Archive for August 1, 2010
the body of a Nepalese maid is dangling from a rope outside Beirut
The body of a Nepalese maid was found dangling from a rope. The police will rule that an accident from hanging clothes.
Posted on August 1, 2010 by As'ad
Israeli injustice
“Israeli security forces on Sunday arrested a second man suspected of assisting alleged Jewish terrorist Chaim Pearlman in stabbing several Arabs in East Jerusalem over an extended period of time. The suspect was released several hours after being take…
Posted on August 1, 2010 by As'ad
Israel: Disgrace unto the nations
“Israel moved Sunday to deport the offspring of hundreds of migrant workers, mostly small children who were born in Israel, speak Hebrew and have never seen their parents’ native countries.”
Posted on August 1, 2010 by As'ad
book signing
My book signing is this Friday at 7:00PM at T-marbouta cafe, and not on Saturday as I had mistakenly stated before.
Posted on August 1, 2010 by As'ad
It seems that the New York Times does use the word “martyr” after all
The New York Times releases its standards for the use of the word “martyr.” (thanks Christopher)
Posted on August 1, 2010 by As'ad
Donkey race in Lebanon
You can’t say that Lebanon does not earn its place in international news: a donkey race. (thanks Shadi)
Posted on August 1, 2010 by As'ad
Obama rules
“US House appropriators have pushed funding for Israeli missile defense programs to its highest level ever, with $422.7 million now slated for 2011. Last week, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense added $95.7m. to the original White House …
Posted on August 1, 2010 by As'ad
UAE-Saudi conflict
The printing of this in the Daily Star is further indication of the deterioration of relations between Saudi Arabia and UAE: “More than three years after he was arrested on vague allegations, Saudi political detainee Suliman al-Reshoudi who has yet to…
Posted on August 1, 2010 by As'ad
Zionism is also discrimination against other Jews
“After being told she needed to prove the Jewishness of her maternal lineage for four generations, Hillary Rubin is questioning her decision to move to Israel”. (thanks Lidia)
Posted on August 1, 2010 by As'ad
Mistakes happen, every day
“The Afghan capital is on high alert after rioting sparked by the death of four civilians when a US embassy vehicle crashed into their car. There are fears of a repeat of the city-wide riots that struck Kabul in 2006.Police fired shots into the air in …
Posted on August 1, 2010 by As'ad
Lebanon knows fo its priorities
No country knows its priorities like Lebanon. Facing daily Israeli threats, the country responds with making the biggest Fattush salad dish–as if other countries are competing for this dubious honor. (thanks Bob)
Posted on August 1, 2010 by As'ad
More than bad taste
Dar Al-Aytam Al-Islamiyyah (Islamic Orphanage House) in Beirut put their orphans in buses and open carriages and toured Beirut with them asking people to donate money to them. I kid you not. I saw that horrible convoy.
Posted on August 1, 2010 by As'ad
James Zogby
I would rather read the phone book than the analysis of James Zogby of any matter under the sun.
Posted on August 1, 2010 by As'ad
This is true
There is no American student who passes through Lebanon who does not get offered a job at NowHariri. I kid you not.
Posted on August 1, 2010 by As'ad
Robert Fisk is useless on Lebanon, but can still be read on Palestine affairs
“The death of five Israeli servicemen in a helicopter crash in Romania this week raised scarcely a headline.There was a Nato-Israeli exercise in progress. Well, that’s OK then. Now imagine the death of five Hamas fighters in a helicopter crash in Roman…
Posted on August 1, 2010 by As'ad
Zionism is racism
“Israel maintains that the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights does not apply to the occupied West Bank and Gaza, although it says that the treaty does apply to Jewish settlers there, committee member Christine Chanet said.” (thanks Ar…
Posted on August 1, 2010 by As'ad
defense of cluster bombs
“According to the Pentagon’s 2008 policy, cluster munitions are actually humane weapons. “Because future adversaries will likely use civilian shields for military targets – for example by locating a military target on the roof of an occupied buil…
Posted on August 1, 2010 by As'ad
They will probe not will keep the results secret
“Investigators in the United States probing the assassination of a senior Hamas official have drawn links between U.S. companies and suspects in the case, bringing them closer to identifying them, according to an American press report Saturday.The find…
Posted on August 1, 2010 by As'ad
tracking Muslim funding of “causes”
It is funny that some Washington, DC bureaucrats think that they can really manage and monitor Muslim funds around thew world. I went into a pharmacy here in Beirut, and I see a big collection jar filled with money and on it is only written “Muslim ca…
Posted on August 1, 2010 by As'ad