Brilliant Middle East experts of the US government

"Doubts about the man who claimed to be Mansour arose after his third meeting with Afghan officials in Kandahar, when a member of the group who had once known him told other attendees that the man at the table was not the same man. Others who knew Mansour and were shown the man's picture agreed. Afghan officials later said they believed he was a lowly grocer from the Pakistani town of Quetta." (thanks Khalid)

This is Zionism

"A 7-year-old Palestinian child from Silwan neighborhood, south of the Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, was hospitalized Wednesday, after a number of Israeli policemen violently attacked, kicked and punched him." (thanks Olivia)

Skeptical

 I doubt the whole first paragraph about the outburst by Feltman, as much as I detest him.

Health of Saudi King

"The king had “back surgery, in which the blood clot was extracted, the slipped disk was corrected, and the injured vertebrae was stabilized,” the Saudi Press Agency quoted the statement as saying."  The Saudi Press Agency that he will have days to live as a result.

Another Lebanese genius

"Arabian contemporary polymath from Lebanon; he is an intellectual, scientist, inventor, engineer, architect, visual artist, photographer, environmentalist and philanthropist." (thanks Emily)

Domestic violence in the Zionist usurping entity

"On this day a year ago - the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited a shelter for battered women in Jerusalem and promised to earmark another NIS 5 million to fight domestic abuse. A year later, not one shekel has arrived, and the lack of funding is forcing battered women to return to their violent spouses." (thanks Sarah)

Being a Sri Lankan maid in Lebanon

Watch this video: My Sri Lankan is Lebanese (thanks "Ibn Rushd")

Servants of the House of Saud and House of Nahyan:

"At the 16:30 mark you will find a very concerned Zogby inquiring about the herniated disc and health of the barely-literate King of “Saudi” Arabia.  After being reassured of  the King’s good health, a relieved-looking Zogby listens to Turki relay a joke Abdullah allegedly told which he (Zogby) appears to find witty and funny.   Incredibly, Zogby then describes the King as a reformer and man of “change” who is finding it “difficult” to reform in the face of “entrenched forces resistant to change.”  He then goes on to say “the King has undertaken a whole series of reform efforts.”  Listening to Zogby one would think the Servant of Zionism and Imperialism, who sits atop the most oppressive regime in the world has become a democracy and human rights activist.    If you don’t believe us, please watch the video." (thanks Marc)

Angry Arab obtained the secret recipe behind Sabra Hummus: (Boycott Sabra Hummus)

Here is the secret recipe obtained by Angry Arab secret correspondents:
1 cup hummus
4 cups tahini
5 cups of crushed cock roaches (they have to have wings)
3 heaping spoons of feces of rats
4 cups from the trash cans of sitting a Israeli prime minister
3 cups of vomit from massacring Israeli soldiers fresh after their killing sprees
3 spoons of Ariel Sharon's drool in his hospital bed
sprinkle of sands and dust from a street near you

Enjoy boycotting Sabra hummus

Human rights violations are "overblown" according to the brilliant minds behind the Princetonian Editorial Board

"The Editorial Board believes that the human rights concerns regarding Sabra hummus are overblown."  Why not add that horror at Nazi crimes is exaggerated while you are at it?

CBC Report on Hariri investigation

The report did not speak to one source critical of Hariri, or even critical of the UN investigation.

Flash

Flash. The Saudi royal court reports that the operation that King `Abdullah underwent has been successful.  Let me translate into English: the King is dying and he has a few weeks to live.

Minister Sharbil Nahhas

Lebanese socialist minister, Sharbil Nahhas, deserves praise--lot of praise. I have mentioned him on Facebook and I should mention him here.  He is the first minister to subject Hariri budgets (since 1992) to scrutiny and criticisms.  He is revealing "the disappearance" of some $ 11 billion.  He has been so effective that Hariri rag, Al-Mustaqbal, has been running silly and petty items against him on a daily basis now.  When the entire Lebanese opposition--especially Hizbullah--has been asleep regarding the savage capitalism of Hariri enterprise--this Minister of Communication has been awake.  Too bad he is very bad on TV and does not know how to speak to the media.

