Archive for October 20, 2009
Thomas Friedman
The New York Times is “trimming” jobs. I strongly recommend that the paper trims Thomas Friedman.
Posted by As'ad at 11:23 AM 10/20/09
Taghreed El-Khodary
Just as the Jerusalem Post has Khaled Abu Toameh, the New York Times has Taghreed El-Khodary. It has become important for Zionist media to have a token native on the staff, to soften the impact of racism and bias to the reader–the dumb and ill-inform…
Posted by As'ad at 11:21 AM 10/20/09
Ethan Bronner version of the Middle East
Read this whole thing: it is blatantly a justification of Israeli war crimes in Lebanon and Gaza. But you would think from the title, that he is talking about both sides of the conflict. But notice that the only people cited are Israeli. Not a singl…
Posted by As'ad at 11:18 AM 10/20/09
Ethan Bronner and his standards
Look at this passage: “The payoff from the use of force in the struggle between Israel and the Palestinians is evident. It was only after the first Palestinian uprising in the late 1980s that Israel recognized the Palestine Liberation Organization and…
Posted by As'ad at 11:17 AM 10/20/09
She is 14: it is rape
“A MAN who had sex with a 14-year-old Bahraini girl was jailed for a month yesterday. She reported the 27-year-old Bahraini to police after he failed to keep his promise of marriage, the Lower Criminal Court heard. The teenager initially claimed th…
Posted by As'ad at 11:13 AM 10/20/09
I am sure that there is more to the story: typical trivialization of real issues and complaints by women
“A Saudi woman is suing for divorce after she found out that her husband had branded her “Guantanamo” on his cellphone, a report said on Sunday.” Saudi media often have this silly pieces that intend to mock women’s grievances. (thanks Ziyaad)
Posted by As'ad at 11:10 AM 10/20/09
Self-defense
“This is the Israeli notion of a fair deal: We’re entitled to do whatever the hell we want to the Palestinians because, by definition, whatever we do to them is self-defense. They, however, are not entitled to lift a finger against us because, by de…
Posted by As'ad at 11:08 AM 10/20/09
You can’t say that the White Man does not care about Palestinians
“Among the businesses affected by the Israeli blockade and the lack of peace in Gaza is a pet store whose owner breeds exotic cats.”
Posted by As'ad at 11:07 AM 10/20/09
Race/ethnic segregation in racist Israel: Disgrace unto the Nations
“Dozens of residents of neighborhoods in south Tel Aviv called on the government to revive a shelved plan according to which foreign workers would be prohibited from residing in central Israel.”
Posted by As'ad at 11:05 AM 10/20/09
Ethan Bronner: misuse of language for Israeli sake
Look how Ethan Bronner (the chief Israeli propagandist at the time, assisted by Isabel Kershner and both use Taghreed El-Khodary as the token Arab name on some articles to soften the impact of hostility to Arabs, and Taghreed, truth be told, is willing…
Posted by As'ad at 11:02 AM 10/20/09
International Islamic Uiversity in Islamabad
I was quite sad to hear of the bombs on the campus of the International Islamic University in Islamabad. It hosted a few of my talks during my visit, and I was quite pleased to meet so many of the well-informed students. Those who disagreed with me,…
Posted by As'ad at 10:54 AM 10/20/09
Human Rights Watch: Meet its former chairman
You know that I am not a fan of Human Rights Watch. To know that this fanatic (and ill-informed) propagandist was the chairperson of Human Rights Watch only confirms my negative view of the organization. He is the equivalent of a Hamas propagandist: …
Posted by As'ad at 10:18 AM 10/20/09
Cyprus: the only true democracy in the Middle East
“In the Middle East, civil marriage doesn’t exist and no religious authority will perform an interfaith wedding. Lebanon and Israel are different in that they recognize civil marriages as long as they’re performed abroad, and the closest venue abroa…
Posted by As'ad at 10:16 AM 10/20/09
Trimming jobs
The New York Times does not fire people and does not cut jobs. It “trims” jobs.
Posted by As'ad at 10:13 AM 10/20/09
No big deal in the US
“A Chevy Chase scientist was charged Monday with trying to sell top-secret information to Israel for $11,000, federal prosecutors said.” Such stories have a shelf life of 24 hours. (thanks Dina)
Posted by As'ad at 10:12 AM 10/20/09
Shisha; European (it could become Israeli next week)
“”It’s kind of a European vibe,” she said, “like going to cafes and hanging out.”"
Posted by As'ad at 10:11 AM 10/20/09
Remembering Shafiq Al-Hut
`Azmi Bishara pays tribute to the great struggler, Shafiq Al-Hut. (thanks Mirvat)
Posted by As'ad at 10:04 AM 10/20/09
Zionism is racism–even against “Oriental” Jews
So Chaim Weizmann spoke before the Royal (Peel) Commission in November, 1936. So he said: “…that there are about 6,000,000 Jews in this part of the world–and I am not speaking of Oriental Communities whose Jews are inarticulate…” (The Palestine …
Posted by As'ad at 9:54 AM 10/20/09
Christian love
“In a grisly article, the LA Times reports via the AP that thousands of African children have been tortured and murdered in the name of Christianity because they were thought to be witches.” (thanks Jose)
Posted by As'ad at 9:52 AM 10/20/09
King PlayStation’s adviser
“Prof. Joseph Lumbard is a former advisor for interfaith affairs to King Abdallah II of Jordan”. Read the endnotes of his paper.
Posted by As'ad at 9:49 AM 10/20/09
An American student in Beirut
An American graduate student in Beirut (who does not wish to be identified) sent me this: “I was sitting in LeRouge today in Hamra when I overheard the waiters talking. “Dude, you’re so Lebanese,” the one said. “Most people have no concept of personal…
Posted by As'ad at 9:45 AM 10/20/09
Foreign maids in Lebanon
An Ethiopian maid “fell” to her death in Lebanon.
Posted by As'ad at 9:44 AM 10/20/09
Ilyas Rahbani: “Add bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate degrees to your resume in just 15 days”
So I read this profile of Ilyas Rahbani in Al-Akhbar. I must confess that I used to like his music when I was growing up: the best of the Franco-Arab genre. But you know how I feel about the Rahbanis (except Ziyad and I am fan of the talented `Asi–n…
Posted by As'ad at 9:39 AM 10/20/09
