Archive for February 27, 2010
National security
“United States military intelligence spied on Planned Parenthood and other domestic groups as part of US security preparations for the 2002 winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, according to a recently declassified military document obtained by a civil…
Posted on February 27, 2010 by As'ad
US Army on the Arab “Mind”
“A 2003 handbook for the U.S. 1st Infantry Division in Iraq exhorts soldiers to “Do your best to prevent war crimes” and warns that “when an Arab is confronted by criticism, you can expect him to react by interpreting the facts to suit himself or fl…
Posted on February 27, 2010 by As'ad
Noam Chomsky on Angry Arab
Mahmood sent me this (I cite with his permission): “In case you care, a friend of mine asked Noam Chomsky what he thought of your work, and he said this: “I’ve read some of his work, and liked it. Didn’t know about his anarchist inclinations. Shou…
Posted on February 27, 2010 by As'ad
The Mossad’s worst enemy
The chief of police of Dubai. (thanks Nikki)
Posted on February 27, 2010 by As'ad
This is funny: more dumb Mossad disinformation in Israeli media
This is rather funny. They are clearly so nervous and so embarrassed by the global revelations about their dumb terrorist team in Dubai, that now they are trying that the publicity has been good for them. Oh, yeah. And the Lewinsky scandal was good …
Posted on February 27, 2010 by As'ad
The collaborators are outraged
“A senior Fatah official claimed Friday that Israel had confiscated VIP IDs it distributed to half of the members of the organization’s central committee, explaining that they had participated in anti-fence protests in the West Bank.” (thanks David)
Posted on February 27, 2010 by As'ad
Dumb Mossad propaganda in Haaretz
Now, the dumb Mossad is planting dumb leaks to try to reduce its public embarrassment: “”The passport photographs of the agents who assassinated Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai were doctored so the agents would not be identified, a Haaretz probe discove…
Posted on February 27, 2010 by As'ad
Saudi-Israeli honeymoon
“The club’s owner, Ali al-Faraj, is a Saudi. (Portsmouth supporters lament that they are owned by a Saudi sheikh who is not as flush as his status would suggest.) Two of the team’s best players – Nadir Belhadj and Hassan Yebda – are Algerians. …
Posted on February 27, 2010 by As'ad
Dubai miracle
“Thank you for your interest in the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Scholarship Programme. In its strive to deliver top quality projects for the benefit of the Arab World, the Foundation is currently undertaking a rigorous review of its current stra…
Posted on February 27, 2010 by As'ad
Freedom of speech in Venezuela
“In other words, the ratio of opposition-oriented to government-oriented television changed from about 50:25 (or 2:1) in favor of the opposition to 15:25 (or 1:1.7) in favor of the government in terms of audience share. In most countries in the worl…
Posted on February 27, 2010 by As'ad
Mossad hit team in Dubai
Hi. We are the dumb Mossad terrorist hit team of Dubai. We not only left our pictures for all to see, but just to be sure we also left fingerprints and DNA evidence. Yes, we are thorough. Nothing left to chance. “Now Dubai’s police chief tells Al …
Posted on February 27, 2010 by As'ad
Who is the most powerful?
Look at this picture. I feel it speaks for itself, in that Nasrallah seems the dominant one. That is why I find it laughable how in the US press they view Nasrallah as a mere tool of Ahmadinajad. (AFP)
Posted on February 27, 2010 by As'ad
Prince Salman’s rag
So the mouthpiece of Prince Salman and his sons (Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat) was bragging on its front page with a big headline that a book “in the US” has been published on King `Abdullah. So you read further and discover that indeed there is an English lang…
Posted on February 27, 2010 by As'ad
Stalked by MEMRI
It seems that MEMRI has been stalking me during my trip in Lebanon. But at least the translations were accurate, which is not typical for MEMRI propaganda clips. (thanks Ramzi)PS The interview on New TV and the talk at AUB were on the same day.
Posted on February 27, 2010 by As'ad
Eugene Rogan,The Arabs: A History. A Critical Review.
I have been looking forward to this book by Rogan (seen above, to the left). Really. I like the sweeping histories of the Middle East–when they are good. I am still biased: I am not ashamed to admit that I like and enjoy Philip Hitti’s classic. Th…
Posted on February 27, 2010 by As'ad