Archive for June 2, 2009
Saad Eddin Ibrahim explains his love for democracy
“Q: Do you see any Middle East leaders today as visionary peacemakers?A: Not yet. You don’t have a Sadat; you don’t have a Rabin; you don’t have a Begin.Q: If Anwar Sadat could return and see what has happened in the Middle East in the last 30 year…
Posted on June 2, 2009 by As'ad
As if the puppet’s opinon matters
When it comes to unprincipledness, the Obama administration rivals the administration of Clinton. Look at this silly propaganda claim: “President Barack Obama reversed his decision to release detainee abuse photos from Iraq and Afghanistan after Iraq…
Posted on June 2, 2009 by As'ad
New York Times: August 12th, 1982
“Israeli shells have fallen on Beirut’s only synagogue, sending dozens of Jewish families fleeing for safety, residents said today.” (thanks Sarah)
Posted on June 2, 2009 by As'ad
Ja`gar Numayri: the Sudanese dictator has died
I have to say a word about this lousy Sudanese dictator (and tool of US imperialism) who has just died. He lived on a street in Cairo where all retired or exiled or deposed dictators live, just as there is a street like that in Riyadh. The Egyptian a…
Posted on June 2, 2009 by As'ad
Obama Hearts Mubarak
“But on human rights, I fear he will disappoint: I asked him straight whether Hosni Mubarak (the Egyptian leader for 28 years!) was an autocrat. Mr Obama told me he was a force for stability and good.” He will only disappoint those who believed in h…
Posted on June 2, 2009 by As'ad
David Rose of Vanity Fair: Dahlan’s threats
I can report to you from a “direct” source that David Rose of Vanity Fair so infuriated Muhammad Dahlan with the story he wrote last year about his planned (but failed) coup in Gaza, that Dahlan made threats against him.
Posted on June 2, 2009 by As'ad
Dahlan, O Dahlan
“A group of unknown gunmen attacked and burned, on Tuesday at dawn, a coffee shop located in down town Dier Al Balah in the central Gaza Strip.”
Posted on June 2, 2009 by As'ad
The strangulation of Gaza
“The people of Gaza suffered immensely from the Israeli assault, which not only killed some 1,400 and injured 5,000 but destroyed or heavily damaged mosques, schools, hospitals, universities, and industrial and other business establishments, in addi…
Posted on June 2, 2009 by As'ad
“How Should Jews Treat Their Arab Neighbors?”
“The current issue of Moment magazine dedicates its “Ask the Rabbis” section to the question “How Should Jews Treat Their Arab Neighbors?” Rabbis from various denominations offered responses, but it’s the final one — from a Chabad rabbi, Manis Friedm…
Posted on June 2, 2009 by As'ad
The shame of Obama: I told you so, damn it
“On Tuesday, Barack Obama will depart for Saudi Arabia, with a large contingent of traveling press, myself included, who are generally not subject to such restrictions. But by agreement between the Obama Administration and the Saudi government, the Whi…
Posted on June 2, 2009 by As'ad
Obama speech
Who cares about what Obama will say or not say? I mean, why should people care about what the visiting White Man (yes, as soon as you run for the American presidency you assume the role of the White Man regardless of the color of your skin) will preac…
Posted on June 2, 2009 by As'ad
Israeli censorship and the Israeli spy network in Lebanon
I find that most Americans including many journalists (with the exception of those who serve in Israel and who serve Israel most of the time especially if they answer to an editor at the New York Times) are simply unaware of the severity of Israeli cen…
Posted on June 2, 2009 by As'ad
Saudi Sleaze Websites and American women
There is no question that Saudi sleaze media (referred to as “liberal” by MEMRI only because of the alliance between the House of Saud and Zionism) are promoting a most sexist and sexually objectifying images of American women. In those media, Pam An…
Posted on June 2, 2009 by As'ad