Archive for May 28, 2009
MEMRI and its standards of anti-Semitism
Do you notice that MEMRI does not cover the anti-Semitic statements by its Arab allies? I mean, no Saudi prince is capable of opening his mouth without vomiting anti-Semitism and yet MEMRI and other Zionist hoodlums cover up their bigotry in the intere…
Posted on May 28, 2009 by As'ad
A low for New TV
Shame on New TV. So they want to attack Faruq Husni (Egypt’s culture minister) who is an Egyptian candidate for the position of UNESCO director. So instead of attacking his record and his statements, they decided to attack what New TV referred to as …
Posted on May 28, 2009 by As'ad
Walid Jumblat: unplugged
Al-Akhbar publishes a transcript of a private meeting between Jumblat and Druze religious leaders. (MEMRI will not translate it because he spoke ill of Israel).
Posted on May 28, 2009 by As'ad
Egyptian foreign minister
Egyptian foreign minister–a well-known buffoon in Cairo–told Al-Arabiyya TV that an Iranian nuclear bomb would be threatening to Egypt but not an Israeli bomb.
Posted on May 28, 2009 by As'ad
Potato falafel
“Baked Sweet Potato Falafel Recipe”PS Don’t try that at home. (thanks Adam)
Posted on May 28, 2009 by As'ad
This is Zionism
“The Carmel Academic Center in Haifa shut down the concentration in accounting within its Department of Business Administration because a majority of the students applying were Palestinian citizens of Israel. This was revealed in a news item reported …
Posted on May 28, 2009 by As'ad
An account of a prisoner in Syria
Read the vivid account of a female prisoner in Syria. (thanks Hani)
Posted on May 28, 2009 by As'ad
the other side of Dubai
“Far from only selling diamonds, Leviev is busy inside the occupied territories, principally constructing a road which links the illegal settler colony of Zufim, which he owns, to Israel – part of the ongoing process of confiscating Palestinian land….
Posted on May 28, 2009 by As'ad
I don’t like flags…
I don’t like flags, and I don’t like nationalisms but…for Palestine and the Palestinians anything and everything. (AP)
Posted on May 28, 2009 by As'ad
From Gaza
“A Palestinian girl whose home was destroyed during the massive 22-day onslaught unleashed by Israel on the Islamist Hamas-run Gaza in December, is pictured inside the tent housing her family in the northern Gaza Strip Jabalia refugee camp on 27 May, 2…
Posted on May 28, 2009 by As'ad
the size of the Israeli “peace camp”
“Dozens protest Nakba bill.” Dozens: that is the exact size of the so-called Israeli peace camp–when it peaks. (thanks Marcy)
Posted on May 28, 2009 by As'ad
A stance of defiance
” Saudi-Iraqi relations are at a low ebb and Baghdad has no intention of making goodwill gestures because Riyadh sees them as a sign of weakness, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Thursday.” So the tool of Iran and the US refuses to be a tool of S…
Posted on May 28, 2009 by As'ad
Obama in Saudi Arabia
It is significant that Obama has decided to visit Saudi Arabia and meet with King `Abdullah before making his speech in Cairo. It only shows that those who expected major changes in US foreign policy in the Middle East will surely be disappointed. Ob…
Posted on May 28, 2009 by As'ad
Husni Mubarak’s grandson
How did the Egyptian media deal with the death of Mubarak’s grandson?
Posted on May 28, 2009 by As'ad
Potato government
“Mr. Moussavi’s supporters have been chanting “death to the government of potato,†referring to Mr. Ahmadinejad’s distribution of 400,000 tons of free potatoes around the country.” (thanks Nicholas)
Posted on May 28, 2009 by As'ad
King PlayStation: in Disguise
Jordanian and Saudi media are now bragging that King PlayStation went disguised to a government office and mingled with citizens to hear first hand the grievances and complaints of ordinary citizens. A picture of King PlayStation of Jordan appears abo…
Posted on May 28, 2009 by As'ad
King `Abdullah and the health of Prince Sultan
King `Abdullah gave an interview to the Kuwait sleaze newspaper, As-Siyasah. He was first asked about the health of Prince Sultan. He said that he is in an excellent health and that he is recovering well in Morocco but that he would return to Saudi A…
Posted on May 28, 2009 by As'ad
For secularism
Note to self: for secularism in the Middle East, it would be essential to overthrow the Iranian and Saudi regimes. Arrange for that, NOW.
Posted on May 28, 2009 by As'ad
Abu Mazen: the historian
“Trained as a lawyer and historian, Abbas came to power from a career spent burrowing into the fine points of peace talks.” Historian? Historian my…potato. He studied for his PhD in order to deny the Holocaust. In fact, his PhD dissertation at the…
Posted on May 28, 2009 by As'ad
The Lebanese Supreme Defense Council
Yes, there is such a council, I kid you not. It met the other day to discuss the massive Israeli maneuvers inside the usurping entity. The official spokesperson said after the meeting that the decisions are secret in accordance with the mandate of th…
Posted on May 28, 2009 by As'ad