous terror acts,” Judge Shulamit Dotan wrote in her February 18 ruling. “It thus shows hostility and enmity toward an entire populace, only because of its national-ethnic [...]
Posted on February 26, 2009 by As'ad
Terrorist campus
“The landscaped $5 million campus is now a heap of concrete slabs and rubble, blasted by Israel in a predawn air strike Jan. 3 during its 22-day military offensive against Hamas. Rebuilding may take as long as two years, as Obaid, 17, and the other students go to classes in temporary quarters.” (thanks Stan)
Posted on February 26, 2009 by As'ad
Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Hear Ye
The Maronite Patriarch issues a formal declaration threatening “Great excommunication” against any one who offends the Patriarch. Damn. This can’t apply to me. Damn. But the decree does not mention if the threat applies to those who innocently hurl trash or rotten vegetables at the esteemed patriarch.
Posted on February 26, 2009 by As'ad
Infiltration
“The claim by Craig Monteilh, a 46-year-old Irvine resident, that he had been sent by the FBI to infiltrate several Orange County mosques could affect the government’s case against Ahmadullah Sais Niazi.”
Posted on February 26, 2009 by As'ad
This is Zionism
“Israel plans to demolish 88 homes in Silwan, a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem, to make way for a new archaeological park, adding new fuel the slow-burning dispute over Jerusalem.” You must be morally repugnant to forgive this state for its unending crimes.
Posted on February 26, 2009 by As'ad
When American Liberals embrace Israeli homophobia
Do you notice that American liberals find Israeli homophobia to be cute? “The Jerusalem Municipality has replaced dozens of plastic garbage bins with noncombustible metal ones, this after recurring ultra-Orthodox riots in protest of the annual Gay Pride Parade have cost the city more than a million shekels over the past five years.”
Posted on February 26, 2009 by As'ad
A state that will be forgotten in historical terms
“Rabbi Haim Druckman, who heads Bnei Akiva, said that “fighting our enemies is a commandment. To serve in the IDF is a commandment. We must remember that we could not carry out this commandment for 2,000 years. How happy we must be that we live in this great and special time, a time in which [...]
Posted on February 26, 2009 by As'ad
Terrorist pasta
“At first, Israeli officials said that they wanted to make sure that the macaroni wasn’t destined for a Hamas charity. Then they said macaroni was banned because they didn’t consider it an essential food item.”
Posted on February 26, 2009 by As'ad
How come the religion of the murderer is not mentioned?
“Miami-Dade police say Amador, 54, shot and killed wife Maria Joy, 47, and two daughters, Priscila, 14, and Rosa, 13, shortly before 6 a.m. Son Javier, 16, called 911 and ran from the home unharmed. Bea, a student at the University of Miami, was not home.” If he were a Muslim, the religion would be [...]
Posted on February 26, 2009 by As'ad
Pleasing Israel
There is a simple formula that Anwar Sadat and Yasser `Arafat discovered long time ago: to win US praise you need to prostrate yourself before Israel and Zionists. The New York Times today hailed King `Abdullah’s “reforms.” I bet that the more Saudi Arabia pleases Israel, the more impressive his “reforms” will look in US [...]
Posted on February 26, 2009 by As'ad
Do you need to read further?
You read this and realize where this is going: “Having just returned from a trip to the country arranged by the top American commander there, Gen. Ray Odierno, we agree that Iraq continues to make tremendous strides, thanks to American assistance and, increasingly, the efforts of Iraqi politicians and security forces.” Of course, there is [...]
Posted on February 26, 2009 by As'ad
Phony Image
““Every brick in the wall of this phony image allows the Israeli Army to throw 10 more tons of explosives and more phosphorus bombs.— (thanks Narrima)
Posted on February 26, 2009 by As'ad
Admission
“The government has admitted that British troops in Iraq handed over terror suspects to the US, which then secretly rendered them to a prison in Afghanistan.”
Posted on February 26, 2009 by As'ad