Archive for September 18, 2009

The Year 1982

My weekly article in Al-Akhbar: “The Year 1982: The decisive Edge”

Posted by As'ad at 1:23 PM 09/18/09

Al-Hurra: (Arabic for the Corrupt One)

“The State Department Inspector General has begun a comprehensive inspection of Alhurra, its sister station Radio Sawa and its parent company, the Middle East Broadcasting Network. Alhurra, set up under former President George W. Bush to broadcast an …

Posted by As'ad at 7:53 AM 09/18/09

Why he threw the shoe

“I am not a hero. But I have a point of view. I have a stance. It humiliated me to see my country humiliated; and to see my Baghdad burned, my people killed. Thousands of tragic pictures remained in my head, pushing me towards the path of confrontat…

Posted by As'ad at 7:51 AM 09/18/09

This is Israel

“An 18-year-old Palestinian girl, imprisoned at the Israeli occupation jail of Hasharon, was sexually assaulted by an Israeli prison guard, according to a statement by the Palestinian Ministry of Prisoners Affairs. Reyad al-Ashqar, head of the inform…

Posted by As'ad at 7:49 AM 09/18/09

This is Zionism

“Every night, dozens of young men in Jerusalem’s Pisgat Ze’ev neighborhood take to the streets and go out searching for girls. But theirs is not a promiscuous search. In fact, the group of some 35 volunteers is looking to prevent such interaction an…

Posted by As'ad at 7:24 AM 09/18/09

Lebanese press admires French racism

Ibn Rushd sent me this: “The President of the Marseille Football Club in France made a racist comment yesterday. He said he did not want to act “like an African or like a Lebanese”. It was actually a jab against his (black) predecessor. In France, t…

Posted by As'ad at 7:22 AM 09/18/09

Records

“Lebanon will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest servings of hummus and tabouleh as part of a campaign to claim ownership of the traditional dishes.” As`ad–not me, who sent me this added: “they made a mistake too in dimension…

Posted by As'ad at 7:19 AM 09/18/09

Hummus homeland

Lebanon wants to trademark Hummus and Tabbulah. I suggest that Lebanon also trademark nationalist stupidity. (thanks Mohammad)

Posted by As'ad at 7:17 AM 09/18/09

Iran and Hizbullah

It does not amaze me anymore to see evidence of the low quality of Israeli “expertise” on the Middle East. It is clear to me that when the region turned more Islamist, Israeli misunderstanding of the region and its issues has only increased. Look at …

Posted by As'ad at 7:10 AM 09/18/09