Archive for December 10, 2009
The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي الغاضب 2009-12-10 20:56:00
I ecountered another "reckon" in the same issue of the economist and i am still in the second section on latin america
Posted on December 10, 2009 by As'ad
The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي الغاضب 2009-12-10 20:54:00
Iranian former leftists are as sinister and as boring as arab former leftists. Take abbas milani for example.
Posted on December 10, 2009 by As'ad
The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي الغاضب 2009-12-10 20:34:00
I started reading an old issue of the economist (oct 24th) and the word "reckon" appeared in the very second article. I just cant take this anymore.
Posted on December 10, 2009 by As'ad
The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي الغاضب 2009-12-10 20:18:00
So if obama launches an additional war he may even be awarded the nobel prize in chemistry.
Posted on December 10, 2009 by As'ad
The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي الغاضب 2009-12-10 20:17:00
The new president of south africa managed to win western government and media support merely by moving away from semi-socialist econ policies.
Posted on December 10, 2009 by As'ad
An Iraqi face, and Afghani face, and a Saudi face, etc
““We have to put an Iraqi face on this, because if not, we will never leave this country.—
Posted on December 10, 2009 by As'ad
Lebanese parliamentary sessions
Comrade Khalid succinctly and critically summarizes the Lebanese parliamentary sessions devoted to the discussion of the cabinet’s program.
Posted on December 10, 2009 by As'ad
The New York Times’ claim
The New York Times blogs. And the item is dissected. (thanks Adeel)
Posted on December 10, 2009 by As'ad
Supreme leader and supre repression
” The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Iranian authorities’ decision on Monday to shut the reformist daily Hayate No. The Press Supervisory Board revoked the license of the Tehran-based daily Hayate No “for working outside the regulations,…
Posted on December 10, 2009 by As'ad
File: Saddam’s relations with Israel (not all are equally credible though)
Saddam’s relations with Israel. But let Al-Hakim’s family tell us about their thuggish militias’ war on the Palestinians in Iraq. (thanks Hassan)
Posted on December 10, 2009 by As'ad
leaked: pscychological operations
•”COIN operations must accomplish three tasks simultaneously:•Influence insurgent-minded individuals to adopt a neutral disposition.•Influence neutral-minded individuals to adopt a supportive disposition.•Retain supportive individuals.•These …
Posted on December 10, 2009 by As'ad
Arab film directors
“And while these young Arabs may have different cinematic styles, they all share a boldness in tackling the perceived ills in their society, albeit through an accessible, mainstream approach.” So they are not a monolith as natives inevitably are? (than…
Posted on December 10, 2009 by As'ad
Obama in Latin America
“Honduran coup regime’s claims of more than 60% participation in free and fair election revealed as fraud.” (thanks Olivia)
Posted on December 10, 2009 by As'ad
If Muslims did that…
“Last year the religious group complained to the community board that many of the young, female cyclists who rode through the neighborhood were “hotties,” who “ride in shorts and skirts,” both of which are against their dress code.” (thanks Elie)
Posted on December 10, 2009 by As'ad
From Israel’s District 9
“Berlanty Azzam, the 22-year-old Palestinian student who petitioned the High Court to allow her to return to the West Bank city of Bethlehem in order to finish university, will not be able to do so, a three-judge panel ruled Wednesday.Azzam was expelle…
Posted on December 10, 2009 by As'ad
From the Memoirs of a Ghost
Marwan kindly translated Sinan Antoon’s piece from Arabic: ” “From the Memoirs of a Ghost”When I died and was on my way to the cemetery, I was told that my life, as a ghost, would be wonderful and it would make up for the misery that I went through be…
Posted on December 10, 2009 by As'ad
Obama wars
“Indeed, President Obama himself has authorised at least three of these targeted killings since assuming the presidency. Drone attacks have increased markedly during his nine months in office and he has refused to authorise a moratorium on extraordinar…
Posted on December 10, 2009 by As'ad
Israel: Disgrace unto the nations
“In 1958, then-foreign minister Golda Meir raised the possibility of preventing handicapped and sick Polish Jews from immigrating to Israel, a recently discovered Foreign Ministry document has revealed. “A proposal was raised in the coordination commi…
Posted on December 10, 2009 by As'ad
Racist Disney
The 9 Most Racist Disney Characters” (thanks Tarek)
Posted on December 10, 2009 by As'ad
Take your piano and leave Palestine alone
“In the midst of Israel’s “Operation Cast Leadâ€, the onslaught on Gaza beginning in December 2008 that led to the killing of some 1400 Palestinians, Barenboim wrote a newspaper article that, while critical of the carnage, similarly repeated a num…
Posted on December 10, 2009 by As'ad