Prince Sultan

The half-dead, Prince Sultan, reassured the heads of Saudi armed forces (who took a day off from all-you-can-eat 24-hours buffets) about the health of half dead Saudi King.  Balloons were released over Riyadh.

Mini-Hariri

Yesterday, mini-Hariri expressed "full confidence" in col. Wisam Al-Hasan, who was identified by the UN Hariri tribunal investigation as one of the suspects in the Hariri assassination--at least according to CBC report.  This comes after numerous visits by mini-Hariri to Damascus to meet with Bashshar Al-Asad, who he had accused of killing his daddy.  Hariri promises to establish a strong alliance with anyone accused of killing his daddy.

Head of Shas Party

For those who want to meet the head of the Shas Party of Israel, whose hobby is vomiting racist outbursts against Arabs. (thanks Nizar)

Gala

What is the deal with Arab and Muslim organizations in DC and their keen need to hold "galas"?  They can't say an evening or a party or a dinner, but insist on holding a "gala".  What kind if class complex does this reveal?  Who are they trying to impress?  Well, we know the answer.  I just thought I would share.

Now you know why the West and Israel are keen on partition of the Sudan

"Salva Kiir Mayardit the President of Southern Sudan and leader of the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) said that he does not rule out the establishment of "good relations" with Israel including the opening of an Israeli embassy in Juba, capital of the southern province, in the event the Southerners chose to secede in a referendum due early next year. According to him, the Jewish state "is the enemy of the Palestinians only, and not an enemy of the South."" (thanks Khalid)

Marks & Spencer in Egypt:

Marks & Spencer in Egypt.  It already has branches in Gulf states.  Basically, if you establish relations with the Zionist entity, you will have to host the funder of Menachem Begin's Herut Party.  BOYCOTT Marks & Spencer.

If you want to experience the taste of Sabra Hummus, lick the soul of your shoes: Boycott Sabra Hummus

"Many Georgetown students only know Sabra as their favorite variety of chickpea spread for sale at Vital Vittles. The popular hummus brand, however, has been the target of boycotts at some peer universities.   The undergraduate student government at Princeton University may vote as soon as Nov. 29 on a referendum requesting that Princeton Dining Services offer a brand of hummus other than Sabra, according to The Daily Princetonian.  The request comes following allegations that Sabra hummus has been sent in care packages to Israeli military units allegedly perpetrating human rights violations in the West Bank. The issue has grabbed the attention of some Georgetown student groups keeping an eye on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.   “I find the company’s extensive support of Israeli occupation forces problematic, and I think anyone who buys Sabra should consider the implications of such a purchase,” said Jackson Perry (COL ’12), treasurer for Students for Justice in Palestine." (thanks Farah)

This is Zionism

"A squad of more than 50 armed Israeli soldiers abused and abducted a 52-year-old Palestinian woman in Al-Khalil Tuesday morning after carrying out a fierce raid on her home.  The victim Shahira Hafidh Burqan suffers from a number of illnesses in her old age and requires urgent medical attention. Four of her sons were previously detained by Israeli authorities and are currently under investigation for allegedly aiding and abetting Nash’at Al-Karmi and Ma’moun An-Natsha, who police shot down a few weeks back while in pursuit of the attackers of a group of illegal Jewish settlers."

racist American liberalism at the Huffington Post

""I was the first of our group to clear the final Israeli checkpoint, and I realized that to get to the Israeli bus waiting for us, I had no choice except to plunge into the crowd of waiting Palestinians. I saw wariness, and weariness, on their faces. There might have been hatred, too, but the sense of danger that ambushed me -- despite my best efforts at empathy -- made me avoid eye contact and move as fast as I could through the throng. I was the Other to them, and they were the Other to me. I cursed my involuntary anger. I took my fear, and my anguish, personally. You know what? I should."" (thanks Luay)

PS The World section of the Huffington Post used to list my blog as one of the blogs on the Middle East.  Suddenly, it was removed.  I am sure that Zionist hoodlums must have protested.

