Archive for September 2, 2010
This man has lost it–a very long time ago
“For the moment, there does not seem to be much prospect of a moderate Islam in the Muslim world. This is partly because in the prevailing atmosphere the expression of moderate ideas can be dangerous—even life-threatening. Radical groups like al Q…
Posted on September 2, 2010 by As'ad
foreign maids in the Middle East
“Huge numbers of migrant domestic workers, mostly from Asia and Africa, are employed throughout the region. Some 1.5m work in Saudi Arabia, 660,000 in Kuwait and 200,000 in Lebanon. Many work very long hours and receive little food, no time off and …
Posted on September 2, 2010 by As'ad
the language of Zionism
“An Ethiopian soldier serving at an Air Force base in southern Israel petitioned the High Court of Justice Thursday over racial slurs hurled at him by a senior officer. The soldier asked the court to order IDF officials to explain why discipli…
Posted on September 2, 2010 by As'ad
Not only condemn
Abbas was so uncomfortable today that his grammatical mistakes while reading were as bad as those of Arafat. He said that he “not only condemns” the killing of the armed settlers yesterday but that he will chase the Palestinian attackers and kill them…
Posted on September 2, 2010 by As'ad
The new Iraq
“The biggest failure of all is political. Building a state with a democratic government and institutions that work was central to President George W. Bush’s vision of the new Iraq. The country has ended up with a travesty of good governance. Position…
Posted on September 2, 2010 by As'ad
Don’t you love it?
Don’t you love it when White House Middle East experts (I mean, the two top Middle East hands, Feltman and Shapiro are horrible caricatures of classic DC Arabists who have been shunned from policy making since the Clinton administration) in Washington,…
Posted on September 2, 2010 by As'ad
peace
Of course peace won’t emerge from the masquerade in Washington, DC but will eventually emerge–but only after the demise of Israel and the elimination of Zionism from historic Palestine.
Posted on September 2, 2010 by As'ad
Syrian TV serials
The success of Syrian TV serials in this Ramadan TV season has been phenomenal. I only have a chance to follow Bab Al-Harah (the fifth part this season). The characters are most interesting and Syrian actors and actresses are full of charm and skill….
Posted on September 2, 2010 by As'ad
But it wont be the first time that Mossad has hired idiots
“Simon Wiesenthal, a Holocaust survivor who gained worldwide fame for decades as a one-man Nazi-hunting operation, was in fact frequently on the payroll of the Mossad, Israel’s spy agency, a new biography asserts.”
Posted on September 2, 2010 by As'ad
The puppet is not puppet enough
“but they also asked the Palestinian president to try to be flexible, according to advisers to all three sides.”
Posted on September 2, 2010 by As'ad
Ethan Bronner’s tribute to Netanyahu
“Despite that background and other similar credentials — he was a special operations commando in the Israeli Army, fought in two wars and has a commanding public presence…”
Posted on September 2, 2010 by As'ad
In Zionist language, “strong right-wing” means fascist
“His 100-year-old father, Benzion Netanyahu, a scholar of the Spanish Inquisition, is a strong right-wing advocate, as is the prime minister’s wife, Sara.”
Posted on September 2, 2010 by As'ad
The Saudi-Israeli alliance
“But more recently, the Saudis pressed Mr. Abbas to agree to the direct talks, using their financial aid to the Palestinian Authority as a lever.”
Posted on September 2, 2010 by As'ad
Names of the dead
“On the charts that the American military provides, those numbers are seen as success, from nearly 4,000 dead in one month in 2006 to the few hundred today. The Interior Ministry offers its own toll of war — 72,124 since 2003, a number too precise to…
Posted on September 2, 2010 by As'ad