Archive for February 26, 2010
Foreign Aid
From the Economist–the best magazine there is, you must reckon.
Posted on February 26, 2010 by As'ad
US espionage in Lebanon? No way
As-Safir has an article about US embassy’s “interest” in the telecommunication systems of Lebanon.
Posted on February 26, 2010 by As'ad
Mossad disinformation in the Arab media
And Mossad disinformation is really dumb, especially when it creeps in the Arab media. I mean, Mossad disinformation under these weird (clearly made-up) names on Elaph are rather laughable in their obviousness.
Posted on February 26, 2010 by As'ad
Flash from AP
Hamas cadre, Mahmud Mabhuh, killed himself. The dumb Mossad hit team merely watched.
Posted on February 26, 2010 by As'ad
East European members are to the right of Likud
“Nothing illustrates the sensitivity of the European Union’s relationship with Israel better than the statement which EU foreign ministers issued on Monday complaining about the use of forged European passports in last month’s killing of Mahmou…
Posted on February 26, 2010 by As'ad
Thomas Friedman and the Arab genes
“Ironically, though, it was the neo-conservative Bush team that argued that culture didn’t matter in Iraq…” 1) So Thomas Friedman is in fact more offensive and bigoted than neo-cons. 2) when racist say “culture” they mean race, ethnicity, and genes.
Posted on February 26, 2010 by As'ad
Naharnet
Why is Naharnet following me on Twitter?
Posted on February 26, 2010 by As'ad
I mean, do they write this stuff for school kids? Really
” The United States has “information operations” and other activities in Iraq to counter the Iranians, but apparently it has not mounted a full-scale covert-action campaign of its own, in part because of a desire not to manipulate a democracy that Amer…
Posted on February 26, 2010 by As'ad
The Washington Post urges Black Women to Discard Black Men
This is really an offensive piece: “So many black women are single, she says, because they are stuck in the groove of a one-track song: sitting alone, waiting for that one “good” black man to come along and sweep them off their feet….”
Posted on February 26, 2010 by As'ad
Saudi princes: your forces of moderation
“This is the first picture of the multi-millionaire Saudi prince accused of killing his servant.” (thanks L)
Posted on February 26, 2010 by As'ad
Lebanese police beats the Mossad: HA HA HA HA HA
“WITH a lot less exposure in the world’s press than it got for its recent Dubai operation, Israel has quietly suffered a string of setbacks in Lebanon, a front-line state with which it has often been at war. Lebanon’s security service says that …
Posted on February 26, 2010 by As'ad
“Fayyad: Israel won’t drag Palestinians to violence”
Angry Arab: I don’t mind dragging you by the ear though.
Posted on February 26, 2010 by As'ad
Judith Bulter
I disagree with Judith Butler. The BDS movement is meaningless if it is only confined to “occupation”–and it is clear that she is only talking about the occupation of 24% of Palestine. BDS movement SHOULD be against Zionism and should be aimed at bo…
Posted on February 26, 2010 by As'ad
But NATO pays $1200 per death. That should take care of the problem
“The conflict in Afghanistan killed nearly 350 children in 2009, a top UN official said on Wednesday. Radhika Coomaraswamy, the UN secretary general’s special representative for children and armed conflict, said 346 children were killed in Afghan vi…
Posted on February 26, 2010 by As'ad
Your words are meaningless
When Ian Black is not printing Mossad disinformation, he allows Israelis–only Israelis–to speak. So he does not mind if the Nakbah is writing about, provided it is written about by Israeli Jews. Only the occupiers can speak about the plight of the …
Posted on February 26, 2010 by As'ad
Senate race in California
“Rivals in the race for the Republican nomination are questioning whether former Rep. Tom Campbell is sufficiently supportive of Israel. They base their criticisms on his voting record, statements about a Palestinian homeland and capital, and some o…
Posted on February 26, 2010 by As'ad
Biases of the Times
The thing about the religious bigotry and political bias and ethnic/racial preference of the New York Times is such that any Israeli–no matter what he/she does in life–can say anything and write anything and be published without any editing in that p…
Posted on February 26, 2010 by As'ad
Freedom of speech in the US
“This week Assemblyman Chuck DeVore (R-Irvine) sent a letter to UCI Chancellor Michael Drake requesting that the Muslim Student Union be banned from campus because it goes against “the university’s imperative to provide an education in an atmosphere…
Posted on February 26, 2010 by As'ad
Edward Lane’s Arabic-English Lexicon
It is now free on line. (thanks Laleh)Jack tells me that this version has been out for a while and it is better.
Posted on February 26, 2010 by As'ad
Eugene Rogan: the Arabs: a history
Some have asked me whether I have obtained this book yet. The answer: of course, I have and I have read it, very carefully. I have many comments about it: I will write something here and will write a long piece on it for AlAkhbar.
Posted on February 26, 2010 by As'ad