Archive for July 30, 2009

World Bank’s Commands to Egypt

The World Bank (US-run) orders Egypt to increase taxes and to decrease subsidies. World Bank imposes economic rules on developing countries that don’t apply to the advanced world.

Posted by As'ad at 8:45 AM 07/30/09

Asian maids in the Middle East

“An Asian housemaid has taken her female sponsor and her sisters to court claiming they physically attacked her and locked her in a room after she refused to help move heavy equipment out of exhaustion. The five women, all sisters, provided entertainme…

Posted by As'ad at 8:36 AM 07/30/09

Fox News Misplaces Egypt

Fox News redraws the Middle East map.

Posted by As'ad at 8:29 AM 07/30/09

Norway and Israeli crimes

“Norway is reexamining its investments in several Israeli companies, in particular Elbit Systems. Two representatives of the Council on Ethics of the Norwegian finance ministry visited Israel at the beginning of June, in the wake of growing criticism o…

Posted by As'ad at 8:15 AM 07/30/09

Nayla Tuwayni and her non-sectarian marriage

The biggest social news in Lebanon is the marriage of Nayla Tuwayni (manager of An-Nahar—the racist, right-wing, sectarian Christian, anti-Syrian (people), anti-Palestinian (people) newspaper), MP from Beirut, to the Jerry Springer of Lebanon, Malik …

Posted by As'ad at 8:09 AM 07/30/09

Prince Khalid Bin Sultan’s Mouthpiece

This Saudi columnist writing in Prince Khalid Bin Sultan’s mouthpiece, Al-Hayat, claims that I hate the Saudi government AND the Saudi people. This is such a predictable ploy by advocates of the regimes, just as one writer accused me last week of hat…

Posted by As'ad at 8:02 AM 07/30/09

When WSJ talks about Lebanon

This esteemed WSJ reporter said: “Conservative Muslim women might take Banet Taxi to accommodate rules against traveling with unknown men.” What rules, o well-informed reporter? My grandparents had no such rules even early in the 20th century. They s…

Posted by As'ad at 7:58 AM 07/30/09

On the New York Times’ favorite Pakistani

I have posted two days ago about that half-White Pakistani who has been lauded in the New York Times. Adaner sent me this (I cite with his permission): “hope you’re well — i came across your post about NYT’s favorite pakistani, Mr. Mueenuddin, and wa…

Posted by As'ad at 7:56 AM 07/30/09

The Fath movement as an arm of collaboration

Abu Mazen is a habitual liar: since his early and later days. He has been saying that Israel has allowed all Palestinian members of Fath to attend the conference of the movement. He is lying of course. Israel has only allowed the Dahlanist members o…

Posted by As'ad at 7:54 AM 07/30/09

The Fath Movement

In my youth, the lousy Fath Movement was dubbed “the spinal cord” of the Palestinian Revolution. Today, it would be safe to describe the Fath Movement as “the spinal cord” of the Israeli occupation of Palestine.

Posted by As'ad at 7:53 AM 07/30/09

Taghreed El-Khodary: now giving political advice on how best to get rid of Hamas

Of course, I have written before about the lousy reporting and role of Taghreed El-Khodary in service of the Zionist agenda of the New York Times especially during the Israeli assualt on Gaza when she allowed herself to be used to provide token native …

Posted by As'ad at 7:48 AM 07/30/09

Critique of the Arab Human Development Report

Comrade Joseph comments on the Arab Human Development Report.

Posted by As'ad at 7:46 AM 07/30/09

It is all over now: Prince Sultan has been long gone. Remove the shovels

Amir of Qatar visits Morocco to check on the health of Prince Sultan, as did the Crown Prince of Bahrain (the normalization buffoon). You know what that means, right? It means that they went to attend the funeral and throw flowers on the grave site. (…

Posted by As'ad at 7:40 AM 07/30/09

The lousy Syrian government

The Syrian regime has closed down the Al-Mashriq TV station. It was accused of not signing Ba`thist tunes.

Posted by As'ad at 7:35 AM 07/30/09