Archive for November 20, 2009
Printed Media
My weekly article in Al-Akhbar: “Printed Media: Is it the Time to Eulogize it?”
Posted on November 20, 2009 by As'ad
Israeli-Saudi Honeymoon
Do you know that not a day passes without Al-Arabiyyah TV (the private station of King Fahd’s brother-in-law) mentioning something, anything, about the Israeli occupation soldier who was captured in Gaza while on a killing spree?
Posted on November 20, 2009 by As'ad
Your friends and enemies
“Americans may not be known for being good at geography or history, but they do have very different opinions of different countries, including countries in or near to the Middle East. A large majority (74%) sees Israel as a close ally or friend, and…
Posted on November 20, 2009 by As'ad
Egypt versus Algeria
Aly, an Egyptian scientist, sent me this: “Are you aware of the magnitude of the problem now? Egyptian media claims Egyptians were attacked in Sudan by Algerian hooligans, while a couple ofdays before, Algerian Newspapers (specifically the Algerian S…
Posted on November 20, 2009 by As'ad
Absolutely transparency
Abu Mazen says that he rules with “absolutely transparency”. (thanks Haroon)
Posted on November 20, 2009 by As'ad
Irony
“After his cross-examination got off to a stumble last week over the use of “new evidence,” Charles Taylor today admitted to prosecutors that he shared information with the spy agency of the same country he has accused of plotting his downfall: the …
Posted on November 20, 2009 by As'ad
Apartheid Israel
“In 1975, the General Assembly passed Resolution 3379 declaring, “Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination.†Other organizations followed suit: The Conference of the International Women’s Year declared that international peace req…
Posted on November 20, 2009 by As'ad
Chief collaborator offers lessons about resistance
“”Those who have to resist are the people, and there are different types of resistance, like in (West Bank villages of) Bilin and Naalin, where people are injured every day,” he said.” (thanks David)
Posted on November 20, 2009 by As'ad
In the courtrooms of the Tunisian dictator
“One of the many defence lawyers, Mokhtar Trifi, noted the absence in court of witnesses for what he called a “stitched-up” case and demanded an expert examination of Ben Brik’s alleged confession. Authorised to sit on health grounds, Ben Brik objec…
Posted on November 20, 2009 by As'ad
Mutran Mubarak
La Sagesse school in Beirut pays tribute to Bishop Mubarak–a sectarian bigot who testified before the UN commission dealing with the Palestinian question in 1947 in support of the Zionist movement. There was uproar in Lebanon about that at the time, …
Posted on November 20, 2009 by As'ad
…off to Boston
I am leaving tomorrow morning to Boston. I will be around MESA conference and I am speaking on Monday evening at Harvard Law School. Returning Tuesday.
Posted on November 20, 2009 by As'ad
Mr. Khalilzad: how should we handle a puppet?
“”You have to show him respect and consideration,” said Zalmay Khalilzad, a Bush administration envoy to Afghanistan who remains close to Karzai. “You cannot lecture him. You have to listen to his explanations, why he thinks something cannot be done, a…
Posted on November 20, 2009 by As'ad
Puppet Karzai dared to make a (small) deal of civilian casualties in Afghanistan
“Karzai’s first indication that his relationship with the United States would undergo a profound shift occurred 10 days before Obama’s inauguration. Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. had come to the palace for dinner, and halfway through the mea…
Posted on November 20, 2009 by As'ad
Universtiy of Massachusetts at Dartmouth
I am speaking here at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth on Dec. 9.
Posted on November 20, 2009 by As'ad
Anti-African racism in Lebanon
It is not that there is no racism in the West, or in the US, in particular. But the fake culture of PC talk, has made blatant sexist and racism speech unacceptable socially or legally in some instances. In Lebanon, there are no restraints. Samir Fra…
Posted on November 20, 2009 by As'ad