Archive for May 16, 2009

He (and his descendants) shall return

He was evicted from his village of Yibna in Palestine in 1948 by Zionist terrorist forces. He shall return. (AP)

Posted on May 16, 2009 by As'ad

The only Arab newspaper

I am proud that Al-Akhbar is the only Arabic newspaper that advocates for the rights of gays and lesbians in the Arab world.

Posted on May 16, 2009 by As'ad

King PlayStation offers Economic analysis

King PlayStation now pontificates on economic matters. He said that the economic crisis has had a negative impact. I kid you not. (thanks George)

Posted on May 16, 2009 by As'ad

Blackwater is back (with a new name)

“Four U.S. contractors affiliated with the company formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide fired on an approaching civilian vehicle in Kabul earlier this month, wounding at least two Afghan civilians, according to the company and the U.S. military.”

Posted on May 16, 2009 by As'ad

AIPAC

“GOP House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) circulated a letter to colleagues this week urging President Obama to support Israel when moving forward with any Israeli peace process. Trouble is, they forgot t…

Posted on May 16, 2009 by As'ad

An-Nahar downplays Israeli threats

An-Nahar, the right-wing, sectarian Christian, anti-Syrian (people), anti-Palestinian (people) never misses an opportunity to downplay Israel threats and provocations. (thanks FLC)

Posted on May 16, 2009 by As'ad

I agree with this but I still don’t trust Fisk on Lebanon

“But don’t be too sure. One of the big mistakes of the Bush era was to demand democracy for the Palestinians and to approve of fair elections before realising that Hamas would win. And once the Palestinians had achieved that astonishing result, they…

Posted on May 16, 2009 by As'ad

Anarchists (too mild in the case of Israel)

“A lot of my friends tell me it’s dangerous to come to the West Bank, and that the vast majority of Israelis are brainwashed and think all Palestinians are terrorists. I keep responding that it is dangerous because there are Israeli soldiers here….

Posted on May 16, 2009 by As'ad

Boycott

“Motorola, Caterpillar, Veolia, the Tesco supermarket chain, and other companies across the world that do business with Israel are suffering losses due to a global boycott in support of Palestinian rights.”

Posted on May 16, 2009 by As'ad

Don’t forget; don’t forgive

“Avi Pilchick took a long swig of Pepsi and propped a foot on the plastic patio chair he’d carried up the hillside to watch the fighting. “They are doing good,” Pilchick, 20, said of Israeli forces battling Palestinian militants in Gaza, “but they c…

Posted on May 16, 2009 by As'ad

on top

“Hatim Abdul-Qader, Jerusalem Affairs advisor to the Palestinian Prime Minister, stated that the Ateret Cohanim Zionist group is planning, in collaboration with the Jerusalem Municipality, to build homes for Jewish settlers on top of Palestinians ho…

Posted on May 16, 2009 by As'ad

They shall return

“The expulsion from Be’er Sheva in 1948 was enough for her. Now she lives by herself in what used to be the family goat pen (the goats fled or were killed: One hen survived and is still alive and pecking in the soil of the goat pen). She stores some…

Posted on May 16, 2009 by As'ad

High-powered

“U.S. European Command has deployed to Israel a high-powered X-band radar and the supporting people and equipment needed for coordinated defense against Iranian missile attack, marking the first permanent U.S. military presence on Israeli soil. Mor…

Posted on May 16, 2009 by As'ad

Mubarak qui rit

Mubarak’s foreign ministry said that Lieberman offenses and insults against Husnim Mubarak won’t constitute an obstacle in Egyptian-Israeli relations. In fact, added a foreign ministry spokesperson, Israeli leaders are encouraged to humiliate, insult,…

Posted on May 16, 2009 by As'ad

Political synergy

Do you notice the synergy in Saudi and Zionist media? You may notice this from the coverage and even headlines of MEMRI and Saudi sleaze website, elaph. Conspiracy? What Saudi-Zionist conspiracy?

Posted on May 16, 2009 by As'ad

أنا وسطي انتخبوني بالله عليكم

أنا وسطي. والله، بالله، تالله أنا وسطي. انتخبوني يا محسنين ومحسنات. صَوتاً، أو صوتين، أو ثلاثة يا ناس، يا عالم. أنا وسطي متطرّف، والوسطيّة منهج ونبراس وعقيدة Ùˆ… وسيلة انتخابيّة لتزوير التاريخ ولتبييض الصحائف وتنقية السير الذاتية. أنا وسطي ومستعدّ لأن أهزّ وسطي من أجلكم. أنا وسطي وأمشي وأرقص على حبل في وسطه. وأنا في [...]

Posted on May 16, 2009 by As'ad