Too Much Free Time

Same intelligence experts who said Saddam had WMD’s, say Bin Laden tape real!

by Haitham Sabbah September 8, 2007

Sigh! And the same media, never asked questions then, never asks questions now. Nobody wants to notice how conveniently close this is to a crucial vote in Congress, and how Osama Bin Laden always appear when George Bush is in the worst trouble… He seems to have gotten a lot younger, and dyed his hair [...]

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Fox News from Iraq?!

by Haitham Sabbah February 15, 2007

Just for fun [Hat tip: Steve]

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Fireplace: Date Palm Style

by Haitham Sabbah January 11, 2007

I know it is cold out there. In fact, this is one of the coldest years over here in Bahrain. Anyway, here is a new idea to get you warm. This invention won the prize for “Best Dumbass Idea of the Year.” It is called “Date Palm Fireplace”: Click image to enlarge! As you can [...]

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Engineering for dummies

by Haitham Sabbah January 9, 2007

I am in a terrible “time-waste” mood these days, so have fun! This is how illiterate miscalculate it: and this is how the literate’s calculate it (more accurate to the target):

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Photogenic!

by Haitham Sabbah January 8, 2007

?? ???? ?? ????? ?? ?? ?????? ??????! Sometime, somewhere in the Arab World! (source Unknown) Update: H/T Bashir, here is the original photo: (source: Sharif Bujanda) So the photoshoped one is worse, or this one? Same irony (unlucky housemate)!

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Hey, I’m a A-List Bloglebrity!

by Haitham Sabbah January 8, 2007

This “cool tool” is all about the amount of Vanity Fair, GQ, and People Magazine covers I can score. No? :-) Ok, A-List Bloglebrity on the Internet, is all about the amount of link love you (I) can score. It is powered by Technorati records of the blog and some technical stuff, which I don’t [...]

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Resume of George W Bush

by Haitham Sabbah January 8, 2007

GEORGE W. BUSH 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The White House, USA RESUME: PAST WORK EXPERIENCE: I ran for Congress and lost. I produced a Hollywood slasher B movie. I bought an oil company, but couldn’t find any oil in Texas; company went bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock. I bought the Texas Rangers baseball [...]

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Politics explained with two cow analogy

by Haitham Sabbah January 7, 2007

Maybe you got this by email sometime as I got it, but anyway, while cleaning the spam now I found this interesting piece. Interesting enough to share with others, so here it is: Politics explained with two cow analogy: FEUDALISM: You have two cows. Your lord takes some of the milk. PURE SOCIALISM: You have [...]

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2007 Bloggie Awards!

by Haitham Sabbah January 2, 2007

Nominations have opened for the 2007 Bloggie Awards (no, it’s not just another blog award*). Last year I was honored to be named a finalist in the “Best African or Middle Eastern Weblog” category, along with Baghdad Burning, Sleepless in Sudan, Mahmood’s Den and Subzero Blue. All terrific sites that I read regularly. The winner [...]

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What will your biggest New Year’s resolution be in 2007?

by Haitham Sabbah December 31, 2006

Ok, January 1st: a day of hangovers and new commitments to ourselves to improve our lives in the New Year. There’s just something about those two 1′s that give us that feeling of a fresh start and a chance to make life better than it was last year. Share with us how you resolution-makers plan [...]

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Religion thing

by Haitham Sabbah December 26, 2006

Here is a quick roundup of “religious” news: – Muslims forced to lift veil at airports (I don’t blame them) and the plan has been attacked by unions, which claim it would impose intolerable demands on their members, particularly female officers who would be the only ones allowed to look under veils! – Should Muslims [...]

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Skating in Saudi Arabia!

by Haitham Sabbah November 28, 2006

What is the most stupid thing you have seen in your life? If you think you have seen it all, think again! The most irresponsible, stupid, … just name it…

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Desperate Housewives & Sabbah!

by Haitham Sabbah October 26, 2006

I just ran by Quantcast, which is still on beta but providing some interesting stats that some bloggers might like to check. If your blog is lucky to be profiled, you can see some fine statistical analysis that estimates some figures about your visitors, like, their age, gender, ethnicity, even education and income. The statistics [...]

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Palestine Blogs – Corner Banners

by Haitham Sabbah October 17, 2006

Created new “Corner Banners” for Palestine Blogs – The Gazette. I always wanted to do this, but didn’t have the photoshop skills to do them. Googling around for tutorials, and here they are. Beside the option to select the ‘right’ or ‘left’ version, the banners comes in three ‘statements’ that should cover what Palestine Blogs [...]

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The Meeting

by Haitham Sabbah October 8, 2006

An anonymous source at the Al Jazzera Network has leaked this audio recording of a meeting between Osama bin Laden and his accomplices, showing them planning the 9-11 attacks. A transcript follows. [note: the CIA cannot currently verify the authenticity of the tapes, but will do so when it’s clear the public is going to [...]

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