Archive for May 19, 2009
HummusStan
A sign for the import of foreign maids in Lebanon. (thanks Muhammed)
Posted on May 19, 2009 by As'ad
Usurping Entity is scared
“Israel’s internal intelligence service urged the public today to exercise caution when using Facebook, saying Arabs are trying to recruit spies on the popular social networking site.” (thanks Olivia)
Posted on May 19, 2009 by As'ad
Qadhdhafi has dignity?
“The Committee to Protect Journalists is dismayed by the start of court proceedings today against five Moroccan journalists charged with “publicly harming” Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, left, and “hurting his dignity.”" (thanks Mariwan)
Posted on May 19, 2009 by As'ad
Terrorist tourism
“Teenagers thrive on action and intrigue, and Israel fits the bill. The entire country is kid-friendly — lively and colorful, laid back and casual. Outside of some ultra-Orthodox areas, no rigid rules or dress codes apply; you can wear jeans and T…
Posted on May 19, 2009 by As'ad
Israeli murder as “sexy”
“They are strong men who can take care of themselves and protect their country and that is undeniably sexy.”" (thanks Luay)
Posted on May 19, 2009 by As'ad
The Palestinians in Lebanon
Nahr Al-Barid Protest.
Posted on May 19, 2009 by As'ad
Israel’s chief propagandist at NYT
“At the same time, it’s hard not to sense a bit of anxiety in Bronner’s writing, as though he had put the story together with one eye on the events and the other on the reactions he might get from readers back home. The story’s very thoroughne…
Posted on May 19, 2009 by As'ad
Tyre in 1900
A Lebanese art dealer in London sent me this. The view taken by The American Colony Jerusalem’ Matson Brothers around 1900.
Posted on May 19, 2009 by As'ad
Political Indocrtination of the Hariri family: sectarian mobilization and agitation
The Chief of “Political Indoctrination” section of the Hariri movement in Lebanon speaks. (thanks Ibn Rushd)
Posted on May 19, 2009 by As'ad
Lebanese parliamentary candidates
So Gen. Michael `Awn added Ilyas Rahbani’s son, Ghassan Rahbani (a bimbo musician), to his parliamentary list in Matn. I saw him yesterday on New TV: among the things he said was that the Jewisph people “wished for Hitler to exterminate them” in order…
Posted on May 19, 2009 by As'ad
Israeli Spies, collaborators, and terrorists
Confessions of Israeli spies in Lebanon.
Posted on May 19, 2009 by As'ad
Prince Nayif Chip in Your Body
“A Saudi Arabian inventor has filed for a patent on a potentially lethal science fiction-style human tracking microchip, the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) told The Local on Friday.” (thanks Sellam)
Posted on May 19, 2009 by As'ad
Bible kooks
“These cover sheets were the brainchild of Major General Glen Shaffer, a director for intelligence serving both the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the secretary of defense. In the days before the Iraq war, Shaffer’s staff had created humorous covers in…
Posted on May 19, 2009 by As'ad
Israeli Spies, collaborators, and terrorists
Al-Hayat (the mouthpiece of Prince Khalid Bin Sultan) refers to the two Israeli spies who fled to Israel. It called them “two citizens.” Conspiracy? What Saudi-Zionist conspiracy? (thanks Osama)
Posted on May 19, 2009 by As'ad
News updates
A summary of news: Prince Sultan is still dead, Hariri Tribunal is still blah, and Husni Mubarak offered to help fight swine flu by promising to refrain from kissing pigs for the time being.
Posted on May 19, 2009 by As'ad
Angry Arab on-line
I forgot where this was shot: I think in San Diego. “AbuKhalil On-line.” (thanks Marcy)
Posted on May 19, 2009 by As'ad
On Right-wing religious culture in Egypt
Jalal Amin talks about Egyptian culture.
Posted on May 19, 2009 by As'ad