Archive for May 9, 2009

Ignorance and deception

” A new public opinion survey finds surprising attitudes on the part of Israeli Jews regarding Israel’s ongoing conflict with Arabs and Palestinians. With regard to the main historical event of the conflict — the 1948 Palestinian exodus — 39% of…

Posted on May 9, 2009 by As'ad

Zionist schemes

“”The public in the Arab states sees on Al Jazeera only Mahmoud Abbas meeting with Israeli leaders, so Abbas is seen as a collaborator. If you too start meeting us in public, the resistance to the peace process with Israel would subside and the radi…

Posted on May 9, 2009 by As'ad

the usurping entity’s army

“Male soldiers in basic training that want to avoid dishwashing, kitchen duty and cleaning the floors are in luck if they come from the Caucasus and Bukharan communities, as Yedioth Ahronoth has learned that the Israel Defense Forces unofficially gr…

Posted on May 9, 2009 by As'ad

Saudi inner beauty pageant

“The Saudi pageant focuses entirely on “inner beauty.”” The first winner is shown above.

Posted on May 9, 2009 by As'ad

ابن الشهيد : خوض الانتخابات بالدم والدموع

يطلّ الموسم الانتخابي، وترتفع معه أصوات المرشّحين وصراخ المهرجانات، في غياب أيّ محاسبة سياسيّة عن الفترة السابقة، وخصوصاً لمن كان في الحكم. وفي الوقت نفسه، تحضر لغة سياسية تساوي الخصوم بالقتلة، والبرامج الانتخابيّة بالتحريض الطائفي أسعد أبو خليل* من حقّ الشعب اللبناني أن يحاسبَ ساستَه، لكن الطائفيّة تمنع المحاسبة أو تعوقها. وعندما ألقى أحمد فتفت [...]

Posted on May 9, 2009 by As'ad

Dumb optimism

“”This place was built on dumb optimism and blind faith. It was all about a champagne lifestyle,” explains Alexander McNabb, a British public relations executive who has been here since 1993.” (thanks Mariam)

Posted on May 9, 2009 by As'ad

Three factors

“The opportunity for concealing the extent of our country’s collusion with those who have carried out the actual torture is increased by three factors: first, the nature of most of the techniques used (‘stealth methods’, so called); second, th…

Posted on May 9, 2009 by As'ad

He is right: no change in policy under Obama

“Now, it’s a safe bet that of the four states mentioned by Gottemoeller, North Korea is a lot higher on the list of America’s concerns than Israel.” (thanks N`uman)

Posted on May 9, 2009 by As'ad

Proxy occupiers

“The U.S. general directing training for Palestinian security forces said U.S. funds for the program would help reduce the IDF presence in the West Bank. Gen. Keith Dayton, addressing the annual Washington Institute for Near East Policy conference o…

Posted on May 9, 2009 by As'ad

How nice of the US

“In November 2003, as the U.S. engagement in Iraq was becoming more violent, the Bush administration dispatched Zalmay Khalilzad, its foremost expert on Afghanistan, as ambassador to Kabul. An animated former professor who speaks Dari and Pashto, the c…

Posted on May 9, 2009 by As'ad

13%

“Israeli expansionist measures have reduced to 13 per cent the availability of land in Bethlehem for Palestinian use, limited the area’s access to resources and restricted its potential for development, said the report by the UN Office for Coordinat…

Posted on May 9, 2009 by As'ad

Palace arrest

“UAE officials told American diplomats that the sheikh was put under “house arrest” this week and prevented from leaving the country as the Ministry of Justice conducts a criminal investigation of the incidents on the videotape, ABC News reported to…

Posted on May 9, 2009 by As'ad

Gaza suffering

“Israel is still enforcing the sanctions it imposed on Gaza after the Palestinian Islamist movement, Hamas, took over the strip in June 2007, violently ousting its secular rival, Fatah. The Israelis still refuse to let in most imports except food an…

Posted on May 9, 2009 by As'ad

When somebody is caught lying

“The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday he had dispatched a joint U.S.-Afghan team to investigate U.S. airstrikes that killed more than two dozen people in the western part of the country and prompted an outcry from Afghan officials. Alt…

Posted on May 9, 2009 by As'ad

What does not kill you…makes you healthy

” “Shawarma is like fast food, but it’s healthy fast food,” Bagig says.” The grease and fat in the Shawarma is quite healthy.

Posted on May 9, 2009 by As'ad