January 2007

Anti Israel sentiment rising; wondering why?

by Haitham Sabbah January 29, 2007

[by Carlos Latuff] As I expected, the last post hit some nerves and I received tens of hate emails (also love ones) beside the conservative comments that followed the post (especially of Mark and Anna, both of which I highly respect). Anyway, the stuff about anti Semitism is garbage, since anyone who says the word [...]

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Holocaust Denial and The Amazing Warnings of Benjamin Freedman

by Haitham Sabbah January 27, 2007

Update: After reviewing Mark Elf’s objective comments (here & here) and Anna’s concerns more closely, I agree that giving a credit to Freedman’s racist notes concerning the Khazars Jews are not in place and does not serve the purpose, especially that I’m not anti-Jews by anyway, but anti-Zionist by all means. Therefore, I’m striking throughout [...]

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The hidden cost of free congressional trips to Israel

by Haitham Sabbah January 27, 2007

Branded as ‘educational,’ these trips offer Israeli propagandists an opportunity to expose members of Congress to only their side of the story. The hidden cost of free congressional trips to Israel By Jim Abourezk Christian Science Monitor – from the January 26, 2007 edition Democrats in Congress have moved quickly – and commendably – to [...]

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Al Jazeera interview with Project Censored

by Haitham Sabbah January 27, 2007

Update: The interview was removed by YouTube. They now have a message which say: “This video has been removed due to terms of use violation.” I’m not surprised by this! Sociology Professors Andrew Roth and Peter Phillips from Project Censored were interviewed by Riz Kahn on Al Jazeera English Jan. 1 2007.

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It’s all about OIL

by Haitham Sabbah January 26, 2007

The New York Times has a cool tool which you can search Bush’s SOTU speeches for any word or phrase and visualize how many times it was said since 2001 until 2007. It is interesting enough tool to make a little search and see where do some ‘Iraq related’ statements stand, especially that I’m talking [...]

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Mattressless American Occupation

by Haitham Sabbah January 26, 2007

This ironic one comes from the infamous Fox News: An American occupier in Iraq had a simple request last week for a Wisconsin mattress company: “send some floor mats to help ease the hardship of sleeping on the cold, bug-infested ground.” What he got, instead, was a swift kick from the company’s Web site, which [...]

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Sectarian war in Iraq?

by Haitham Sabbah January 26, 2007

Sectarian? God forbid… Shia and Sunni love each other! We only have ‘few’ stupid people like these in the video clip below (aka Iraq New Army!!). Some call themselves Shia (Iraq army) and the other call themselves Sunni (occupation resistance -also western media calls them ‘insurgent’). Both kill each other on daily bases and come [...]

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EU Report: Member Nations Knew Of Secret CIA Terror Flights

by Haitham Sabbah January 25, 2007

Well aren’t we SHOCKED!? EU Report Says Member Nations Knew Of Secret CIA Terror Flights. Remember how shocked they all were, wanted investigation, clarification! Lying to the public is universally accepted by all politicians now, probably considered to be their “right”…. the people should come out and vote, and then mind their own Goddamned business!

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The Semiotics of Iniquity Hillary Clinton and the Pro-Israel Lobby

by Haitham Sabbah January 25, 2007

As Sen. Clinton embraces Israel’s violence, as well as AIPAC’s fraudulent posture on Iran, she simultaneously ignores the hostilities inflicted upon Palestine, as numerous Palestinians have been killed during the continued shelling of the Gaza Strip over the past year. Clinton’s silence toward Israel’s brutality implies the senator will continue to support AIPAC’s mission to [...]

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EU Report: Member Nations Knew Of Secret CIA Terror Flights

by Haitham Sabbah January 25, 2007

Well aren’t we SHOCKED!? EU Report Says Member Nations Knew Of Secret CIA Terror Flights. Remember how shocked they all were, wanted investigation, clarification! Lying to the public is universally accepted by all politicians now, probably considered to be their “right”… the people should come out and vote, and then mind their own Goddamned business!

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Want to understand Israeli society?

by Haitham Sabbah January 25, 2007

Want to understand Israeli society? Spend some time at a checkpoint. “Anyone who wants to become acquainted with Israeli society should go to the checkpoints. Not for a quarter of an hour, under the guidance of commanders who will glory in the pavilion they built for the people waiting in line and will explain that [...]

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The Semiotics of Iniquity Hillary Clinton and the Pro-Israel Lobby

by Haitham Sabbah January 25, 2007

As Sen. Clinton embraces Israel’s violence, as well as AIPAC’s fraudulent posture on Iran, she simultaneously ignores the hostilities inflicted upon Palestine, as numerous Palestinians have been killed during the continued shelling of the Gaza Strip over the past year. Clinton’s silence toward Israel’s brutality implies the senator will continue to support AIPAC’s mission to [...]

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World View of US Role Goes From Bad to Worse

by Haitham Sabbah January 23, 2007

As we all expected, not only majority of Americans downgraded Bush and his negative policies, today, global view of the United States’ role in world affairs has also significantly deteriorated. World Public Opinion published the results of BBC World Service poll which was conducted across 25 different countries around the world. The survey reveals that [...]

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Microsoft Web 2.0 and Refugees

by Haitham Sabbah January 22, 2007

I feel sick to my stomach when I see a multi-billion giant like Microsoft using “children refugees” as a cover up to market their latest web 2.0 businesses called live.com! While doing my search for my previous story, I came across a press release by UNHCR which said: “Microsoft launches “Click for Cause” initiative to [...]

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Twice Displaced: The Plight of Palestinians in Iraq

by Haitham Sabbah January 22, 2007

The Washington Post is reporting today that 50,000 refugee are fleeing their homes a month, and they need help. As is so often the case with Iraq, the U.S. administration has been slow to recognize the problem and even slower to respond. The U.S. response has been shockingly small. Though it is spending $8 billion [...]

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