Archive for June 28, 2009
Flash: the Lebanese Army has a plan to confront Israeli aggression
“The Lebanese army is warning people not to respond to recorded phone messages asking for information about missing Israeli soldiers.” (thanks Michel)
Posted on June 28, 2009 by As'ad
Obama rules: arming the war criminals of Somalia
“The US has revealed it is sending weapons and cash to the Somali government to aid its fight against al Shabab.” (thanks Sumayya)
Posted on June 28, 2009 by As'ad
Sexist names
“Linguistically speaking, the vast majority of Czech women spend their entire lives belonging to one man or another. They’re born with their dads’ surnames, plus “ova” at the end; tennis champion Martina Navratilova, for example, is the stepdaughter…
Posted on June 28, 2009 by As'ad
Israeli praise for Dahlan Armed Collaboration Gangs
“Brig. Gen. Michael Herzog, a senior aide to Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, told the same forum that the new forces, most of them drawn straight from high school, are doing a good job. “It’s not quite that they can assume full security respons…
Posted on June 28, 2009 by As'ad
Zionist Doctors
“A petition demanding the dismissal of Dr. Yoram Blachar as head of the World Medical Association asserts that Israeli doctors turn a blind eye to the involvement of physicians in torture.” (thanks Layali)
Posted on June 28, 2009 by As'ad
Popular vote: Muravchik now poses as a Mid East expert
“Finally, Lebanon held a tense election earlier this month that many expected would result in the triumph of Hezbollah and its allies over the pro-Western March 14 coalition. Instead, the latter carried the popular vote and nailed down a commanding maj…
Posted on June 28, 2009 by As'ad
Wahhabi Harmony
“Aiban said the problem is that under Islamic sharia law, the foundation of the Saudi justice system has no prohibition on child marriage and new regulations have to be crafted in harmony with sharia principles.” (thanks Sana)
Posted on June 28, 2009 by As'ad
Prince Muqrin
“Chief of the Saudi General Intelligence Prince Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz is rumored to have been charged with the task of taking care of all what concerns the affairs of Prince Bandar, who still acts as Secretary-General of the Saudi National Security Coun…
Posted on June 28, 2009 by As'ad
A Lebanese crook: Let An-Nahar be proud
“Tohme has been alternately described as a Saudi Arabian billionaire and an orthopaedic surgeon, but he is actually a Lebanese businessman who does not have a medical licence. At one point, Tohme claimed he was an ambassador at large for Senegal, bu…
Posted on June 28, 2009 by As'ad
The New York Times has selected a new leader for Iran
“What do you make of Ahmadinejad’s rants against Israel? Of course it’s troubling, and it’s connected again to the viral, violent message embedded in the ideology that was brought about by Khomeini himself at the time of the revolution.When your …
Posted on June 28, 2009 by As'ad
Mini-Hariri in the New York Times
“During the campaign, his candidates said they would fight to disarm Hezbollah.” I don’t know where Michael Slackman got this from: not a single Hariri candidate call for disarming Hizbullah, and yet Slackman repeated it twice in this article. Also, …
Posted on June 28, 2009 by As'ad
Mini-Hariri in the New York Times
“During the campaign, his candidates said they would fight to disarm Hezbollah.” I don’t know where Michael Slackman got this from: not a single Hariri candidate call for disarming Hizbullah, and yet Slackman repeated it twice in this article. Also, …
Posted on June 28, 2009 by As'ad
Deputy Israeli chief propagandist at the New York Times
From Isabel Kershner’s tribute to Shimon Peres in the New York Times: “Mr. Peres combines experience with curiosity and a delight of innovation. He has championed nanotechnology and the electric car, and speaks passionately about emerging industries h…
Posted on June 28, 2009 by As'ad
Deputy Israeli chief propagandist at the New York Times
From Isabel Kershner’s tribute to Shimon Peres in the New York Times: “Mr. Peres combines experience with curiosity and a delight of innovation. He has championed nanotechnology and the electric car, and speaks passionately about emerging industries h…
Posted on June 28, 2009 by As'ad