Archive for November 21, 2010
Disgrace unto the nations: Israel
“The Israel Defense Forces court on Sunday demoted two combat soldiers convicted of inappropriate conduct during Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip in 2008. The two Givati Brigade staff sergeants were demoted to the rank of sergeant, a…
Posted on November 21, 2010 by As'ad
Muslims and Angry Arab
I was thinking: Muslims (those who are practicing) pray five times a day. I express disgust for Israel at least 50 times a day.
Posted on November 21, 2010 by As'ad
Our new slogan: I would rather eat my shoes than eat Sabra Hummus
Boycott Sabra Hummus NOW. (thanks Farah)
Posted on November 21, 2010 by As'ad
The US is so nice in putting TV shows for us to watch: how generous
““Eagle Four†is a popular new police show on Tolo TV here, financed largely by American Embassy “public diplomacy†money in an effort to raise the esteem in which Afghans hold their much-maligned police force.”
Posted on November 21, 2010 by As'ad
`Abdul-`Aziz Ad-Duri
The “dean” of Arab historians is dead. Not a word about this great scholar in any Western publication. The New York Times had 3/4 of a page devoted to the marriage of Prince Harry or Henry or Williams in UK. I kid you not. The s…
Posted on November 21, 2010 by As'ad
Dexter Filkins: correction
A colleague of Filkins tells me that I erred yesterday when I posted that he had served in the US marines (not that it was essential to my comment yesterday.) Here is Brian Lamb asking Filkins about his tour in Iraq:”LAMB: And you have a driver, …
Posted on November 21, 2010 by As'ad