Archive for December 15, 2010
Sons of Zayid and…literature
“”This prize is yet another indication of the corruption of Arab cultural life and the extent to which Arab oil money insists on dominating all aspects of life,” said As’ad AbuKhalil, a Lebanese politics professor at California State University in t…
Posted on December 15, 2010 by As'ad
Zionism is racism, always: our conflict is with the Israeli state AND society
“Survey shows 41% of secular Israelis support municipal religious leaders’ call not to rent apartments to non-Jews, as do 64% and 88% of Israel’s traditional and haredi Jews, respectively.” (thanks Olivia)
Posted on December 15, 2010 by As'ad
Sudanese dictatorship
“Sudanese authorities arrested about 30 women who tried to hold a protest in Khartoum Tuesday against the brutal police whipping of a young woman shown in a video posted on YouTube and charged them with disrupting public order.”
Posted on December 15, 2010 by As'ad
Hariri preachers
The US rely on a Hariri preacher to promote “moderate” Islam. Do they know in the US that Bin Ladenite preachers and fanatics are part of the Hariri movement in Lebanon? All those who worked with Zarqawi are now part of the Hariri movement …
Posted on December 15, 2010 by As'ad
Embarrassed by Wikileaks, Saudi government sends a delegation to Gaza
What a blatant act of PR.
Posted on December 15, 2010 by As'ad
Salam Fayyad Republic (on behalf of Israel)
In the fawning profiles of Salam Fayyad, you won’t read about the closure of media in the West Bank.
Posted on December 15, 2010 by As'ad
Knowing the unknowns…in Afghanistan
“The intelligence community’s analysis contrasts sharply with remarks last week by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, who said after visiting the region that he is convinced the administration’s strategy is turning around the Afghanistan war. …
Posted on December 15, 2010 by As'ad
Don’t rush to support Assange in his personal life
Emily sent me this (I cite with her permission): ”The timing of the investigation, the fact that Assange is being pursued internationally and with such vigilance, is suspicious; that doesn’t mean the accusations (which were made in August…
Posted on December 15, 2010 by As'ad
Can you imagine the reactions and uproar of those ugly words of Kissinger were uttered by an Arab- or Muslim- American?
And the only reason why there is no outrage toward his remarks is because he is perceived as a racist pro-Israeli. ”As a child of refugees from Nazi Germany and a professor of modern Jewish history at New York University, I am horrified by a 1973…
Posted on December 15, 2010 by As'ad