The movement boycotting American and British goods since the start of the Palestinian “intifadha” due to the two countries’ dual-faced stance vis-a-vis the Arabs (in general and Palestinian in particular) and Israel is still strong. The movement has decreased somewhat since Iraq and not because of it – but I think really because of exasperation …
Can you blame British Airways stopping flying to Saudi? Heck, from what I’ve heard around me, even us locals think twice about going to Riyadh or Jeddah now with all those bullets and hand-grenades flying out at a moment’s notice. The body count since that terror attack in Riyadh stands today at 16 suspects killed …
ah, hang on a minute… so through diligent surveillance the US, UK and Russia have foiled a plot to smuggle shoulder-fired missiles to the States. Good job. The perpetrators are not Muslim. So now the US will undoubtedly remove the restrictions on their Muslim citizens and visitors? Or will it continue to corral us all …
According to our enlightened government: Some of Bahrain’s worst criminals are behind the sit-in and hunger strike at Jaw jail, authorities said yesterday. Their crimes include murder, rape, robbery and drug trafficking, according to an Interior Ministry statement. The prisoners were last night urged to end their protest, while a peaceful solution is still possible. …
For the past four weeks now Frances and I started walking, but we had no idea how far we have been walking! We just decided that as we were (1) fat, (2) out of shape, and (3) out of breath, that we should (again) start doing something about it. All of our attempts in the …