Archive for August 23, 2009
Robert Fisk: a call for his retirement
I am ready to buy a watch for Robert Fisk to officially call for his retirement. He offers his theory about Lockerbie and yet he can’t tell the difference between the PFLP and the PFLP-GC. (thanks Asa)
Posted on August 23, 2009 by As'ad
Educating Ajami (the man of cliches and generalizations)
“In his review of Christopher Caldwell’s “Reflections on the Revolution in Europe†(Aug. 2), Fouad Ajami writes his own essay on the question of Islam in Europe. He agrees with Caldwell that Islam “is in no sense Europe’s religion and it is i…
Posted on August 23, 2009 by As'ad
Every country has its share of Zionist hoodlums
“In accusing Israel of “robbing Palestinian identity and replacing Palestinian money,” the Netherlands’ Geldmuseum (Money Museum) has adopted propaganda that “runs contrary to the truth,” the country’s largest pro-Israel organization said this week….
Posted on August 23, 2009 by As'ad
A tribute to Muhammad Dahlan
A tribute to Muhammad Dahlan in the Hariri rag, Al-Mustaqbal.
Posted on August 23, 2009 by As'ad
Saudi Arabia and Switzerland
“NEARLY three-quarters of Saudi Arabia’s prison population is foreign born, the highest share in the world. Switzerland, another rich country with lots of foreign workers, has a similarly large proportion of non-natives behind bars.” (thanks AC)
Posted on August 23, 2009 by As'ad
Atheism in the Arab world
I always urge students of the Middle East to learn the languages of the region. I read this article in Arabic on the CNN-Arabic website, and thought that no Western reporter (or very very few) would have written it. The article is headlined “Atheism…
Posted on August 23, 2009 by As'ad
Widely known
“Although there was no firm evidence of any quid pro quo between Britain and Libya, the British government acted vigorously on Friday to defend itself against accusations that it paved the way for the Libyan’s release to promote British-based oil com…
Posted on August 23, 2009 by As'ad
Rules of the colonizers
The colonizers never lose. They occupy a country, and then set up bogus elections to legitimize (in their own eyes) the selection of their own collaborationist puppets. And when the people participate in the voting, they say that this proves that the…
Posted on August 23, 2009 by As'ad
The New York Times Covers Up
Only two days ago, this article had a headline declaring the Afghan election “a success”. I pointed this out at the time. Today, I noticed that the headline was changed and the article was doctored. And the same correspondent of the Times today wrot…
Posted on August 23, 2009 by As'ad
the sentence and the crime
“Mr. Calley, 66, was a young Army lieutenant when a court-martial at nearby Fort Benning convicted him of murder in 1971 for killing 22 civilians during the massacre of 500 men, women and children in Vietnam. Though sentenced to life in prison, Mr. Cal…
Posted on August 23, 2009 by As'ad
The US and the Libyan dirty deal
The US government wants us to believe that they were not involved in the dirty deal with Qadhdhafi that resulted in the release of Miqrahi from jail. I am sure that the British government consulted with the US government over this. Also, the associa…
Posted on August 23, 2009 by As'ad
Abu Mazen and his lies
The Fath movement and the PA collaborationist regime has been insisting for months (and just yesterday Salam Fayyad said the same thing) that they don’t hold any Hamas or other political prisoners in their jails. Today, Abu Mazen announced that in hon…
Posted on August 23, 2009 by As'ad