Archive for December 18, 2011
American occupation by the numbers
“Iraq by numbers…79 Percentage of homes with ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’ power supply.2.4 The degree of confidence – on a scale of 0 to 10 – that Iraqi households have in foreign forces.30 Percentage of Iraqi homes with access to the publi…
Posted on December 18, 2011 by As'ad
No talking to Israelis
“ Yasmine Geoushi, an Egyptian TV presenter and journalist for Al-Tahrirnewspaper, was shocked when she was informed by the owner of the Egyptian January 25 TV, Mohammad Jawhar, that she had lost her job.Geoushi believes her “position on the …
Posted on December 18, 2011 by As'ad
tawakul Karman
An informed Person sent me this: “before tawkul karman was given the nobel prize the nobel committee wrote to find out what her views were on the palestinian israeli conflict”.
Posted on December 18, 2011 by As'ad
Yesterday in Qatif
From an Angry Arab correspondent in Qatif. Watch.
Posted on December 18, 2011 by As'ad
Bahrain update
From Angry Arab chief Bahrain correspondent: “I haven’t been able to figure out completely what happened but from what I heard it is by far the most violent day since during the time of emergency law. Here is a summary of what happened: and…
Posted on December 18, 2011 by As'ad
Videos of the shooting at Katif will be shown at the Conference
“In accordance with Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University’s duty to lay out and emphasize the values and constants upon which this nation was founded and to participate in the promotion of stability and strengthening the bonds between the nation…
Posted on December 18, 2011 by As'ad
100 Afghan civilians killed
“In court testimony Saturday, a government witness testifying against Manning said that Lamo subsequently contacted authorities in July 2010 to say that he’d learned through online chats that a person named Jason Katz who worked at a Department …
Posted on December 18, 2011 by As'ad
Prince Hasan of Jordan
There is perhaps no one, with the exception of Lebanese right-wing broadcaster Gizelle Khuri, who annoys me more than Prince Hasan. This is a man who thinks he is a scholar because he managed to finish his undergraduate degree and because he can …
Posted on December 18, 2011 by As'ad
Dumb Mossad
And now some dumb psychological operations from the dumb Mossad propagandists.
Posted on December 18, 2011 by As'ad
just like America
“Army Pfc. Joshua Jones, 22, who served two tours in Iraq, is convinced the American effort has made Iraq a better place.”We set up a democracy,” he says. “We helped Iraq become more like America.”" Like America but of the 19th century duri…
Posted on December 18, 2011 by As'ad
America’s record in Iraq
“”We thought the Americans would bring us a better life, but they brought us nothing but suffering,” she says, biting off the words.The Americans allowed terrorists to pour into Iraq, she says. They propped up a corrupt and incompetent government. They…
Posted on December 18, 2011 by As'ad
the barbarians did it to the super power
““At first, I didn’t see the big picture, as far as us leaving a country where we fought,” said Spec. Tyler Meier, 20, of Ottumwa, Iowa. “It’s a big deal, because it has never really been done before. We still have troops in Europe. We s…
Posted on December 18, 2011 by As'ad
Heroism of Israeli terrorists
“Het alleged that he was present at an interrogation in which Captain George inserted a baton up a suspect’s rectum. After Het spoke with Rish, Het was apparently questioned under caution by the Israel Police, meaning the police were considering crimin…
Posted on December 18, 2011 by As'ad
Cafe Riche
Where would you read such a long and interesting history of Cafe Riche in Cairo except in the Economist?
Posted on December 18, 2011 by As'ad
David Barton
“Among his recent claims are that the founding fathers rejected Darwinism (although they pre-dated Charles Darwin), and that they broke away from Britain in order to abolish slavery. In fact the southern states only joined the Revolution on the underst…
Posted on December 18, 2011 by As'ad
Syrian National Council
“The enthusiasm of Turkey’s Islamist government for the SNC may account for the Islamists’ disproportionate presence in it.”
Posted on December 18, 2011 by As'ad
For the 10th time
Egyptian gas pipe line to Israel has been bombed for the 10th time. The 10th bombing was dedicated to Thomas Friedman who was the first to assert that the Egyptian uprising has no foreign policy goals.
Posted on December 18, 2011 by As'ad