Archive for July 5, 2009
Saudi Sunni Sectarian Agitation Continues
The headline of the mouthpiece of Prince Salman cites Saddam Husayn claiming that the majority of Ba`th members in 1963 were Shi`ites.
Posted on July 5, 2009 by As'ad
Let them eat caviar
“The acquisition of farmland from the world’s poor by rich countries and international corporations is accelerating at an alarming rate, with an area half the size of Europe’s farmland targeted in the last six months, reports from UN officials and a…
Posted on July 5, 2009 by As'ad
Arrests that you like
“Jordanian police Sunday arrested 11 people, including trade union leaders, to break up a demonstration against fruit and vegetable imports from Israel, protest organizers said.”
Posted on July 5, 2009 by As'ad
Thus spoke Biden
“BIDEN: Look, Israel can determine for itself — it’s a sovereign nation — what’s in their interest and what they decide to do relative to Iran and anyone else.STEPHANOPOULOS: Whether we agree or not?BIDEN: Whether we agree or not. They’re entitled t…
Posted on July 5, 2009 by As'ad
war profiteers
“A baker scraping by when American tanks rolled into Baghdad, Mr. Mohsin recently spent $50,000 to throw a one-night bacchanal at the exclusive Hunting Club here. When guests visit his second home, in Baghdad, he proudly shows off the two peacocks he i…
Posted on July 5, 2009 by As'ad
Morality police
“The television will be closed in the closet, internet connections will be offered only to married couples, and there will be an option to separate the beds. These are some of the services some 20 hotels in Israel have taken upon themselves in order…
Posted on July 5, 2009 by As'ad
Qadhdhafi
“Two editors of a Ugandan daily newspaper are being prosecuted for alleging that he is having an affair with her.” (thanks Sellam)
Posted on July 5, 2009 by As'ad
Google in Aleppo
Google in Aleppo (thanks Omar)
Posted on July 5, 2009 by As'ad
Saudi-Israeli conspiracy? What Saudi-Israeli conspiracy?
“The head of Mossad, Israel’s overseas intelligence service, has assured Benjamin Netanyahu, its prime minister, that Saudi Arabia would turn a blind eye to Israeli jets flying over the kingdom during any future raid on Iran’s nuclear sites. Ea…
Posted on July 5, 2009 by As'ad
Al-Arabiyya’s censorship
So the website of Al-Arabiyya TV (the station of one of the brothers-in-law of King Fahd) decided to post my article on Iran from Al-Akhbar. But the site was apparently happy with my criticisms of the Iranian government and the Islamic Revolution, but…
Posted on July 5, 2009 by As'ad
The New York Times’ Love affair with the Honduran Coup
In every article on Honduras, the New York Times manages to insert a sentence or two to justify the Honduran coup: “Mr. Zelaya’s ouster was driven at least in part by fears that a referendum he was planning to amend the Constitution was really a bac…
Posted on July 5, 2009 by As'ad