Archive for July 10, 2009
Boycott Israel
My weekly article in Al-Akhbar: “Boycott Israel: Let Gad ElMaleh Go to…His country”
Posted by As'ad at 11:29 AM 07/10/09
Boycott Israel
My weekly article in Al-Akhbar: “Boycott Israel: Let Gad ElMaleh Go to…His country”
Posted by As'ad at 11:29 AM 07/10/09
How the New York Times documents its coverage of Iran
I have written below on the long article on Iran which was written by the New York Times correspondent in…Cairo, who in turn relied on email messages. But at the bottom of the article, there is this addition: “Nazila Fathi contributed reporting fro…
Posted by As'ad at 11:22 AM 07/10/09
US Labor Against the War
The American labor movement has a long history of right-wing, Zionist, and anti-Socialist biases. It seems that the “US Labor Against the War” relies on the Wall Street Journal for its knowledge of the Middle East. (thanks Lidia)
Posted by As'ad at 10:52 AM 07/10/09
Zionist diet
The entire Gaza strip has been put on a Zionist diet: “Several months ago, ministry officials approached the United Nations to consult with them about their dietary plan for the Gaza Strip. The UN officials – as one might guess – politely told them …
Posted by As'ad at 10:47 AM 07/10/09
Imagine if this happened in an Arab city
“I was mindful I would need to dress conservatively and keep out of harm’s way. But I made my mistake when I parked the car and started walking towards the protest, not fully sure which street was which. By the time I realised I’d come up the wrong …
Posted by As'ad at 10:44 AM 07/10/09
Documentation methods of protests against governments the New York Times and Israel don’t like
You will notice this in the last few weeks. When it comes to covering protests against governments detested by the US and Israel, journalist standards are lowered, nay eliminated, in order to increase pressures of coverage against those governments. …
Posted by As'ad at 10:40 AM 07/10/09
Zionist Fraud
“MSI finance department customer relations manager Jhih-Jhuang Chang told “Globes” today, “I have never heard of this company. We are considering what steps to take. The matter is being handled by our legal department.” (thanks M.)
Posted by As'ad at 10:37 AM 07/10/09
“Risking Israel’s Ire”? Are you kidding me?
“The State Department confirmed today that as many as 1,350 Iraqi Palestinians – once the well-treated guests of Saddam Hussein and now at outs with much of Iraqi society – will be resettled in the US, mostly in southern California, starting thi…
Posted by As'ad at 10:35 AM 07/10/09
HRW and AI are on it
“”I’ve been driving in the West Bank, I’ve been in Gaza,” said Raz, a 22-year veteran of the Israel Defense Forces who serves as a personnel administrator. “I never imagined that New York would be where I’d get hit by a rock.” Wait. Since she serve…
Posted by As'ad at 10:31 AM 07/10/09
For those who want to know what the Saudi Wahhabi morality police does
““The commission’s men are called upon to orient people in what serves best the public interest, treat them with kindness and tolerance, to keep good intentions and prevent vice from happening,” a local newspaper quoted Al-Humain as saying.”
Posted by As'ad at 10:28 AM 07/10/09
I dream of…Wahhabi genie
“A Shariah court in the town of Mahd Al-Dahab is taking up an important question: Can genies be summoned . . . to appear before a judge? According to Wednesday’s Al-Watan newspaper, a family has filed a lawsuit against an unnamed genie for stealin…
Posted by As'ad at 10:26 AM 07/10/09
It is official: the New York Times does not recognize the elected president of Honduras
“as the two men claiming their nation’s presidency left negotiations only hours after they had begun and showed no signs of budging from the positions that have divided the country.” (thanks Richard)
Posted by As'ad at 10:23 AM 07/10/09
“Uh, what are all these black kids doing here?”
“”I heard this lady, she was like, ‘Uh, what are all these black kids doing here?’ She’s like, ‘I’m scared they might do something to my child,’” said camper Dymire Baylor.” (thanks Yasser)
Posted by As'ad at 10:16 AM 07/10/09
NowHariri: How to inverview the White Zionist Man
Look at this interview on the website of NowHariri. You need to read it not for what the Zionist adviser to Donald Rumsfeld has to say–this is a man who has not had one original idea about Lebanon or “the levant’, which he thinks he is an expert on, …
Posted by As'ad at 10:08 AM 07/10/09
Dahlan sighting
I am amused that I now receive emails and facebook messages by people who have spotted Muhammad Dahlan. I received this message on Facebook: “He was sitting business class with his new Iphone..I tried to snap a picture, but it didn’t come out clear!”
Posted by As'ad at 10:06 AM 07/10/09
Dahlan death squads
“The IDF is considering allowing the Palestinians to establish a specially trained counterterror squad qualified to carry out pinpoint operations against Hamas terrorist cells in the West Bank, The Jerusalem Post has learned.” (thanks FLC)
Posted by As'ad at 10:04 AM 07/10/09
Georgetown University and Arab Oil Money
“Georgetown University has received a $20 million gift to name the new building for its McDonough School of Business in memory of the late Rafik B. Hariri, two-time prime minister of Lebanon. The gift was made by Hariri’s son, Saad Hariri, the new…
Posted by As'ad at 9:51 AM 07/10/09
The Anti-Zionist Cause
“We can look forward to many more years of Massad discrediting the “anti-Zionist” cause.” Oh, really? If you think that he is discreding the anti-Zionist cause, why are you and other Zionist hoodlums so obsessed with him and why have you launched an u…
Posted by As'ad at 9:48 AM 07/10/09
Walid Jumblat feels like dancing, dancing, yeah.
Walid Jumblat feels like dancing. (thanks Raed)
Posted by As'ad at 9:46 AM 07/10/09
