Archive for July 17, 2009
Descendant of the Prophet
My weekly article in Al-Akhbar: “Descendant of the Prophet: (And Backer of Israel)”
Posted by As'ad at 12:22 PM 07/17/09
Look at the headline in the NYT: it says “Afghans Say” which means not as credible as when the White Man Says
“At least five Afghan civilians were killed and 13 were wounded when a United States patrol was attacked on Wednesday night and called in air support, villagers and local officials said Thursday.”
Posted by As'ad at 11:43 AM 07/17/09
Lebanese (In)Justice System
“A Lebanese court found Shaaban guilty in 1994 of shooting the diplomat while he sat in his car in front of the Jordanian Embassy in January of that year. But in 2002, a court in Jordan found that other people were responsible for the slaying and convi…
Posted by As'ad at 11:40 AM 07/17/09
Mistake
“At least one pro-Israel group in the U.S. deems it a mistake to absorb the Palestinian Iraqis, who were welcomed by Saddam Hussein and regarded as loyal supporters of his regime. “We don’t think that Washington should be bringing in a group of peop…
Posted by As'ad at 11:35 AM 07/17/09
“Bush in his time was hit with a shoe”
On a comedy show on New TV, they have a new song which sounds funny in Arabic: it says that “Bush in his time was hit with a shoe”بوش بزمانه انضرب بصرماية”PS Can somebody send me a clip of the song from New TV? Oh, and I want that …
Posted by As'ad at 11:20 AM 07/17/09
345 Palestinian children
“There are 345 Palestinian children in Israeli prisons where physical and psychological torture are both practiced. Since the beginning of the Al Aqsa Intifada in September 2000 some 7,800 boys and girls have been arrested. The number since the occu…
Posted by As'ad at 11:17 AM 07/17/09
The Iran story in the New York Times
The New York Times continues to cover the Iran story. Just look at the extensive effort: “Robert F. Worth reported from Beirut, Lebanon, and Nazila Fathi from Toronto. Independent observers contributed reporting from Tehran.” PS Hamid Dabashi thinks …
Posted by As'ad at 10:58 AM 07/17/09
Hamid Dabashi’s attack on my person
Hamid Dabashi is criticizing me here. He seems focused (but very selectively and unrepresentative) on what I have been writing on my website on Iran, and manages to misunderstand what I say, or manages to distort what I say. I wrote a long article on I…
Posted by As'ad at 10:19 AM 07/17/09
Ablaze?
“Settlers threatened on Friday to set the West Bank city of Hebron on fire if Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak carries out a recent decision to open a street into the Jabber neighborhood.”
Posted by As'ad at 10:16 AM 07/17/09
This is Zionism
“A senior commander who briefs his subordinates upon entering Gaza and tells them they must “bring back 2,000 terrorists,” instead of defining the rules of engagement, should not be a commander in our army. The same is true for a commander who w…
Posted by As'ad at 10:15 AM 07/17/09
Mr. Barenboim: take your piano and go away
“Unlike the cancellation of Leonard Cohen’s concert in Ramallah, which got a lot of press, the cancellation of conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim’s visit to the West Bank city has been kept almost secret.”
Posted by As'ad at 10:13 AM 07/17/09
The lies of “Bruno”
“Abu Aita is no terrorist on the run. He’s a 39-year-old father of four and a local political leader with the pro-Western Fatah Party. His Christian family owns two markets that sell groceries and alcohol in Beit Sahour, a small West Bank town next …
Posted by As'ad at 10:10 AM 07/17/09
Ilene Prusher of the Christian Science Monitor: on AlJazeera
Notice how Ilene Prusher of the Christian Science Monitor reports this: “The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Wednesday banned Al Jazeera television from operating in its territory and threatened to take legal action against the Qatar-based Arabic sate…
Posted by As'ad at 10:06 AM 07/17/09
The New Walid Jumblat: why neo-cons no more quote him
You need to read this long interview with Walid Jumblat: he lashes out at Dennis Ross among other Zionists. Notice that he now bashes the Bush administration, having served as one of its small tools before. But also notice that American neo-cons no …
Posted by As'ad at 10:03 AM 07/17/09
Ethan Bronner: what have you done for Israeli propaganda today?
It is fair to say that Ethan Bronner would like to have one article of his published daily in the New York Times. It is fair to say that Ethan Bronner would like to offer free propaganda services to the Israeli occupation of Palestine daily. It is fair…
Posted by As'ad at 9:39 AM 07/17/09
Jeffrey Feltman studies the Middle East
Russian Envoy to the Middle East, Alexander Sultanov, is visiting Lebanon. He has been speaking in fluent Arabic in all of his statements and interviews with the press. He has spoken in Arabic in his private meetings too. His counterpart at the US …
Posted by As'ad at 9:38 AM 07/17/09
