Archive for November 14, 2010
Hariri corruption
Comrade Khalid on Hariri corruption: Hariri statue has not leaked oil, yet.
Posted on November 14, 2010 by As'ad
Stephen Smith: writer of the script for “Carlos” and “researcher” for film
“Dès lors qu’il s’agit d’un pays d’Afrique ” noire “, la République a pris l’habitude de s’octroyer tous les droits. Et d’abord celui de mentir. L’information est devenue une arme. De RFI au Monde, son traitement est surveillé, filtré, parfois m…
Posted on November 14, 2010 by As'ad
Robert Fisk, posing as an expert on Arab animals
“”In the Arab world, the donkey is regarded as the most humiliating of beasts, worthy of execution.”" (thanks Sameer)
Posted on November 14, 2010 by As'ad
WHO stats on Gaza
“A two-year-old girl suffering from leukemia died while waiting for an urgent referral to an Israeli hospital. Since January 2009 a total of 33 patients have died while waiting to access hospitals outside Gaza.The percentage of approved patient appli…
Posted on November 14, 2010 by As'ad
A deep thinker
“What is your idea of perfect happiness?Wearing jeans all day long” (thanks Emily)
Posted on November 14, 2010 by As'ad
Nir Rosen on the Saudi arms deal
Nir Rosen wrote me this and he wrote his own byline:”While the new U.S. arms deal with Saudi Arabia has attracted attention because its the biggest arms deal in history and because the pro-Israel lobby has uncharacteristically ignored it because its …
Posted on November 14, 2010 by As'ad
Usamah Khalidi
I wish to use this space on my blog to offer my condolences to the family and friends of the Palestinian scientist, Usamah Khalidi, a professor of Bio-Chemistry at AUB. I never met Usamah but knew many of his relatives and students and admirers. …
Posted on November 14, 2010 by As'ad
The elite special forces of the Lebanese Army
Here, they are doing what they do best: not defending Lebanon from Israeli attacks, but…eating large amounts of snakes. (thanks Mohammad)
Posted on November 14, 2010 by As'ad
Shameful tribute to Apartheid
“Israeli Queers: Tel Aviv Nomination in MTV Gay Tourist Contests “Shameful Tribute to Apartheid— (thanks Farah)
Posted on November 14, 2010 by As'ad
The best collaborator your money can buy
“President Mahmoud Abbas — a man Israelis say is the best Palestinian security partner Israel has ever had..”
Posted on November 14, 2010 by As'ad
Zionist segregation
“After the Fatah movement called the Palestinian people in Ramallah for a folk festival to commemorate late president Yasser Arafat, as a new step in escalating the popular resistance, the Israeli army imposed intensive blockade upon the village of …
Posted on November 14, 2010 by As'ad
The true Rafiq Hariri
Comrade Fida’ `Itani on the real Rafiq Hariri. (thanks Kamal)
Posted on November 14, 2010 by As'ad
the root cause of terrorism
“In the second attack on Israel by Liberal Democrat politicians in the same week that the party’s leader said the party got it wrong on Israel, Jenny Tonge claimed on Friday that Israel’s treatment of Palestinians is the root cause of terrorism …
Posted on November 14, 2010 by As'ad
the pride of Lebanon
“Is it time to stop celebrating Rima Fakih yet?” (thanks Olivia)
Posted on November 14, 2010 by As'ad
Dying to add numbers: to that racist state–the years of which are numbered
“Government unanimously approves immigration of 8,000 Falashmura The cabinet on Sunday unanimously approved a plan to bring 7,846 members of the Ethiopian Falashmura community to Israel over the next four years, after years of lobbying.”
Posted on November 14, 2010 by As'ad
Leaked Hariri tribunal document about the incident of the gynecology clinic
In this document, note the reference to the Israeli source. (thanks anonymous)
Posted on November 14, 2010 by As'ad
OTI loves, just loves, Lebanon’s independence
“Illustrating how OTI partners also engage on national-level issues, more than a dozen youth groups across the country held events and took to the streets on November 22, 2009, to mark Lebanon’s 66th Independence Day and celebrate national identity,…
Posted on November 14, 2010 by As'ad
The US government is so nice and loving to Lebanon: I got goose bumps reading this
“USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) launched the Lebanon Civic Support Initiative to promote peace and stability in Lebanon. Its objectives are to (1) catalyze youth activism in marginalized areas; (2) enhance the capacity of civil socie…
Posted on November 14, 2010 by As'ad
“Washington increases Clandestine Ops against Venezuela”?
“The 2010 annual report of the Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI), a division of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), regarding its operations in Venezuela, evidences that at least $9.29 million USD was invested this year in eff…
Posted on November 14, 2010 by As'ad
Bush/Obama’s war in Afghanistan
“Three years ago, the Taliban’s control over this district, Chak, and the 112,000 Pashtun farmers who live here, was restricted to the hours of darkness – although the local commander, Abdullah, vowed to me that he would soon be in full control. A…
Posted on November 14, 2010 by As'ad