Archive for September 27, 2009
Disease in the Holy Land
“His most important contribution to Israel’s establishment was in turning Zionism from a theory alien to many American Jews into a pragmatic program to rid the Holy Land of disease.” Yes, he wanted to rid the Holy Land of Palestinians.
Posted on September 27, 2009 by As'ad
Podhoretz
“I have always thought that there were (to oversimplify somewhat) two kinds of Jews in American political life — those who saw Jews’ experience with discrimination and persecution as an example of a broader and more generic phenomenon that embraced…
Posted on September 27, 2009 by As'ad
Would they call for his release if he were Arab or Muslim?
“Le ministre de la Culture et de la Communication, Frédéric Mitterrand, C’est une arrestation “absolument épouvantable”, “pour une histoire ancienne qui n’a pas vraiment de sens”, a jugé dimanche Frédéric Mitterrand, le ministre de la culture…
Posted on September 27, 2009 by As'ad
un problema de consistencia
“As’ad Abukhalil, autor de Bin Laden, Islam & America’s New War on Terrorism (2002), opinó que Gadhafi hizo crÃticas importantes sobre la ONU, pero no es alguien con quien se pueda hablar al respecto. “Es un problema de consistencia. Si al…
Posted on September 27, 2009 by As'ad
Al-Qa`diah funding
The (phone) video clip that aired on Al-Arabiyya TV proves that funding for Al-Qa`idah still comes chiefly from Saudi Arabia.
Posted on September 27, 2009 by As'ad
“in its totality”
” Human Rights Watch is urging the European Union to endorse the Goldstone report. In a letter to EU foreign ministers, Human Rights Watch called on the union and its 27 member states to “promote an international order where no state is above the law”…
Posted on September 27, 2009 by As'ad
The White Man rapes Kenyan girls, literally
“We have been on a harrowing journey – from nightclubs where European men pick up 12-year-old Kenyan girls; to an orphanage where children as young as six have found sanctuary after sexual abuse by foreign tourists. A journey into a world of crue…
Posted on September 27, 2009 by As'ad
Faruq Husni Mubarak
“In an interview with Egyptian newspaper al-Masri al-Yaum, Hosni charged that he lost the UN vote because of “radicalism, racism, and the Jews,” who he claied attacked him over his harsh views against cultural normalization vis-Ã -vis Israel.” By t…
Posted on September 27, 2009 by As'ad
If he was Arab or Muslim, the story would be on the front pages
“We’ve had a week of sex scandals in schools. Now Terence Kealey, vice-chancellor of Buckingham University, seems intent on stirring things up on the academic front. Female students, he declares, are a perk of the job for male university lecturers …
Posted on September 27, 2009 by As'ad
I can’t get rid of this line of poetry from my head
It is from Ahmad Shawqi’s famous poem on Zahlah, Ya Jarat Al-Wadi, and it says:وتعـطـلـت لغـة الكـلام وخاطـبـتعيني ÙÙŠ لغة الهوى عــيـنـاك(And the language of speech was spoiled, and my eyes communicate…
Posted on September 27, 2009 by As'ad
Queen Youtube
“Moreover, during the Gaza conflict last December and January, her response was another simple video on her channel denouncing the human right violations.@QueenRania: we appreciate your efforts and dedication to your causes. We believe that much more…
Posted on September 27, 2009 by As'ad
This is Zionism
“This year, a new private Israeli academic institution launched, the Carmel Academic Center. Among its offerings within the department of business administration was an accountancy concentration. But one week before classes began, the school cancel…
Posted on September 27, 2009 by As'ad
With us or against us? I can’t believe that you would ask
“The PA has reached the point where it has to decide whether it is working with us or against us,” senior figures in the defense establishment have said.” Oh, no. No. They are working with you, I swear. They are working with you, I assure you. Th…
Posted on September 27, 2009 by As'ad
Lesson about Lebanon
I can tell you this: Saudi intelligence supports the Phalanges among Lebanese Christians, while Egyptian intelligence supports the Lebanese Forces among Lebanese Christians.
Posted on September 27, 2009 by As'ad
Left wing Israelis
“The ad has caused outrage among Palestinians and left wing Israelis who accuse it of white washing the negative effects of the wall.” Yes, all three left wing Israelis were pleased. (thanks Ibrahim)
Posted on September 27, 2009 by As'ad
Oops
“A U.S. military drone crashed Saturday in northern Iraq, hitting a regional office of Iraq’s largest Sunni political party in an area that remains an insurgent stronghold, an American military official said. The unmanned aerial vehicle crashed int…
Posted on September 27, 2009 by As'ad
Winning a war by PR campaigns
“In addition, McChrystal lists as a goal making public relations efforts beyond Afghanistan more effective. There has already been a step-up in press material sent to U.S. journalists. On Friday, seven releases were sent to The Washington Post, incl…
Posted on September 27, 2009 by As'ad
The war in Yemen
“The Yemeni editor of a website (El Eshterak), Mohammed al-Maqaleh, was abducted a week ago after publishing a report on military air strikes that caused civilian casualties in northern Yemen, where battles between Yemeni forces and Houthi rebels ha…
Posted on September 27, 2009 by As'ad
Zionism calls it reform
“First, the privatisation means that land previously managed by the state after it was expropriated from Palestinians by past Israeli governments will become the property of private owners. This despite the fact that these mass expropriations were c…
Posted on September 27, 2009 by As'ad
Blackmailing the puppets
“Meanwhile, Israel has warned the Palestinian Authority that it would condition permission for a second cellular telephone provider to operate in the West Bank – an economic issue of critical importance to the PA leadership – on the Palestinians wit…
Posted on September 27, 2009 by As'ad