Archive for January 8, 2010
Hummus standards
“Lebanon has been ranked the world’s second most improved democracy in an annual study despite several incidents of sectarian tensions over the past year.” The criteria were: 1)extent of communal hatred; 2) the extent to which a country stands on the v…
Posted on January 8, 2010 by As'ad
Humanitarian
Jordanian foreign minister, Nasir Judah, who has the same boring and tedious speaking style of all Hashemites, said that the Jordanian military commander who was killed in Afghanistan was involved in “humanitarian” work. He added that Black September …
Posted on January 8, 2010 by As'ad
American Gay and Anti-Gay Internationals
“Instead, Uganda seems to have become a far-flung front line in the American culture wars, with American groups on both sides, the Christian right and gay activists, pouring in support and money as they get involved in the broader debate over homosexua…
Posted on January 8, 2010 by As'ad
Copts in Egypt
The one who instigated sectarian conflict in Egypt, and who unleashed attacks and prejudice against cops in Egypt, is America’s best friend ever in the Middle East: the unrepentant Nazi anti-Semite, Anwar Sadat.
Posted on January 8, 2010 by As'ad
Alterman does O’Reilly
“And what happens when you write a sympathetic column about Israeli cinema two weeks later? You get attacked on a website called, I kid you not, “The Angry Arab” as “callous and insensitive toward the Palestinians” as ” all his writings on the Palestin…
Posted on January 8, 2010 by As'ad
Bangladeshi workers cheated in Libya
“At least 46 Bangladeshi workers in Libya have been passing days with no jobs or salaries for around six months, which placed them and their families at home in total misery.” (thanks Tanweer)
Posted on January 8, 2010 by As'ad
Israeli propaganda in Saudi media
There is plenty of Israeli propaganda in Saudi media. This is from the Saudi sleaze website, Elaph. (thanks Kamal)
Posted on January 8, 2010 by As'ad
Today
I will be on Hiwar Maftuh on Aljazeera Arabic tonight (9:00PM Beirut Time). At seven, I will be speaking to an audience of the leftist-Nasserist organization, Harakat Ash-Sha`b but event is by invitation only.
Posted on January 8, 2010 by As'ad
May his shadow last?
Anyone who doubts that Hizbullah is a Shi`ite sectarian party, should read this lousy statement by the party in defense of Grand Ayatullah Sistani–the biggest help to the American occupation of Iraq, more than `Allawi and Chalabi combined. The text o…
Posted on January 8, 2010 by As'ad
Fouad Ajami
My weekly article in Al-Akhbar: “Fouad Ajami: A Likudnik from South Lebanon.”
Posted on January 8, 2010 by As'ad
From my facebook today
I get so absent-minded and busy here. I went to the pool this morning. I put my cap, goggles, nose clip, and ear plugs. I took my bath robe off and walked to the pool. I looked and realized that I was in my underwear. True story.
Posted on January 8, 2010 by As'ad