Post by peterd on Jan 13, 2008 17:23:47 GMT -8
Egyptian MP: Don't Let War Criminal Bush Enter Egypt
Egyptian MP and editor of the opposition weekly Al-Usbu' Mustafa Bakri has called on Egypt's parliament and prime minister to prevent U.S. President Bush from entering Egypt.
In a request to the parliamentary speaker, Bakri stated that Bush was a war criminal responsible for the deaths of over a million Iraqi civilians, for attacking a sister Arab state and toppling its regime, and for supporting Israel and its military in its war against the citizens of Palestine and Lebanon.
Bakri added that Bush was interfering in Egypt's domestic affairs, and was encouraging elements supporting American military intervention in Egypt.
Source: Al-Gumhouriyya, Egypt, January 10, 2008
www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/4501.htm
*Hizbullah Leader Nasrallah: Lebanese Opposition Must Act Against Lebanon's Economic Situation; Bush's Visit – A Black Day
In a meeting with the Union of Muslim Scholars, Hizbullah Sec.-Gen. Hassan Nasrallah warned of attempts to spark civil war in Lebanon and of the desire of elements hostile to Lebanon and the Palestinians to foment anarchy in the Palestinian refugee camps.
Participants in the meeting reported that Nasrallah stated that the economic situation of Lebanon's citizens was "inconceivable" and that the opposition must act on the matter.
In a speech in the Dhahiya region in southern Beirut, Nasrallah said that the day of Bush's visit to occupied Palestine was a black day in the history of the region and of the Arab and Islamic nation.
On Arab leaders who receive Bush, Nasrallah commented, "The feet of the Pharaoh of our time step on our sacred and occupied land in order to take pride in the [Israeli] occupiers – and then the Arab leaders receive him hospitably and with honor..."
Nasrallah said that Bush is seeking to convince the Arabs that Iran is their enemy and that he means to protect them from it – even though Iran has never attacked the Arabs and has always helped them, out of brotherhood and friendship.
He also said that Bush was not protecting the Arabs from the ones who actually murder them daily – Israel – and that the Arab peoples can tell the difference between a friend and an enemy.
In a communiqué, Hizbullah condemned Bush's visit and called on the Arab governments to be wary of the danger in the U.S. policy for the future of the Arab and Islamic world, and to resist the dictates of the new American imperialism.
Source: Al-Akhbar, Lebanon, January 9, 2008; ghaliboun.net, January 9, 2008
www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/4500.htm
*SANA: Kucinich Calls for Full U.S.-Syria Diplomatic Relations
The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported today that U.S. Senator (sic) and 2008 presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) has called for the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Syria.
Kucinich told Al-Jazeera TV in an interview that aired January 8 that his visit to Syria was part of an effort to realize his vision of a just peace.
According to SANA, Kucinich stressed his support for American engagement with the Arab countries and for America to become a nation among the nations but not one above the others.
He also emphasized that the U.S. should "open a new window" diplomatically with Iran.
(For an earlier interview with Kucinich on MEMRI TV, see "U.S. Congressman and Presidential Candidate Dennis Kucinich: The U.S. Must Pay Reparations to the People of Iraq," which aired September 3, 2007 on Syrian TV. www.memritv.org/clip/en/1550.htm)
Source: SANA, Syria, January 9, 2007
www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/4499.htm
*Education Director To Girls: Get Married If You Don’t Have The Means To Go To High School
Twenty-eight girls living in the dormitory of an elementary boarding school in a village of the eastern Turkish city of Elazig who walk 4 km each way every day to go to high school in the nearest town, wrote to the regional education director to request bus service. When the students received no response to their written application, they requested a meeting with the director. During the face-to-face meeting with the director, the girls explained how difficult it was for them to walk this distance every day and how they were going hungry too.
Education Director Yasef Kaya reportedly told the girls, "You are not obligated to attend high school. You can study if you have the means; otherwise go and get married."
Source: Milliyet, Turkey, January 9, 2008
www.thememriblog.org/turkey/blog_personal/en/4489.htm
*Fath Al-Islam Commander Threatens Lebanese Military: "Oh Protectors of the Jews... This Battle Was [Only] the Beginning"
On January 8, 2008, the Islamist forum ek-ls.org (hosted by NOC4Hosts Inc., in Florida, USA) posted an audio recording claimed to be by Lebanese terrorist group Fath Al-Islam commander Shaker Al-'Absi.
www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/4478.htm
*Saudi Mothers Allowed To Attend Sons' School Honors Ceremony
In an unprecedented step, the Administration of Boys' Culture and Education in the Taaf region of Saudi Arabia allowed mothers of outstanding pupils to attend a January 7 ceremony honoring their sons.
Because of the ban on men and women mixing, the women were assigned to a separate hall, where they watched over closed circuit television.
In the Saudi street, many rejected the initiative, while supporters stated that it was an appropriate way to honor the mothers who work hard for their children's success.