Succession in Saudi Arabia

Comrade Eli writes on succession in the Kingdom of Horrors (thanks Hassan)

This would be the top news story if it was about an Arab/Muslim organization in Washington, DC

"A former foreign policy chief for the largest Israeli lobby in the US is threatening to provide evidence members of the organization regularly trafficked in classified US government information.  The claim comes in the midst of an increasingly ugly lawsuit in which parties have alleged or admitted to mass viewing of pornography among senior staffers at AIPAC as well as extra-marital affairs." (thanks Sellam)

They deserve it

"Two Jordanian embassy employees claim that Israeli police officers attacked them in Tel Aviv Tuesday afternoon."

Ethan Bronner on Israel's PR problem

"“There aren’t many other places in the world where white people with guns tell brown people what to do,” said Ethan Bronner, The New York Times correspondent in Israel, today as he tried to explain Israel’s image problem in the international press." (thanks Nikki)

ADL supports the new START treaty--I kid you not

As part of that effort, the White House has been in contact with pro-Israel and pro-Jewish organizations, encouraging them to be vocal about their support for the New START treaty, and warning them that the failure of the treaty could have negative implications for the drive to halt Iran’s nuclear program.  “Certainly we’ve been in touch with all sorts of different groups saying if you feel strongly about the treaty, we hope your voice will be heard,” a senior administration official said when asked about whether Jewish groups had been contacted. The official added that the administration had not asked anyone to contact lawmakers.  Over the last three days, three major pro-Israel organizations issued strong statements of support for New START: the National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC), the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), and the American Council for World Jewry (ACWJ)." (thanks Olivia)

Israeli Orientalists

Israeli "experts" on the Middle East still cite the Hawadith magazine, not knowing that no one has read it since the death of its founder in late 1970s.  Hahahaha

PS Kamal corrects me.  He was killed in 1980.

Israel is pleased with "Arab and Muslim states" (except Iran)

""Arab and Muslim states - with the exception of Iran - have been trying to bring calm to Lebanon throughout the current instability." (thanks Joel)

Who would support such a despicable entity? Who? Really? What a disgrace unto the nations

"The Israeli military has confirmed it is extending the detention of a prominent Palestinian activist, saying it believes he will resume leading violent demonstrations if he is freed.  Abdullah Abu-Rahmeh had been scheduled to be released this week after spending almost a year in prison on a conviction of incitement.  But the army said Tuesday that a military court has ordered him to remain behind bars until authorities decide on a request by prosecutors to lengthen his sentence. A court date hasn't been set for the appeal." (thanks Sarah)

Reflections on Lebanese Independence

Comrade Fawwas offers reflections on Lebanese independence.

New slogan: My shoes with Tahini tastes better than Sabra Hummus

"DePaul University’s Dining Services has temporarily stopped the sale of Sabra hummus pending a review by the university’s Fair Business Practices Committee. The temporary suspension of the sale of the Sabra product was prompted by a request by the Students for Justice in Palestine at DePaul. The organization expressed concern that the company that makes the product has been a voice of support for the ongoing Israeli occupation. In the meantime, Chartwells, DePaul’s dining services vendor, will make hummus and serve it in the dining halls.""

Zionism is racism, always

"The discrimination and deprivation felt by the Ethiopian community has reached ritual baths: A Bnei Brak resident barred a 13 year old Ethiopian teen from going into the mikveh recenty, claiming the boy was a "stinking kushi" (a derogatory Hebrew term for black people). He then hit the boy, his brother and his aunt."

