Archive for January 28, 2010
Mary Daly
I suspended my New York Times during my trip but my delivery person insists on saving all copies for me until I come back. So I was going through them and just today I learned that Mary Daly died. I feel guilty for not noting that on this blog. She …
Posted on January 28, 2010 by As'ad
Charles Mathias
Nowhere in this NYT obituary is there a reference to his criticisms of the Israeli lobby.
Posted on January 28, 2010 by As'ad
Celebrity worship
Abdullah sent me this (displeased): “”A People’s History” had some famous admirers, including Matt Damon and Affleck. The two grew up near Zinn, were family friends and gave the book a plug in their Academy Award-winning screenplay for “Good Will Hu…
Posted on January 28, 2010 by As'ad
A tribute to Howard Zinn
“Howard Zinn (1922-2010): A Tribute to the Legendary Historian with Noam Chomsky, Alice Walker, Naomi Klein and Anthony Arnove.” (thanks Mina)
Posted on January 28, 2010 by As'ad
The festival of Lebanese racism
“”Un homme, venu avec Ali àl’hôpital, affirme calmement : « Il y a eu déjàdeux crashs àbord desquels ont péri des Libanais travaillant en Afrique… Il est temps que la Middle East Airlines desserve correctement ce continent. »”" (thanks M…
Posted on January 28, 2010 by As'ad
Lebanese marriages
“But the study has proven the argument to be out of touch with the facts: slightly more Lebanese women are married to Syrians than Palestinians (22 percent compared to 21.7 percent), with those married to other Arabs or foreigners forming the majori…
Posted on January 28, 2010 by As'ad
This should be a national emergency in Lebanon
“Abused, humiliated and deprived of the most basic rights, foreign maids in Lebanon are starting to fight back against their employers in court and, in rare cases, they are winning. Nanda, from Sri Lanka is one of the few to break the silence. The …
Posted on January 28, 2010 by As'ad
Dubbing
If you compare Syrian dubbing of foreign TV serials to Lebanese dubbing of foreign TV serials you can only reach this conclusion: the Syrian people are so much more likable and adorable and charming.
Posted on January 28, 2010 by As'ad
It is all for you, Jamal Mubarak: you will be blessed by Israel/US
“Food aid from the United Arab Emirates entered Israel en route to Gaza on Thursday morning, including 500 tons of flour and 200 tons of sugar.”
Posted on January 28, 2010 by As'ad
Showering
Who am I to disagree with George Habash at whose feet I learned about Palestine. But the notion that a shower a day is the same as a shower a month is rather not true. (And the man in real life was very clean).
Posted on January 28, 2010 by As'ad
Why Israel’s years are numbered
“Danish Bank (Danske Bank), the biggest financial group in Denmark, has excluded Elbit Systems, Magal and Africa Israel from its investment portfolio because of their involvement in providing equipment for the Wall and in settlement construction. Th…
Posted on January 28, 2010 by As'ad
Meet the military genius of the 20th century
“Nearly three months of fighting between Saudi Arabian troops and Shiite Muslim rebels along the Yemen border has ended, the Saudi government announced Wednesday, declaring victory two days after the rebels offered a cease-fire.” The victory really …
Posted on January 28, 2010 by As'ad
Israel’s dirty feet
“According to the new American report, due to his standing in Angola Leviev came to know the Chinese companies and began to form business ties with them. These ties produced several huge deals involving the prestigious Manhattan real estate owned by…
Posted on January 28, 2010 by As'ad
Mere $40 billion
The Yemeni prime minister may have arrived at a magical solution to the problems in his country. He tells Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat (the mouthpiece of Prince Salman and his kids) that the solution to Yemen’s problems requires a mere $40 billion. Kid you not…
Posted on January 28, 2010 by As'ad
Deeply involved? Really? We had no idea.
“U.S. military teams and intelligence agencies are deeply involved in secret joint operations with Yemeni troops who in the past six weeks have killed scores of people, among them six of 15 top leaders of a regional al-Qaeda affiliate, according to …
Posted on January 28, 2010 by As'ad
militarization of aid
“Leading aid agencies working in the region say the “militarisation of aid” is putting ordinary Afghans on the frontline because insurgents will target any reconstruction work associated with armed forces.” (thanks Olivia)
Posted on January 28, 2010 by As'ad
Prince Al-Walid wants to help the Lebanese Army
Now Prince Al-Walid (certainly with the approval of his boss, Rupert Murdoch) wants to help the Lebanese Army. He will supply the army with anything that does not harm or pose a threat to Israel. (thanks Zainab)
Posted on January 28, 2010 by As'ad
Al-Hayat newsroom: what Khalid Bin Sultan can do for you
I spoke to a former writer/editor of Al-Hayat (the mouthpiece of Prince Khalid Bin Sultan–the most brilliant mind since Haniba`l). He was explaining to me the forms of censorship in the paper. He said that there are five different layers of censorsh…
Posted on January 28, 2010 by As'ad