Source: Al-Watan, Saudi Arabia, January 9, 2008
www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/4476.htm
Egyptian MP and editor of the opposition weekly Al-Usbu' Mustafa Bakri has called on Egypt's parliament and prime minister to prevent U.S. President Bush from entering Egypt.
In a request to the parliamentary speaker, Bakri stated that Bush was a war criminal responsible for the deaths of over a million Iraqi civilians, for attacking a sister Arab state and toppling its regime, and for supporting Israel and its military in its war against the citizens of Palestine and Lebanon.
Bakri added that Bush was interfering in Egypt's domestic affairs, and was encouraging elements supporting American military intervention in Egypt.
Source: Al-Gumhouriyya, Egypt, January 10, 2008
www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/4501.htm
*Hizbullah Leader Nasrallah: Lebanese Opposition Must Act Against Lebanon's Economic Situation; Bush's Visit – A Black Day
In a meeting with the Union of Muslim Scholars, Hizbullah Sec.-Gen. Hassan Nasrallah warned of attempts to spark civil war in Lebanon and of the desire of elements hostile to Lebanon and the Palestinians to foment anarchy in the Palestinian refugee camps.
Participants in the meeting reported that Nasrallah stated that the economic situation of Lebanon's citizens was "inconceivable" and that the opposition must act on the matter.
In a speech in the Dhahiya region in southern Beirut, Nasrallah said that the day of Bush's visit to occupied Palestine was a black day in the history of the region and of the Arab and Islamic nation.
On Arab leaders who receive Bush, Nasrallah commented, "The feet of the Pharaoh of our time step on our sacred and occupied land in order to take pride in the [Israeli] occupiers – and then the Arab leaders receive him hospitably and with honor..."
Nasrallah said that Bush is seeking to convince the Arabs that Iran is their enemy and that he means to protect them from it – even though Iran has never attacked the Arabs and has always helped them, out of brotherhood and friendship.
He also said that Bush was not protecting the Arabs from the ones who actually murder them daily – Israel – and that the Arab peoples can tell the difference between a friend and an enemy.
In a communiqué, Hizbullah condemned Bush's visit and called on the Arab governments to be wary of the danger in the U.S. policy for the future of the Arab and Islamic world, and to resist the dictates of the new American imperialism.
Source: Al-Akhbar, Lebanon, January 9, 2008; ghaliboun.net, January 9, 2008
www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/4500.htm
*SANA: Kucinich Calls for Full U.S.-Syria Diplomatic Relations
The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported today that U.S. Senator (sic) and 2008 presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) has called for the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Syria.
Kucinich told Al-Jazeera TV in an interview that aired January 8 that his visit to Syria was part of an effort to realize his vision of a just peace.
According to SANA, Kucinich stressed his support for American engagement with the Arab countries and for America to become a nation among the nations but not one above the others.
He also emphasized that the U.S. should "open a new window" diplomatically with Iran.
(For an earlier interview with Kucinich on MEMRI TV, see "U.S. Congressman and Presidential Candidate Dennis Kucinich: The U.S. Must Pay Reparations to the People of Iraq," which aired September 3, 2007 on Syrian TV. www.memritv.org/clip/en/1550.htm)
Source: SANA, Syria, January 9, 2007
www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/4499.htm
*Education Director To Girls: Get Married If You Don’t Have The Means To Go To High School
Twenty-eight girls living in the dormitory of an elementary boarding school in a village of the eastern Turkish city of Elazig who walk 4 km each way every day to go to high school in the nearest town, wrote to the regional education director to request bus service. When the students received no response to their written application, they requested a meeting with the director. During the face-to-face meeting with the director, the girls explained how difficult it was for them to walk this distance every day and how they were going hungry too.
Education Director Yasef Kaya reportedly told the girls, "You are not obligated to attend high school. You can study if you have the means; otherwise go and get married."
Source: Milliyet, Turkey, January 9, 2008
www.thememriblog.org/turkey/blog_personal/en/4489.htm
*Fath Al-Islam Commander Threatens Lebanese Military: "Oh Protectors of the Jews... This Battle Was [Only] the Beginning"
On January 8, 2008, the Islamist forum ek-ls.org (hosted by NOC4Hosts Inc., in Florida, USA) posted an audio recording claimed to be by Lebanese terrorist group Fath Al-Islam commander Shaker Al-'Absi.
www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/4478.htm
*Saudi Mothers Allowed To Attend Sons' School Honors Ceremony
In an unprecedented step, the Administration of Boys' Culture and Education in the Taaf region of Saudi Arabia allowed mothers of outstanding pupils to attend a January 7 ceremony honoring their sons.
Because of the ban on men and women mixing, the women were assigned to a separate hall, where they watched over closed circuit television.
In the Saudi street, many rejected the initiative, while supporters stated that it was an appropriate way to honor the mothers who work hard for their children's success.
Source: Al-Watan, Saudi Arabia, January 9, 2008
www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/4476.htm