Rebuttal of Alan Dershowitz’s Jerusalem Post Article
(Twenty minutes after finishing this post, this article was published stating the UN is following a very similar argument) I was reading the news, looking for something to write about and among the 1000s of article regarding Bin Laden this and Bin Laden that I came across this article by Alan Dershowitz. If you are lucky enough to not … Read more
Racism in America
I tend to stay away from commenting on domestic American politics on this site as the issues in America tend to have little actual effect on the country’s policies in the Middle East (what exactly has Obama done differently than Bush?), but I find myself compelled to say at least something that the conflagration of … Read more
War Criminals in the CIA?, con’t
There are many who think that the ‘secret’ American drone program – that uses remotely controlled drone air craft to bomb suspected militants in remote parts of Pakistan – is ineffective in that it kills more than an acceptable number of civilians included in the handful of militants. The New America Foundation released a study … Read more
War Criminals in the CIA?
The New York Times is reporting that Philip Alston, the United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, will ask the Obama Administration to cease conducting drone strikes (most common in Pakistan) under the auspices of the CIA. The use of drones (bombers controlled remotely from the safety and comfort of the CIA … Read more
Could Netanyahu and Obama Be Arrested?
In December of last year, former Israeli FM Tzipi Livni cancelled a trip to England when she discovered that British courts had issued an arrest warrant for her. The warrant – issued because of Livni’s role in the Israeli invasion of Gaza – would have seen Livni arrested upon landing in London. Arrest warrants for … Read more
Pakistan’s Biggest Dick Out of a Job
Akbar Zeb is a professional politicians that has served all over. He has worked in South Africa, Canada, India and the US. Yet for some reason he has been rejected as the Pakistani ambassador to Bahrain, the UAE as well as Saudi Arabia. The reason? His name. High level Pakistani diplomat has been rejected as … Read more
From The You’ve Got To Be Kidding File
Ouwet is has a port up quoting Naharnet (I can’t find the original article): Saudi Arabia’s Civil Aviation Authority has reportedly received a list of instructions from Washington, saying travelers may be subjected to random manual inspection that includes sensitive body parts like the buttocks. The decision applies not only to Saudi Arabia, but also … Read more