Kabul: a safe city

"The capital of war-torn Afghanistan is "probably safer" for children than New York City or London, says NATO’s top civilian representative in Kabul, despite Afghanistan being in the midst of a nine-year war."  Tell him to send his children to Kabul school then. (thanks Olivia)

Swiss People's Racism

"Switzerland will hold a referendum next week in which voters will be asked to decide whether foreigners who have been found guilty of murder, rape, drugs trafficking and other serious offences should be deported. The proposal comes from the conservative Swiss People’s Party (SVP) – the country’s largest. Last year the SVP backed a referendum banning the construction of new minarets on mosques in Switzerland." (thanks A.)

Israel bombs home in Dayr Al-Balah

Never forgive, never forget.

Maids in the Middle East

"On Monday, newspapers quoted the maid as saying her employer, a widow, told her she wanted to cure her from a mental illness when she used a hot iron on her, causing severe injuries to her head and body.  Doctors said the maid was still at hospital as she is suffering from burns on her body, cuts in her scalp and upper lip, a fractured pelvis and many wounds.  According to the papers, the 53-year-old widow confessed to the crime after her son told police during interrogation that his mother tortured the maid." (thanks Farah)

Prisoners in Israel

"Total number of political prisoners  6089
Administrative detainees 214 (4 women, 2 children, 4 PLC members)" (thanks Marcy)

Airports in the Zionist usurping entity

"This should have been a simple affair if it was not for the sole reason that one of my friends, born and raised in Australia, happened to have an Arabic sounding surname.  Immediately and without explanation, my bags and passport were taken from me and further security appeared demanding to know whether this girl was really Australian. I found this question offensive: she is as "Australian" as I am, just without my "stereotypical" blond hair and blue eyes. They started questioning her background, which made me think: if she or I were any type of security threat, would I openly say her name? Of course not. The situation didn’t seem rational to me... Unfortunately, this is not the only negative experience I have had with Israeli security. Upon leaving Tel Aviv last year I underwent a routine search and a keffiyeh I had bought as a souvenir in Jerusalem was jumped upon. A security guard held up the keffiyeh in the air and stated (I remember his exact words): “Do you realize what this is?” I replied, ‘Yes it’s a keffiyeh, they are being sold everywhere in Jerusalem." The disdain in his voice was clear as he asked again, "Yes, but do you realize what this represents? This is a symbol calling for the end of Israel."  I was taken to a separate room and searched extensively. I ultimately lost my laptop battery as I was not allowed to fly with it and it never turned up at my destination (hence my concern for my valuables this time). I was shocked at the way I was treated for buying a keffiyeh and I was shocked at the comments of the security officer in relation to the keffiyeh."  (thanks Lidia)

"Liberated" Kuwait

"The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a one-year prison sentence given to Mohammed Abdulqader al-Jassem, a Kuwaiti writer and journalist, on Monday. A criminal court convicted al-Jassem of criminal defamation in connection with an article he published on his personal news blog, Al-Mizan. The case is only one of 18 that the government has filed against the journalist in the past year.  The court decision was effective immediately, his daughter, Sumayah al-Jassem, told CPJ. She said police arrested her father at 8:30 p.m. on Monday, a few hours after he was convicted; he was scheduled to appear on Al-Jazeera that evening.  In his year-old opinion piece, al-Jassem criticized Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah for allowing Iranian intelligence to interfere in Kuwaiti politics. In the piece, al-Jassem expressed that he understood his work may result in punishment: "I know the peril of this article," he wrote. "I know that Sheikh Nasser will continue in doing whatever he can against me. But I will not care; the interest and dignity of my country are more important to me than my own life.""

Color of the skin: can you imagine if this was about an Arab airport?

