February 2005

World Hot Spots

by Haitham Sabbah February 28, 2005

The American (Zionist) Media and “Relative Calm”

by Haitham Sabbah February 27, 2005

The fact is, however, that the truce and this “calm” were shattered long before this. The last suicide bombing against Israeli civilians was Nov. 1, 2004. It took three Israeli lives. Since that time, while Israelis have basked in “relative calm,” 170 Palestinian men, women, and children have been killed.

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The Children of Iraq

by Haitham Sabbah February 26, 2005

Much more here… More here…

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Pet Birds

by Haitham Sabbah February 26, 2005

A Chinese bird trainer feeds seeds to his pet at a bird market in Shanghai February 22, 2005. Pet ownership was once banned in China during the Communist heydays, but is fast becoming popular again as the country opens up and disposable income increases, though raising birds has been a popular pastime in China since [...]

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Mosaic TV

by Haitham Sabbah February 26, 2005

Link TV has a unique streaming Mosaic broadcasts program. It features daily news clips from stations in North Africa and the Middle East. Even better, you don’t need a satellite to see it, you can watch the segments on the internet here.

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Simpsons The Jew: Now The Simpsteins on JewTV

by Haitham Sabbah February 25, 2005

In case you missed it: “It’s just too much effort to hide it any longer. We spend so many countless hours trying to make characters that are so obviously Jewish seem gentile. It’s just not cost effective anymore,” said Jeffrey Katzenberg. “What a relief,” said James L. Brooks (Jew), producer of “The Simpsons.” “Now we [...]

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Frank Weltner: The Wikipedia (i.e., Jewish) Biography

by Haitham Sabbah February 24, 2005

Commentary — http://www.jewwatch.com/jew-history-jewwatch-frank-weltner.html Frank Weltner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frank Weltner, known on WGNU radio as “Couch Potato” since 1992, is a scholar of Jewish history and organizations who has been openly castigated by many persons of Jewish descent, especially in the press, because of his openness and honesty. Frank Weltner is an activist [...]

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Jordan FM

by Haitham Sabbah February 24, 2005

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Dubai Settlements in Gaza

by Haitham Sabbah February 19, 2005

Via: PalestineBlogs.com Billionaire Mohammad al-Abbar said he would pay $56m for the 21 settlements, earmarked for evacuation this year. al-Abbar (chairman of Dubai-based Emaar Properties) met Ariel Sharon and Shimon Peres in the highest-level contact between the two countries. Emaar is the right hand of Dubai government and owns nearly everything in Dubai. Although we [...]

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Jordanian-American’s Case Facing Saudi-American Injustice

by Haitham Sabbah February 15, 2005

The U.S. Department of Justice may make legal history in seeking to dismiss a lawsuit on behalf of a U.S. citizen Ahmed Abu Ali, a 23-year-old student who was arrested in Saudi Arabia in June 2003 while taking an exam at the University of Medina, and has since been held in a Saudi prison without [...]

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Valentine Wishes: Jordanian Style

by Haitham Sabbah February 13, 2005

Dear Beloved’s Wishing you a Happy Valentine with the one you love! Cartoon: Abu Mahjoob

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World Press Photo of the Year 2004

by Haitham Sabbah February 12, 2005

Arko Datta, India, Reuters. Woman mourns relative killed in tsunami, Cuddalore, India, Tamil Nadu, 28 December. Update: There are so many winning photos related to the Arab world. Mostly Palestine and Iraq. I could not resist but posting some of them here. People in the News: 1st prize singles Sniper victim in morgue, Gaza Kristen [...]

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Jordan resigns after controversial remarks

by Haitham Sabbah February 12, 2005

CNN chief news executive Eason Jordan resigned Friday, saying the controversy over his remarks about the deaths of journalists in Iraq threatened to tarnish the network he helped build. What was his confession? Jordan told the audience at World Economic Forum on January 27 that U.S. forces had deliberately targeted journalists — a charge he [...]

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Bahrain: “An incident amounts to a real terrorist act”

by Haitham Sabbah February 10, 2005

“This unprecedented strange incident amounts to a real terrorist act.” This is how Col. Al Musallam described what happened last night when “Masked gang sets shop ablaze.” GDN, Bahrain Tribune and Akhbar Al Khaleej; all published the story with more or less the same vague description. It makes you feel worried that this attack really [...]

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Arab Bank to shut down New York branch

by Haitham Sabbah February 8, 2005

AMMAN (JT) — The Arab Bank on Monday decided to “gradually” close its New York branch, saying that the current operation environment in the US is not in line with the financial institution’s strategy. The Jordan News Agency, Petra, quoted an Arab Bank statement as saying that the vision and strategy of the group are [...]

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