Archive for July 15, 2009
On US love affair with the Honduran coup
“Did a CID-Gallup poll last week indicate that a plurality of Hondurans support the military coup against democratically elected President Zelaya? Yes, according to the Washington Post [July 9], the Wall Street Journal [July 10], the Christian Scien…
Posted by As'ad at 10:40 AM 07/15/09
Cyber Zionism
“Reports from Jerusalem suggest the country’s Foreign Ministry has unveiled plans for an “Internet warfare” team. The program recruits members from the public to write on websites in defense of Israel.” But I wonder why those hired Zionist hoodlums …
Posted by As'ad at 10:36 AM 07/15/09
troops of Zionism
“The troops said they had been urged to fire on any building or person that seemed suspicious and said Palestinians were sometimes used as human shields.” (thanks Zainab)
Posted by As'ad at 10:27 AM 07/15/09
The bad Lebanese influence
“A new cosmetic surgery tourism initiative launched by a private company under the auspices of Lebanon’s tourism ministry promises a hassle free visit that includes post-operation rest and recuperation in first-class resorts and even summer camps …
Posted by As'ad at 10:01 AM 07/15/09
Test
“Israel will soon test an Arrow interceptor missile on a U.S. missile range in the Pacific Ocean in an exercise that will also involve three U.S. missile defense systems, a top U.S. general said on Tuesday.” (thanks Dina)
Posted by As'ad at 9:59 AM 07/15/09
Clinton and coup
“US Lobbyists with Clinton Ties Hired to Defend Honduran Coup Regime”
Posted by As'ad at 9:58 AM 07/15/09
Racism unto the nations
“Just as Negev farmer Shai Dromi and his family were celebrating his acquittal of manslaughter charges pressed against him, the relatives of Khaled al-Atrash, the burglar shot dead by Dromi as the former broke into his farm, did not hide their anger …
Posted by As'ad at 9:55 AM 07/15/09
THIS IS ZIONISM
“A human rights group slammed Israeli treatment of Palestinian female prisoners in a UN-sponsored report released, saying pregnant women are often shackled on their way to hospitals to give birth.”
Posted by As'ad at 9:54 AM 07/15/09
Hamas kooks
“A Hamas official on Tuesday accused Israel of exporting to the Gaza Strip chewing gum laced with an aphrodisiac to “corrupt the young,” according to a report in AFP.” (thanks Layali)
Posted by As'ad at 9:52 AM 07/15/09
No news on this in American media
“The IDF has started using undercover elite border policemen to quell anti-fence demonstrations in the West Bank, sources in the Central Command said on Tuesday.” (thanks Olivia)
Posted by As'ad at 9:48 AM 07/15/09
The American Legacy in Iraq
Thomas Friedman is embedded in Iraq. He sums up the American legacy in Iraq: “we also left a million acts of kindness and a profound example of how much people of different backgrounds can accomplish when they work together.” Million acts? That mus…
Posted by As'ad at 9:45 AM 07/15/09
PA closes AlJazeera offices in the West Bank
Will the Committee to Protect Some Journalists issue a condemnation of the Abu Mazen-Dahlan gang for closing down AlJazeera offices in the West Bank? I very much doubt that and doubt that this important development will get any Western coverage. If th…
Posted by As'ad at 9:43 AM 07/15/09
The Muftititi of Lebanon
A most reliable and most knowledgeable source sent me this (he/she does not want to be identified): “By the way, Mohammed El Nokkari, Dar el Fatwa’s chief of staff, who just resigned, is telling his friends that in his private circles, Mufti constant…
Posted by As'ad at 9:40 AM 07/15/09
The French ambassador in Lebanon and his admiration for Samir Ja`ja` (Ga`ga` in Egyptian accent)
The French ambassador in Lebanon and his admiration for Samir Ja`ja` (Ga`ga` in Egyptian accent). (thanks Ibn Rushd)
Posted by As'ad at 9:37 AM 07/15/09
Arab Development Report
This is explosive–but not in Western reporting on the Middle East. The Egyptian political scientist who was overseeing the final report of the new Arab Development Report withdraws and accuses UN authorities of “dangerous” interference in the editing…
Posted by As'ad at 9:30 AM 07/15/09
Rafsanjani on the 1988 election in Iran
“Perhaps in anticipation of political turmoil after the final outcome, Hojatolislam Rafsanjani said on Friday that those who lose ”must not think of starting quarrels and casting aspersions on those who were elected, saying they were cheated, they lie…
Posted by As'ad at 9:25 AM 07/15/09
Mousavi in 1981
“A purge of Iran’s diplomats was also promised by the new Foreign Minister, Hossein Mousavi, according to the Teheran newspaper Ettelaat.”
Posted by As'ad at 9:23 AM 07/15/09
Mousavi and Abed-Rabbu in the New York Times in 1981
“After today’s dogfight Iran urged Libya not to ‘’shy away from a confrontation” with the United States. Foreign Minister Hossein Mousavi said it was ”an expansion of American crimes and aggression throughout the world.” Abed Rabbo, the head of the…
Posted by As'ad at 9:22 AM 07/15/09
Mousavi in the New York Times in November, 1986
“Mir Hussein Mousavi, 43, an engineer and Prime Minister since 1981, is a layman who began his revolutionary career as a clerk for the late Ayatollah Mohammed Beheshti, before rising to become editor of the Islamic Republican Party newspaper.A number o…
Posted by As'ad at 9:20 AM 07/15/09
Mount Lebanon, Palestine
When the New York Times published the obituary of Kahlil Gibran (we refer to him as Jubran Khalil Jubran in Arabic), the paper said on April 11, 1931 that “he was born in Mount Lebanon, Palestine.” I dedicate this item to Lebanese nationalists.
Posted by As'ad at 9:18 AM 07/15/09
