KABOBfest

Shepard Smith: “Maj. Hasan’s Name Says it All, Senator”

FOX News anchor Shepard Smith is sometimes seen as a dim beacon of light in an otherwise black hole of a television channel, a voice of reason amongst the reasonless, if you will. And yet, yesterday, following the Fort Hood shootings, an appearance by Texan senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) ...

Why Are Arab And Muslim Organizations So Quick To Condemn?

It almost seems appropriate that since I'm a Palestinian-American Muslim from Northern Virginia who also happens to be from the same hometown in Palestine (El-Bireh) as Ft. Hood shooter suspect Nidal Hasan, I should issue a press release expressing my outrage and condemnation along with every other Arab-American and Muslim-American ...

Demystifying Hasan in Three Parts

1. Is it unheard of for soldiers in an army to kill their fellow fighters? In 2005, American soldiers killed Captain Phillip Esposito and 1st Lieutenant Louis Allen by placing a Claymore mine on Esposito's office window at Forward Operating Base Danger in Tikrit, Iraq. The euphemism "friendly fire" -- can there ...

So Easy A Caveman Gets It

[caption id="attachment_6123" align="alignright" width="267" caption="Even this guys is starting to get it"][/caption] Palestinian self-described Chief Negotiator, Saeb Erakat, is among the latest to recognize the Two State No Solution fallacy. If this guy gets it, you have no excuse: Palestinians may have to abandon the goal of an independent state if Israel ...

Ammou Balfour, we salute you . . . Not!

Anyone remember that old show “حدث في مثل هذا اليوم” (It happened on a day like this) that aired back in the 70’s and whose two-minute re-runs you’d see at random moments on Arabic T.V.? Well, this isn’t that program. For those of us (including myself) who forgot our history, let ...

A “Community” of Misrepresentation

"Community" a new half hour sitcom (do they still make those anymore?) about a de-barred attorney returning to school via community college airing on NBC just launched this Fall. Besides being a novelty in the era of celebreality and competition-themed programing, this show has created a buzz of sorts for ...

Same Khara, Different Administration

It’s no real surprise to anyone with even the smallest insight into the biased U.S.-Israel relationship to witness the Obama administration with all its hype, its drama and its flowery rhetoric (or Haki Fadi, Arabic for ‘Empty Talk,’ depending on who you ask), cave in to the pressure and drop ...

Kadim Al Sahir: The Redemption Album

Kadim Al Sahir, the legendary Iraqi musician has released his latest album, and to my surprise, glorious it was. As someone who followed Kadim Al Sahir’s two decades long career, I am proud to report back to you that our star is still at the top of his game. His ...

C.I.A. Groundhog Day

The New York Times published an insightful piece on the state of the war in Afghanistan on today’s front page. In short: Ahmed Wali Karzai, brother to Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been made an honorary member of the world’s most coveted and notorious V.I.P. list: the C.I.A. payroll! While ...

Israel reduces Palestinian water supply to a trickle

Amnesty International yesterday published a damning report on Israel’s discriminatory water policies in the West Bank and Gaza. The report addresses what is one of the most under-reported yet vital issues in the Palestinian struggle against Israeli occupation and displacement; the appropriation of Palestinian resources for Israeli use. Israel uses far ...