Archive for June 26, 2009
For Whom Shall I vote?
My weekly article in Al-Akhbar: “For Whom Shall I vote? Features of the Best Candidacy”
Posted on June 26, 2009 by As'ad
Sincerity
On May 7th, 2008, Hasan Nasrallah described Walid Jumblat as “liar, thief, and killer.” Last week, Hasan Nasrallah and Walid Jumblat had a 3 hours tete-a-tete.
Posted on June 26, 2009 by As'ad
Irony
Progressive supporters of Mousavi in Iran keep telling me to ignore the Islamist rhetoric Of Mousavi and his invocation of the teachings of Khomeini and his calls for Allahu Akbar chants. They say that he only does that for political purposes. Back i…
Posted on June 26, 2009 by As'ad
Zionist excréments
“Mais l’incident le plus choquant est l’occupation du domicile de l’agent consulaire français, Majdi Chakkoura, à Gaza pendant l’attaque israélienne de janvier. En son absence, les soldats israéliens ont complètement ravagé les lieux -…
Posted on June 26, 2009 by As'ad
Angel?
“When Ms. Fawcett was cast on “Charlie’s Angels,†she had a clause written into her contract that allowed her to leave the set every day in time to prepare dinner for Mr. Majors.”
Posted on June 26, 2009 by As'ad
Jackson
“After his trial, Mr. Jackson largely left the United States for Bahrain, the island nation in the Persian Gulf, where he was the guest of Sheik Abdullah, a son of the ruler of the country, King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa. Mr. Jackson would never return …
Posted on June 26, 2009 by As'ad
Al-Ahram is “independent” and Dahlan is virtuous
“”We have a very weak opposition. We don’t have a civil society. The police are very powerful,” said Fahmy Howeidy, a columnist for Ahram, an independent newspaper. “In Iran, at least there are real elections. We’ve never had any real elections here…
Posted on June 26, 2009 by As'ad
Zionist Sleaze
“Some 37 percent of female Israel Defense Forces soldiers who report they were sexually attacked or harassed refuse to pursue the complaint, according to an IDF report.”
Posted on June 26, 2009 by As'ad
Too little, too late
“Two hundred and thirty lecturers from Israeli universities and academic institutions signed a declaration this week to “publicly violate” the proposed Nakba and Citizenship laws, should they pass through the Knesset.” (thanks Sumayya)
Posted on June 26, 2009 by As'ad
This is Zionism
“The Jewish youth, Vitaly Sayenko, 18, made a decision to kill Karuwani for no other reason than that Karuwani was an Arab, the prosecution said.”
Posted on June 26, 2009 by As'ad
The Lebanese Army and the Knights of Malta
There is an ambassador of the Knights of Malta in Lebanon and he (always he) is very active in meeting with various Lebanese officials. Some know who the knights are and some don’t. Yesterday, the Commander-in-chief of the Lebanese Army met with the …
Posted on June 26, 2009 by As'ad
Latino Hizbullah
A US military commander warns of Latino Hizbullah. Latino Hizbullah is not to be confused with Chinese Hizbullah or Swedish Hizbullah. (thanks Michel)
Posted on June 26, 2009 by As'ad
Let us dispel Arab misconceptions about Ms. Dalia Mogahed
Dalia Mogahed was with the Gallup organization. I ran into a director at Gallup recently and he noticed what I notice: that Arab media keep consistently mistakenly referring to Ms. Mogahed as “policy adviser to Obama.” This is quite untrue. Ms. Moga…
Posted on June 26, 2009 by As'ad
Blackmail sleazy Zionism
“The couple slept together and then he took her to an office in Tel Aviv, where Israeli security service agents apparently confronted her with a video of her in bed with the man, the prosecutors said. They threatened to pass the video back to her famil…
Posted on June 26, 2009 by As'ad
Obama rules
The Obama administration audaciously criticized Eritrean intervention in Somali affairs, while supporting, sponsoring, and pushing for (another) Ethiopian military intervention in Somalia. The US, as is known, is sponsoring the gangs that rule (part o…
Posted on June 26, 2009 by As'ad
Mish`al
Khalid Mish`al’s speech yesterday confirmed my early suspicions: that Hamas is on the footsteps of Fath. Don’t be surprised if Hamas produces its own Dahlan soon.
Posted on June 26, 2009 by As'ad
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Posted on June 26, 2009 by As'ad