Archive for June 21, 2010
Nailed to a cross: in Saudi Arabia
“Saudi Arabia executed two murderers including a Yemeni whose body was nailed to a cross after he was convicted of killing a fellow countryman and his daughter, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.” By the way, the reason why you see such an item in t…
Posted on June 21, 2010 by As'ad
It is a matter of time before Israel goes under
“Pro-Palestinian protesters on Sunday created a blockade of their own on Sunday by gathering at the Port of Oakland before dawn to block the unloading of an Israeli cargo ship.” (thanks Rami)
Posted on June 21, 2010 by As'ad
Don’t eat those
I mean, what did they use for coloring? I would not eat the one in blue. Food that are blue are rather rare because they may be poisonous, or some other scientific reason that i had forgotten. (thanks Hicham)
Posted on June 21, 2010 by As'ad
who won?
“The cabinet’s decision Sunday to ease the blockade on the Gaza Strip means, for the most part, an end to the siege on Hamas’ rule in the territory. And it’s more than a victory on points for Hamas and the Turkish government. It’s a genuine achievement…
Posted on June 21, 2010 by As'ad
Propaganda?
Olivia found this news item and wondered whether it was invented for propaganda purposes. I mean, there is no other media source that reported it: “A Senior member of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah party was killed Monday by a missile fired by an Americ…
Posted on June 21, 2010 by As'ad
Sit now. Good boy. Good boy, you are, O Abu Mazen.
“What gave me hope was that he unequivocally, in every way, rejected violence as a strategy or as a tactic. In fact, he said that the intifadas were a terrible failure for the Palestinian people.”
Posted on June 21, 2010 by As'ad
AUB
I find it a bit odd that I will be speaking in English today at AUB. I mean, it is like giving a talk in Arabic in the US.
Posted on June 21, 2010 by As'ad
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon
I will be going to Qatar early July to tape a show on AlJazeera Arabic on Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
Posted on June 21, 2010 by As'ad
By the way, Israeli media often contain absurd claims that one sees in An-Nahar about Lebanese claims
“Israeli researchers have developed software that claims to identify depressed bloggers by analyzing their writing.” Other researchers developed software that claims to identify potato-eating bloggers by analyzing their droppings. (thanks Sallam)
Posted on June 21, 2010 by As'ad
attacked with metal rods
Those poor Israeli terrorists: “after being attacked with metal rods”… (thanks Lidia)
Posted on June 21, 2010 by As'ad
Official Zionist endorsement of terrorism–even terrorism by Western standards
“Ya’alon praised Lehi founder Avraham “Yair” Stern and expressed regret at the way the late rightist leader’s nationalist views have been cast into negative light.”His words of eternal dedication and national Jewish pride have been contaminated in publ…
Posted on June 21, 2010 by As'ad
America’s love affair with capitalism
“Even after the collapse of Wall Street and all that has followed, an overwhelming majority of Americans say in opinion polls that they prefer capitalism to socialism. Gallup found in January that 61% had a positive view of capitalism and about the sam…
Posted on June 21, 2010 by As'ad