Archive for August 20, 2009
David Welch
David Welch, and other colleagues in the Near East section of the Department of State in the Bush administration will go down in history as mere unquestioning puppets of the Zionist lobby in the US. They will carry with them the dubious honor of being…
Posted on August 20, 2009 by As'ad
Feigning mild outrage
“Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had worked strongly against the decision, saying it would be “absolutely wrong†to release Mr. Megrahi.” Oh, please spare me your fake sense of moral uprightness. Your government has been cuddling the re…
Posted on August 20, 2009 by As'ad
ignorance
“Some of the protesters were dressed as Native Americans in a reminder to the US authorities that their country did not exactly ask the natives where they could live or build.” The protesters were too ignorant of history to know that the natives are…
Posted on August 20, 2009 by As'ad
apartheid
“The most accurate way to describe Israel today is as an apartheid state. For more than 42 years, Israel has controlled the land between the Jordan Valley and the Mediterranean Sea. Within this region about 6 million Jews and close to 5 million Pale…
Posted on August 20, 2009 by As'ad
Joker
“Alkhateeb is a Palestinian-American born in the United States. He says he’s neither a Democrat nor Republican and came just short of a full apology to the president in our interview. “I would like President Obama to know that I didn’t intend for any …
Posted on August 20, 2009 by As'ad
Dahlan, O Dahlan
“Muhammad Dahlan, the controversial former security commander of Gaza, was twice forced to explain how Hamas had mounted a coup on his watch. He vigorously argued that any failures were the collective responsibility of the party. Although many deleg…
Posted on August 20, 2009 by As'ad
custodian of holy sites and IKEA store
“Q) Do I understand from your remarks that there are Saudi reservations on the efforts being exerted to bring about national reconciliation in Iraq?A) Yes, the fraternal Saudi officials, headed by the custodian of the two holy shrines believe that th…
Posted on August 20, 2009 by As'ad
Dahlan laws
“Anyone violating the sanctity of the Holy month of Ramadan will be arrested under the Jordanian Penal Code number 16, article 247 from 1960, the police department in Ramallah said Wednesday.” (thanks Olivia)
Posted on August 20, 2009 by As'ad
Gender Segregation in Israel
“A[n Israeli] Transport Ministry’s committee convened Tuesday to discuss whether to legalize segregation between men and women on public transportation lines.” (thanks Diab)
Posted on August 20, 2009 by As'ad
Protection
“Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad are guarded by Israel’s Shin Bet security service on some of their trips around the West Bank.” (thanks Tarek)
Posted on August 20, 2009 by As'ad
Plagiarism in Hariri rag, Al-Mustaqbal
Cases of plagiarism in Hariri rag, Al-Mustaqbal. (thanks Mirvat)
Posted on August 20, 2009 by As'ad
Furiously?
“Israel and the Swedish Embassy responded furiously Wednesday to a Swedish newspaper article that suggested Israeli troops killed Palestinians and harvested their organs.”
Posted on August 20, 2009 by As'ad