Midan Tahrir under siege
Yesterday, at about 2pm, as I was leaving Midan Tahrir, we started seeing groups of what the media is calling, for lack of a better word, “pro-Mubarak supporters” arriving along Kasr El Aini Street....
View ArticleWSJ: Both Salih and Muhsin to Step Aside?
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Yemeni President Salih and his kinsman/ally/now rival General ‘Ali Muhsin al-Ahmar, have negotiated a deal under which both men would step down and transfer...
View Article"The CIA is now killing people without knowing who they are…"
“… This is the new standard, according to a blockbuster piece in the Wall Street Journal: “men believed to be militants associated with terrorist groups, but whose identities aren’t always known.” The...
View ArticleFouad Ajami: the writer
Ajami has gone so far in his ideological (politically opportunistic) journey, that he is not readable anymore. I always warn young Arab writers about the high price of opportunism. I was reading a...
View ArticleObama Retreats on Contraception – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal Obama Retreats on ContraceptionWall Street JournalBy LOUISE RADNOFSKY, LAURA MECKLER and CAROL E. LEE Some Catholics expressed relief but others were unmoved after President Barack...
View ArticleObama Seeks New Taxes on Rich – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal Obama Seeks New Taxes on RichWall Street JournalBy CAROL E. LEE And DAMIAN PALETTA SALES PITCH: White House economic advisers Gene Sperling, left, and Alan Krueger make the case...
View ArticleBlagojevich Reports to Prison – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal Blagojevich Reports to PrisonWall Street JournalAP LITTLETON, Colo.—Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich entered a federal prison in Colorado on Thursday to begin a 14-year sentence...
View ArticleHundreds in Chicago Protest Trayvon Martin Killing – Wall Street Journal
CTV.ca Hundreds in Chicago Protest Trayvon Martin KillingWall Street JournalAP CHICAGO—Several hundred people rallied in downtown Chicago on Saturday to protest last month's killing of an unarmed black...
View ArticleNorway mass murder suspect claims self-defense – CNN
Telegraph.co.uk Norway mass murder suspect claims self-defenseCNNOslo, Norway (CNN) — The man accused of killing 77 people in a bomb and gun rampage in Norway last summer claimed self-defense on...
View ArticleIRAN MYTHS PERPETUATED BY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL & THE NEW YORK TIMES
IRAN MYTHS PERPETUATED BY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL AND THE NEW YORK TIMES Go to Source
View ArticleBin Laden Family Leaves Pakistan – Wall Street Journal
Globe and Mail Bin Laden Family Leaves PakistanWall Street JournalAP ISLAMABAD—Pakistani authorities deported Osama bin Laden's three widows and his children to Saudi Arabia early Friday, less than a...
View ArticleNo Delphic clarity as Greek vote looms – Washington Post
Globe and Mail No Delphic clarity as Greek vote loomsWashington PostDELPHI, GREECE — The ancients came here for guidance, but the moderns are all over the map. The clerk at the gift shop of the...
View ArticleFlorida says no to two US healthcare law features – Reuters
San Francisco Chronicle Florida says no to two US healthcare law featuresReuters| WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) – Florida will not implement two provisions of the US healthcare law involving an...
View ArticleBain, Bain and Bain. Did We Mention Bain? – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal Bain, Bain and Bain. Did We Mention Bain?Wall Street JournalMainly through heavy ad buys in swing states, President Obama's team has managed to focus much of the campaign...
View ArticleWall Street Journal on US "covert" policies in Syria
“The U.S. has been mounting a secret but limited effort to speed the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad without using force”. Let me count the lies in this one sentence: it is neither secret nor...
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