Archive for March 23, 2010
King Faysal: Ogaritte Dandash report
The report on on King Faysal today on New TV news was awful. Just awful and weirdly fawning. The Faysal who was portrayed has no relation whatsoever to the real Fayasl. New declassified US documents only confirm that behind the scene he was very muc…
Posted on March 23, 2010 by As'ad
They will be cleared
“Military police investigation soon to be launched following initial findings on killing of two Palestinians in pitchfork incident near Nablus.” (thanks Olivia)
Posted on March 23, 2010 by As'ad
Electronic Comrade
“But the situation on the ground will not wait for the United States to come to its senses; in Jerusalem and the West Bank, popular resistance is growing, in the form of nonviolent protests, to Israel’s land confiscations. Israel’s violent response,…
Posted on March 23, 2010 by As'ad
The New Book Burner at Al-Azhar
Some press reports have said that the new Shaykh of Al-Azhar (who is a mere functionary of the ruling party of Egypt and is a member of the Jamal Mubarak gang) has earned his PhD from the Sorbonne in Paris. That is not true. He earned his PhD from Al…
Posted on March 23, 2010 by As'ad
Musa As-Sadr propaganda
I mean, if I am sick of Rafiq Hariri propaganda I am also sick and tired of Musa As-Sadr propaganda. Enough already.
Posted on March 23, 2010 by As'ad
This is Zionism
“The current Knesset is the most racist Israeli parliament since the country’s founding, according to a report published Sunday by the Coalition Against Racism and the Mossawa Center, which works to promote equality for the Palestinian citizens of…
Posted on March 23, 2010 by As'ad
Zionism is racism, always
“Knesset Member Yaakov Katz (National Union) sparked uproar when he proposed a solution for the infiltration of African refugees into Israel – building a southern town where the refugees would work exclusively.” Why the uproar? Hebrew Labor starte…
Posted on March 23, 2010 by As'ad
This is fishy
Britain, since the Balfour Declaration, always comes to the rescue of Israel. “Britain has expelled an Israeli diplomat over the alleged use of forged U.K. passports in the assassination of a Hamas operative in a suspected Mossad hit. Israel said i…
Posted on March 23, 2010 by As'ad
Comrade Sinan
I managed last night read and enjoy Sinan’s new book of Arabic poetry. Not because he is a dear friend (and one of the funniest people I know–although Sinan is one of the funny people who draws a sharp line between what is funny and what is not) and …
Posted on March 23, 2010 by As'ad
Lies of Israel
I happened to catch part of the speech by Netanyahu at AIPAC’s conference last night. You get the feeling with Netanyahu that he knows that you know that nothing he says is truthful. Look what he says about Fath commander, Dalal Al-Mughrabi: “A few d…
Posted on March 23, 2010 by As'ad
The ploys of NYT: or how to cover up Israeli murders of Palestinians
If an Israeli is killed by a Palestinian, the NYT leaves no doubt that the Israeli was killed by a Palestinian. But when Palestinians are killed by Israeli terrorists, the story is buried under such layers of details and various accounts and Israeli p…
Posted on March 23, 2010 by As'ad
Adonis on Darwish
This is such a small and petty man. Adonis waited for Darwish to die to now claim that he was practically a lackey for Saddam. Notice that Adonis in the series in this mouthpiece of Prince Khalid bin Sultan has no criticisms of Islamic fundamentalism…
Posted on March 23, 2010 by As'ad
Sa’ib `Uraykat
It it is not true that my disrespect for `Uraykat is such that I would assign him no role whatsoever in liberated Palestine. I do see a role for him. I would feature him on a weekly TV shows where he would be seated on a chair (strapped) and kids can…
Posted on March 23, 2010 by As'ad
Saudi King: Gaurdian of the IKEA store in the kingdom
There is a conference in Janadiriyyah hosted by the Saudi king. It features (comical) panels and workshops about his vision and leadership. Some of the “papers” are being published in Saudi newspapers. They make for great readings for their comical v…
Posted on March 23, 2010 by As'ad
Why Israel’s years are numbered
“”The results show a decline in the Palestinians support for the two-state solution,” Waleed Ladadweh, a researcher with the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research told The Media Line. “From 64 percent in December 2009 to 57 percent in this …
Posted on March 23, 2010 by As'ad
Pew Polls
There are a lot of problems with Western polls that are conducted in the Middle East. I find that the ones that are conducted by Zogby to be more accurate: much more than Gallup or Pew. I was looking at the latest Pew poll conducted in Lebanon. It ju…
Posted on March 23, 2010 by As'ad