Archive for October 8, 2010
Crude, vulgar and sleazy Orientalism
“The one time I was there, in 2008, I got pulled into a Shiite wedding in Beirut. The women were spilling out of their tight dresses. I thought: This is Shiism in Lebanon? What a great country!” (thanks James)
Posted on October 8, 2010 by As'ad
Boycott
Boycotting Starbucks. (thanks Farah)
Posted on October 8, 2010 by As'ad
No peace with Israel; no recognition of Israel; and no negotiation with Israel
(Reuters)For this, the Arab-Israeli conflict will continue. The Israeli terrorist occupiers operate on the premise of humiliation of the Palestinian population. This will, dialectically speaking, be the fuel that will bring about the demise…
Posted on October 8, 2010 by As'ad
Nicholas Blanford’s book on Hariri
There is a new edition of Blanford’s book on Hariri which–based on accounts of Hariri entourage–accuses Syria of murdering Rafiq Hariri. I heard that the new edition will be be exactly like the old edition but the new edition will carry this in…
Posted on October 8, 2010 by As'ad
attacks on Syrian workers in Lebanon
Two attackers tried to rob a Syrian worker in Lebanon, and when he refused to surrender his money to them, they cut off his thumb. This is the real Cedar Revolution.
Posted on October 8, 2010 by As'ad
Israel’s Lovers in Lebanon
My weekly article in Al-Akhbar: “The Beirut Initiative: Israel’s Lovers in Lebanon?”
Posted on October 8, 2010 by As'ad
Israel’s Lovers in Lebanon
My weekly article in Al-Akhbar: “The Beirut Initiative: Israel’s Lovers in Lebanon?”
Posted on October 8, 2010 by As'ad