Archive for June 20, 2009
Flash
Saudi editor of Al-Watan (former Bin Ladenite turned Wahhabi “liberal”, Jamal Khashuqji) has been sacked from his position at the mouthpiece of Prince Khalid Al-Faysal by order from Prince Nayif because he criticized the Saudi religious police. In oth…
Posted on June 20, 2009 by As'ad
UN food
“The head of the UN’s $955 million (£580 million) aid operation in Somalia has launched an inquiry after being shown footage showing tonnes of food bearing the World Food Programme (WFP) logo widely on sale in Mogadishu, the capital…Peter Goosse…
Posted on June 20, 2009 by As'ad
Would you like some cologne…to drink?
“It seems that in a country with no legal access to alcoholic beverages, i.e., ethanol, there’s a serious health risk that comes from drinking other forms of alcohol, usually methanol. This can be in the form of after shave lotions and perfumes, anti…
Posted on June 20, 2009 by As'ad
Audacity of the Afghan [puppet] government
“Afghan government asks US military to stop bombing civilian areas.” I have one question to the Afghan puppet government: Is this a way to treat your liberator?
Posted on June 20, 2009 by As'ad
Youtube hearts Zionist propaganda
“Youtube has removed my video, “Feeling The Hate In Jerusalem,†on the baseless grounds that it contains “inappropriate content.†They have offered me no further explanation and have stonewalled my inquiries and attempts to rectify the situatio…
Posted on June 20, 2009 by As'ad
Against voting in Lebanon
Comrades Samah is for voting against both sides in Lebanon. (thanks Samah)
Posted on June 20, 2009 by As'ad
Nahr Al-Barid
A new report (thanks a-films)
Posted on June 20, 2009 by As'ad
Language of occupation
“In the U.S., discussion of Palestinian politicians and political movements often relies on a spectrum running from “extreme” to “moderate.” The latter sounds appealing; the former clearly applies to those who must be — must they not? — beyond the pa…
Posted on June 20, 2009 by As'ad
Reuters’ policies
“(Editors’ note: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran.)” Did Reuters use that disclaimer when reporting on the Israeli massacres in Gaza? (thanks Carlos)
Posted on June 20, 2009 by As'ad
One family
“”Hassan Sharif and other Emirati artists including myself refused to participate in the national pavilion,” he says. “It is all about one family from Dubai.”" (thanks Haifaa)
Posted on June 20, 2009 by As'ad
AP sources
Between AP and Reuters always go for Reuters which has professional and knowledgeable staff in the Middle East unlike the AP. Look at this, and look who they rely on for information: “”The Basij began as cannon fodder for the Revolutionary Guard duri…
Posted on June 20, 2009 by As'ad
Iranian Left and Arab Left
I forgot to add to the sentence from yesterday. The rift I sense between Iranian left and Arab left is due to some admiration on the part of some in the Arab left for Ahmadinajad: that really angers people in the Iranian left. (And I am here with the …
Posted on June 20, 2009 by As'ad
Women Migrant Domestic Workers
Women Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon. (thanks Nael)
Posted on June 20, 2009 by As'ad
Royal mercenaries
“Once hailed for its democratic reforms, Bahrain — a strategic island-state that serves as headquarters of the U.S. Navy Fifth Fleet — is increasingly rocked by sectarian and ethnic strife. Though the majority of Bahrain’s 530,000 citizens are Shiite…
Posted on June 20, 2009 by As'ad
that Obama speech
“Asaad Abu-Khalil, writing in his Angry Arab Blog severely criticizes Obama for failing to break from the rhetoric of previous administrations: “It was compiled together from various different elements that were contained in speeches of US presidents…
Posted on June 20, 2009 by As'ad
Threatened with flags and t-shirts
“Additionally, the Israeli crackdown hit hard at the March launch of the Arab League-sponsored year of Jerusalem as capital of Arab culture for 2009 (the event was postponed in January due to the large-scale Israeli military operation in Gaza). Rafiq H…
Posted on June 20, 2009 by As'ad
Piety: at the service of House of Saud
Look at him. Mini-Hariri performing the mini-Hajj (`Umrah) days after the Lebanese elections. Nothing can turn you into an avowed atheist than the images of Lebanese politicians praying. (As-Safir)
Posted on June 20, 2009 by As'ad
What else? On Palestine
Rough transcript of my talk in Arabic to the Palestine House in Oslo. (thanks Nidal)
Posted on June 20, 2009 by As'ad