" “Israeli agents focus on the travelers’ country of origin, their profession, visas that are stamped in their passports, places they have visited, people they know and the color of their skin...“My experience leaving Tel Aviv was by far and away the most unpleasant encounter I’ve ever had with airport security officials in the decade,” said Matthew Yglesias, a blogger with the Center for American Progress who said it took three hours last month for him to get from the initial security check at Ben-Gurion to the food court. “As best I could tell, things went pretty smoothly as long as you were Israeli, traveling with an Israeli, or traveling with some kind of well-established tour group.”  Mr. Yglesias was traveling with a group of journalists.  “The African-American woman in our group was taken off to be questioned. A bunch of us were told we couldn’t bring iPads on the plane,” he said. The Jewish member of his group “had the easiest time,” he said. “The black woman had the hardest time.”"

Syria's Land Reform

Khalid wrote me this about Syrian land reform: I cite with his permission:
"The Bath Party in Syria was not responsible for Land Reform. It was the first acts of Nasser after unity. It was completed in 1959 affected all land owned beyond a certain size and in the process destroyed all large holdings in Al-Jazeera, the region bound by the Euphrates, which includes three Governorates and is Syria's granary and today a major source of oil as well.  Akram Hourani may be responsible for awakening the peasants and mobilizing them. But his ambitions and lack of principles came first Michael Aflak was not a socialist. The merger of the Arab Party (Aflak - Bitar) with the Socialist Ba'ath Party (Hourani) led to the Ba'ath Arab Socialist Party, and hence socialism of a highly diluted type, became a Ba'athist mantra.  But the Ba'ath party was an historical necessity, it seems. About which I would like to write sometime. It represented a group ready to do a deal - with the Muslim Brothers, the Colonialists, the Imperialists, the Nasserites, and if they were forced to, the Communists, too. I hope I am not exaggerating writing impromptu like  this.  Still, one records that Hafi'th Al-Assad had an important side, that of steadfast foreign policy that grilled enemies of the Arab peoples. His son seems even more astute and had inherited his father acumen at  picking foreign policy aids of the same, if not better quality."

PS I am not in agreement about the assessment of Asad regime but I may reply later.

The Israeli model of racism and discrimination receives cheers in Congress

"Representative John L. Mica, Republican of Florida and a critic of the Obama administration’s new screening methods, says the Transportation Security Administration should look at Israel, which uses early detection techniques at airports. An editorial in The Washington Times last week praised El Al, the Israeli national airline, as employing the “smarter approach” of using “sophisticated intelligence analysis which allows them to predict which travelers constitute a possible threat and which do not.”

As it turns out, the security methods employed by Israel’s famous Shin Bet security service at Ben-Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv are frequently stricter and more intrusive than the full-body scanners and pat-downs American officials put into place Nov. 1, said security analysts and the travelers who regularly show up at Ben-Gurion four hours before their flights for screening.  At Ben-Gurion, some passengers have been searched so thoroughly that they have had to walk through the terminals, the gates and up to the doors of their planes with no handbags, wallets or even shoes."

New York Times covers a TV program

I will get to the issue at hand in a second but I will say this: since when does the New York Times report about a TV program? I mean there are official reports about hate and murder by the state of Israel that go unmentioned by the newspaper.  But this one got attention--as it should, of course.  The writer is John Burns who headed the segregated (by Iraqi versus non-Iraqi, i am told Iraqis could not stay overnight in the Western supremacist fortress in Baghdad) New York Times bureau in Baghdad.  He was a loud cheerleader for Bush's war and was invited to celebrate it with Bush's father in Texas, where he teared up embracing Bush senior.  But the report warrants attention but why not mention the hypocrisy: that Saudi Arabia receives great support and its horrors are still covered up by virtue of its subservience to the US and Israel:  "A British network of more than 40 part-time Islamic schools and clubs with 5,000 students has been teaching from a Saudi Arabian government curriculum that contains anti-Semitic and homophobic views, including a textbook that asks children to list the “reprehensible” qualities of Jews, according to a BBC documentarybroadcast on Monday."

Lebanon's Day of Independence

For Lebanon to celebrate its Independence Day is like a prisoner celebrating his/her freedom.