Archive for August 25, 2009
When Fath Meets
“In his WINEP speech Dayton acknowledged this crackdown when he said, “I don’t know how many of you are aware, but over the last year-and-a-half, the Palestinians have engaged upon a series of what they call security offensives throughout the West Ba…
Posted by As'ad at 10:44 AM 08/25/09
Call it love
“Like it or not, the fates of the United States and Saudi Arabia are connected and will remain so for decades to come.”
Posted by As'ad at 10:32 AM 08/25/09
Thus Spoke Saeb Erekat
“There were 2,325 brains* sitting in this conference, did we shout at this conference? Yes. Was I shouted at? Yes. Was I criticized? Like hell…” He also added: Was I made fun of? Yes. Did people make fun of me non-stop? Of course. Was I called a …
Posted by As'ad at 10:21 AM 08/25/09
Staying in power
“More than two months after a disputed presidential election threw Iran’s ruling class into turmoil, the country’s leaders are showing themselves increasingly unwilling to compromise with their critics, a trend analysts say could mean even tougher s…
Posted by As'ad at 10:19 AM 08/25/09
The Lebanese disease of ranking
““Lebanon is said to rank fourth in the world in terms of booking international DJs,” says Mohammed Ghebris, events booker, record shop owner, record label proprietor and founder and head of “the only DJ school in the Middle East”. He says t…
Posted by As'ad at 9:49 AM 08/25/09
Depleted Uranium
The Iraqi puppet Environment Minister talks about depleted uranium. She said that she found American depleted uranium more delicious than non-American depleted uranium. (thanks Sinan)
Posted by As'ad at 9:47 AM 08/25/09
The last word
“Israel’s tactics of intimidation are not justified by Bostrom’s article, which is nothing more than an example of irresponsible journalism and publishing. The editors at the Swedish daily Aftonbladet who published this piece, should’ve sent it back…
Posted by As'ad at 9:45 AM 08/25/09
At the doorsteps of a Lebanese hospital
A maid from Bangladesh who fell at the door steps of a Lebanese hospital. (thanks Raed)
Posted by As'ad at 9:43 AM 08/25/09
Great news for readers
This is great news. Please wake up the children and release the pigs from the barn. Sri Lanka defeats Lebanon in football. And notice that articles on the defeat state that “no one” expected the defeat perhaps because the Lebanese consider the peopl…
Posted by As'ad at 9:38 AM 08/25/09
Constructing a personality cult for Salam Fayyad
Yasir `Abd-Rabbu fires the director of Palestinian collaborationist TV because he was not collaborating in the construction of a personality cult for Salam Fayyad. And trying to build a personality cult for Salam Fayyad is like trying to extract sugar…
Posted by As'ad at 9:30 AM 08/25/09
She is an Angry Arab
She considers herself an Angry Arab.
Posted by As'ad at 9:28 AM 08/25/09
Netanyahu
“In a break with his usual conduct, the prime minister did not look for weak spots in the Bethlehem texts and forwent the opportunity to gain points in the eyes of the public.”
Posted by As'ad at 9:27 AM 08/25/09
America hearts Muslims, says Fouad Ajami
“In less than two decades, there have been American campaigns of rescue in Kuwait, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. Two of these American wars, the ones in the Balkans, were on behalf of Muslims stranded in a hostile European landscape. In its ref…
Posted by As'ad at 9:25 AM 08/25/09
From Fouad Ajami to the White Man: please accept me as your equal
Here, Fouad Ajami makes a touching plea to the White Man. He begs the White Man for his approval and insists that he has no connection to the inferior Third World: “His politics of charisma was reminiscent of the Third World.”
Posted by As'ad at 9:23 AM 08/25/09
Now Hariri
“NOW Lebanon is funded entirely by the private sector and individual donations.” Let me explain: private sector and individual donations is a rough translation of the Arabic word, Hariri.
Posted by As'ad at 9:22 AM 08/25/09
David Ignatius warns
So David Ignatius said: “When pressed about what his country would look like in five years, absent American help, he answered bluntly: “Iraq will be a colony of Iran.”" Notice that his source, this Muhammad Shahwani, was a key bloody henchman of Sadd…
Posted by As'ad at 9:15 AM 08/25/09
Ghada `Id Responds
Ghada `Id (the Lebanese broadcaster and presenter of the important program, Corruption) responds to my criticisms. (thanks Elie)
Posted by As'ad at 9:14 AM 08/25/09
Supreme Guide
So the Iranian state news agency attributed a statement to the King of Pistachio and corruption, Rafsanjani, in which he called on people to follow the guidance of Khamenei. But Rafsanjani later denied making that statement. So the Iranian state age…
Posted by As'ad at 9:13 AM 08/25/09
