Archive for December 18, 2009
Iraq puppet government
A pro-Saudi puppet Iraqi politician appeared on Al-Arabiyyah TV (station of King Fahd’s brother-in-law, increasingly under the influence of Prince `Azzuz, who presumably was cured from his stalking obsession with Yasmeen Bleeth) to protest Iranian occu…
Posted on December 18, 2009 by As'ad
The language of Thomas Friedman
“Appearing on the Sunday news programs, Friedman again rolled out his Afghanistan-as-special-needs-baby metaphor, telling CNN’s Fareed Zakaria: I feel like we’re like an unemployed couple who just went out and decided to adopt a special needs baby. …
Posted on December 18, 2009 by As'ad
Zionist lies and fabrications
Comrade Dina writes on UNRWA: “This line of reasoning ignores the most fundamental facts. Namely, that unlike most Arab Jewish emigrants to Israel, Palestinian refugees had no choice in their dispossession and exile. They did not want to leave. In co…
Posted on December 18, 2009 by As'ad
Liberated my…potato
“So members of religious minorities in Iraq are now being arrested for daring sell a cocktail. I guess it is liberated, all right.” (thanks “Ibn Rushd”)
Posted on December 18, 2009 by As'ad
High on…HUMMUS
“In Denver, a new medical-marijuana shop called Ganja Gourmet serves cannabis-infused specialties such as pizza, hummus and lasagna.” (thanks Olivia)
Posted on December 18, 2009 by As'ad
Interpreting for the occupation may be bad for your health
“At least 360 interpreters employed by Titan or its successor company were killed between March 2003 and March 2008, and more than 1,200 were injured. The death toll was far greater than that suffered by the armed forces of any country in the Americ…
Posted on December 18, 2009 by As'ad
Kingdom of Horrors
Tomorrow, Saudi Arabia is scheduled to behead a Lebanese man because he dabbled in “magic” and “quackery” according to the Saudi court. I am glad that Aljazeera mentioned it this morning: a sign of worsening ties between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, I hope.
Posted on December 18, 2009 by As'ad
Punishing students in Jordan
Queenyoutube will not be tweeting on this. (thanks Mohamed)
Posted on December 18, 2009 by As'ad
The Torture Doctrine: an element in the Obama/Bush Doctrine
“Palestinian security agents who have been detaining and allegedly torturing supporters of the Islamist organisation Hamas in the West Bank have been working closely with the CIA, the Guardian has learned.” (thanks Marcy)
Posted on December 18, 2009 by As'ad
Now we know why US sells those corrupt monarchies advanced weapons
“The United Arab Emirates, a key US ally in the Persian Gulf, has the capability to overpower Iran’s Air Force, US Centcom commander Gen. David Petraeus said last week.” Petraeus added that the UAE armed forces would perform as brilliantly as the Ku…
Posted on December 18, 2009 by As'ad
The funniest Arab leader ever: the “Jack Ass” is dead
Amin Al-Hafiz has died: the former president of Syria prior to the Ba`thist coup of 1966. I was thinking about him all day yesterday although I was a kid when he was president. But the era of the 1950s and 1960s had far more interesting and colorful …
Posted on December 18, 2009 by As'ad
Prince Salman’s Mouthpiece
So I reported to you on the publication in Prince Salman’s mouthpiece of an “open letter” to the Arabs by an Israeli official of the foreign ministry of the usurping entity. Now the paper is notorious for publishing propaganda “letters” from its leade…
Posted on December 18, 2009 by As'ad
The TV of King Fahd’s Brother-in-law: whatever you want, o Israel
So I was watching the news of Al-Arabiyyah TV, and basically the Arab-Israeli conflict has ended, and Israel has withdrawn from all occupied Arab lands. That is the message you receive in Saudi propaganda stations. They begin the news and end them wi…
Posted on December 18, 2009 by As'ad
My show on AlJazeera
For those who care, this is a transcript of my talk on Aljazeera Arabic TV this week.
Posted on December 18, 2009 by As'ad