Archive for February 6, 2010
The Corrupt Mufti of Lebanon in 2001: A strong no to the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon
There is a big uproar in Lebanon regarding massive corruption charges against the Mufti of Lebanon (I did not even put allegedly here given the abundant evidence against him). Thus far, he is still receiving the protection of the Hariri family. Here …
Posted on February 6, 2010 by As'ad
Dahlan Town, Israel
“Work crews have broken ground on what they hope will be the first modern, planned Palestinian city – a step officials say will help build an independent state in spite of the current deadlock in the peace process with Israel. But without Israeli …
Posted on February 6, 2010 by As'ad
King PlayStation and Palestine
King PlayStation spends all this time attending to Palestinian affairs. (thanks Yaz)
Posted on February 6, 2010 by As'ad
I smell capitalist exploitation and human rights violations
“In the prisons of Lebanon, women are turning their attention to fashion and stitching their way to a brighter future. They’re part of a program run by Sarah’s Bags, a Beirut-based label that employs convicts and the recently-released to sew and emb…
Posted on February 6, 2010 by As'ad
Electrocution for Jamal and `Ala’
“A Palestinian police officer from Gaza, who was recently released from an Egyptian jail, said that he was tortured during his week-long detention in Egypt, including being stripped from his clothes and electrocuted.”
Posted on February 6, 2010 by As'ad
Electrocution for Jamal and `Ala’ Mubarak
“A Palestinian police officer from Gaza, who was recently released from an Egyptian jail, said that he was tortured during his week-long detention in Egypt, including being stripped from his clothes and electrocuted.”
Posted on February 6, 2010 by As'ad
Divestiture in California
“A group calling itself the Israel Divestiture Forum has filed an initiative with the attorney general that would require state pension funds to sever ties with Israeli companies or the Israeli government. The measure was submitted by Sacramento res…
Posted on February 6, 2010 by As'ad
Pakistani ambassador in Saudi Arabia
By the way, all those stories about a Saudi rejection of a Pakistani ambassador due to his name which is obscene in Arabic are not true, to my knowledge, although I am getting ten links a day about the story.
Posted on February 6, 2010 by As'ad
People are buying and selling in Helmand: Thank you American occupation for that
“Though there are few concrete measures of progress, McChrystal cited such signs as newly bustling markets in Helmand province.”
Posted on February 6, 2010 by As'ad
Prince Bandar bin Bribe Bin Sultan
“But that was not the end of the matter. In 2007, the Guardian revealed that the claims the SFO had been investigating included one that BAE had secretly paid more than £1bn to Prince Bandar through a US bank, as well as making him the free gift o…
Posted on February 6, 2010 by As'ad
Zionist business
“The cat is finally out of the bag: Iron Dome, the defense system meant to intercept Qassam and Katyusha rockets will not protect civilians in the communities bordering the Gaza Strip, including Sderot. This despite the fact that the high cost of th…
Posted on February 6, 2010 by As'ad
The problem with “Israel”
The problem with Israel is that even the most “left” or the most critical voices (by Israeli standards) are as clueless as the most mainstream Zionist. Look at this Chazan: ““They’re using me to attack in the most blatant way the basic principle…
Posted on February 6, 2010 by As'ad
what do you smell?
“Israeli sources say CIA director Leon Panetta traveled to Israel this past week. He met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, and Mossad chief Meir Dagan, one former Israeli official said. The main subject of conversa…
Posted on February 6, 2010 by As'ad
Angry Arab as Palestinian: and Strida Ja`ja` (Ga`ga` in Egyptian accent)
I am often mistaken for a Palestinian. Those who know me, know that it honors me although I don’t believe in flags or stamps or labels, but…for Palestine and the Palestinians, anything and everything. Some of my Arab enemies refer to me as Palestin…
Posted on February 6, 2010 by As'ad