Archive for September 19, 2009
Shakir Birjawi
Former militia leader, Shakir Birjawi, responds to my criticisms.
Posted on September 19, 2009 by As'ad
Cows through the tunnels of Gaza
They are back, although I am not sure of the date of this picture.
Posted on September 19, 2009 by As'ad
non-starter
“It’s hard to believe that even Fonda’s well-practiced backpedaling is going to temper the outrage in activist Hollywood, where attacks on Israel in almost any form are a non-starter.” (thanks Olivia)
Posted on September 19, 2009 by As'ad
Clowning
James Zogby (who enjoys the support of 2 Arab-Americans in the US) refers to the collaborationist policies of Salam Fayyad as “resistance.” (thanks David)
Posted on September 19, 2009 by As'ad
Faruq Husni…Mubarak used to write reports on Egyptian students in Europe
“We stress that he is not worthy of this sensitive international position because of his involvement and participation, few decades ago, in repressive security practices against Egyptian students in Paris during his mission as the cultural attaché in …
Posted on September 19, 2009 by As'ad
From the playbook of classical racists: Shimon Peres calls for a decrease in Arab birth rate
“Acutely conscious that Israel’s Arab population considers itself to be the victim of discrimination, Peres made the point that the Arabs would live better if they had fewer children. Parents of ten or more children cannot necessarily give them the …
Posted on September 19, 2009 by As'ad
Flash: Talbani’s telegrams
Urgent. Iraqi puppet president, Jalal Talbani (who used to do undertake missions for Wadi` Haddad back in the early 1970s) sent telegrams of celebrations for `Id Al-Futr. (thanks anonymous)
Posted on September 19, 2009 by As'ad
The Dubai model: what model?
“But some of its “get rich quick†ideas were about as sound as something out of Gulliver’s Travels — the attempts of the state of Lagado to extract sunbeams from cucumbers, for instance. Into this category one might put the attempt to conjur…
Posted on September 19, 2009 by As'ad
Singling out Israel?
“Arab states in the United Nations nuclear assembly on Friday won narrow approval of a resolution urging Israel to put all its atomic sites under the world body’s inspection and join the Non-Proliferation Treaty. Israel deplored the measure for si…
Posted on September 19, 2009 by As'ad
Dream interpretation
The Muftititi of Saudi Arabia stresses that dream interpretations is a science and that only those who are qualified and certified by the senior clerics in the kingdom can offer those interpretations on TV. He also described Prince Muhammad bin Nayif …
Posted on September 19, 2009 by As'ad
Angry Arab TV
We are about to launch the first phase of Angry Arab TV service. People around the world are encouraged to send 3-5 minutes reports (in Engslih, preferably) to this email: angryarabtv@hotmail.com A special volunteer committee will screen and then we s…
Posted on September 19, 2009 by As'ad
Ariel Sharon teaches his student
This picture of Bashir Gemayyel (the worst Lebanese, ever) and Ariel Sharon was taken in Bikfayya in 1982. (thanks ls)
Posted on September 19, 2009 by As'ad
Muftitititi of Lebanon
This is a true story. The Hariri-appointed Muftititi of Lebanon waits for the official announcement from Saudi Arabia regarding the first day of the `Id according the Islamic lunar calender, and then quickly reacts by claiming to have just spotted the…
Posted on September 19, 2009 by As'ad
Mubarak’s moral police
“Luckily, in Egypt, Goma’a and the religious establishment’s views are non-binding, although there are some worrying signs that the country is slowly developing its very own de facto “morality police”. Nevertheless, in principle, Egyptians are free …
Posted on September 19, 2009 by As'ad
For those who voted for Obama:
“After several days of reticence, the Obama administration said Friday that a United Nations report accusing Israel of war crimes in Gaza was unfair to Israel and did not take adequate account of “deplorable†actions by the militant group Hamas in …
Posted on September 19, 2009 by As'ad
Jerusalem Day: eyewitnesses who told friends, who then told neighbors who were cited by relatives in opposition websites
The New York Times was of course keen on covering Jerusalem Day from Tehran: but its correspondents in Beirut, Toronto (which borders Iran), and Washington, DC. But let us not be harsh on NYT coverage: it was really based on eyewitness reports. As i…
Posted on September 19, 2009 by As'ad