Archive for May 25, 2009
Am I supposed to feel sad here?
“Madoff Loss Hits Art Aid for Young in Israel”. The New York Times wants you to feel more sad for those so-called Israeli artists than for the Palestinian children who were butchered by Israel in Gaza, and whose butchery was justified and rationaliz…
Posted on May 25, 2009 by As'ad
Leisure sexism
“DESPITE changing attitudes and even laws to promote equality between the sexes, it appears that women still have their work cut out. Men enjoy more leisure time than women in every one of 18 countries examined by the OECD. Italian men have it easie…
Posted on May 25, 2009 by As'ad
Ethan Bronner (like Israel) hearts Fatah Movement
“In the past year, each of 14 West Bank regions has elected a new Fatah chief, most of whom are college-educated and professionally engaged. They meet weekly and rotate the leadership to avoid power plays. In addition, Fatah has taken a lesson from …
Posted on May 25, 2009 by As'ad
Israel’s day of humiliation
On this day in 2000, Israeli occupation forces humiliatingly fled South Lebanon.
Posted on May 25, 2009 by As'ad
Think tanks
“When the Shalem Center was established in 1994 with the aim of bringing neoconservative thinking into the Israeli political and cultural discourse, along the lines of American think tanks it was thought to be on the margins of Israeli intellectual …
Posted on May 25, 2009 by As'ad
Not in the US or Arabic press
“The Committee to Protect Journalists writes to express its concern about your government’s recent crackdown on media outlets that have covered civil unrest in the southern part of Yemen.” (thanks Mariwan)
Posted on May 25, 2009 by As'ad
mini-Mubarak
Jamal Mubarak (whose political prominence is unrelated to the fact that he is the son of the dictator–I am sure he rose only on merit and talent) opines that maldistribution of income is not that bad. (thanks Mohammad)
Posted on May 25, 2009 by As'ad
Oh
“Britons who invested hundreds of thousands of pounds in unbuilt property during Dubai’s boom years face losing the money after a collapse in the market.” (thanks Saeed)
Posted on May 25, 2009 by As'ad
Military bases are now dubbed “peace camps”
“PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy is set to open France’s first permanent military base in the Gulf on Monday, giving Paris a strategic role in a region roiled by Iran and a key supply route for oil. He will be paying a visit to Abu Dhabi, the wealthiest a…
Posted on May 25, 2009 by As'ad
Wahhabi rules
“Last month, a decree was issued to close all unlicensed women’s gyms. The closure angered women but pleased the clergy, who have often warned of the evil of playing music during aerobics or the lewdness of women seeing each other changing.” (than…
Posted on May 25, 2009 by As'ad
Prince Turki
Two people I know met with Prince Turki. Both would not let me use the information. But I can report that Turki is feuding with key elements of government in Saudi Arabia, and his relations with the king has deteriorated. Turki has been on non-speak…
Posted on May 25, 2009 by As'ad
Mubarak goons
You will not hear about this in the US press. Two goons (most likely working for Mubarak regime) set the face and hair of Egyptian opposition figure, Ayman Nur, on fire. This came just as Nur was supposed to be part of an opposition group that was sl…
Posted on May 25, 2009 by As'ad
“There is no Israel”
Angry Arab child. Watch minute 2:43. (thanks J.)PS But I don’t like parents who pressure their kids to perform. At some points the father sounded too stern and pressuring for my taste.
Posted on May 25, 2009 by As'ad
It is not the economy..
“Jamal pointed to the precarious economic situation of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank as a prime source of instability in the region.” Eh, no Amaney. It is not the economic situation. It is the colonization and murder of the Palestinian people. T…
Posted on May 25, 2009 by As'ad
Threats to Arabs
“On the other hand, asked to name which two countries posed the biggest threat, 77% named the U.S. and 88% named Israel, while only 13% named Iran — for comparison’s sake, 9% named China.”
Posted on May 25, 2009 by As'ad
friend or foe?
Identify the friends and foes of the US in this picture. (NYT)
Posted on May 25, 2009 by As'ad
I told you
““This whole operation was a foolish waste of time and money,†claimed Terence Kindlon, a defence lawyer who represented the last terror suspect to be tried in New York state. “It is almost as if the FBI cooked up the plot and found four idiot…
Posted on May 25, 2009 by As'ad
This is Israel: You are forced to celebrate colonial birth
“Public commemoration of Israel’s independence as a day of mourning could become a crime subject to prison penalty, should a bill approved on Sunday by a ministerial panel be brought to the Knesset and cabinet for vote. The Ministerial Committee for L…
Posted on May 25, 2009 by As'ad
Israeli orientalism
“But official UN confirmation of the report could alter this picture, causing some Shi’ite voters to switch to the rival Shi’ite party, Amal, and floating Sunni, Druze and Christian voters to switch to the anti-Syrian coalition led by Saad Hariri.” Th…
Posted on May 25, 2009 by As'ad