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Firas Al-Atraqchi: How To Lie About Iraq
Saturday, 5 October 2002, 4:29 pm | Firas Al-Atraqchi
In September 2000, as the Palestinian Intifadha raged, a blueprint for U.S. foreign policy and strategy was drawn up by a prominent U.S. think-tank. The blueprint, titled Rebuilding America's Defences: Strategies, Forces And Resources For A New Century, ... More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: 24 Million in Iraq Not One Man
Monday, 23 September 2002, 1:08 pm | Firas Al-Atraqchi
There are currently four million Iraqis outside Iraq. An overwhelming majority of these are workers trying to stoke a living given that the economic situation in Iraq is dire with unemployment nearing 60 percent. This includes university professors, ... More >>
American Group Defies Iraq War Rhetoric – Part II
Thursday, 5 September 2002, 9:57 am | Firas Al-Atraqchi
The military juggernaut continues to race towards the Middle East. At press time, U.S. fighter-bombers raided several facilities in the north and south of Iraq claiming they were military installations. The Iraqis counter-claimed they were civilian facilities. ... More >>
American Group Defies Iraq War Rhetoric - Part I
Wednesday, 28 August 2002, 3:58 pm | Firas Al-Atraqchi
They say bravado breeds idiocy, arrogance, and insensitivity. That is certainly true of all the politicians who stand in the shadows, spewing their Iraq war rhetoric, systematically ignoring the humanitarian toll such a war would produce. More >>
Rolex Watches: A Freedom Fighter's New Weapon
Monday, 19 August 2002, 2:19 pm | Firas Al-Atraqchi
I can't stop laughing. And I blame a bunch of ragtag Iraqis for the incredible tickle to my funny bone. More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: Who is Khidhir Hamza?
Friday, 2 August 2002, 6:38 pm | Firas Al-Atraqchi
This week Khidhir Hamza, a former Iraqi nuclear scientist who defected to the U.S. in 1994, testified before a U.S. Senate panel investigating Iraq's nuclear armaments. Hamza told U.S. Senators that Iraq was three years away from creating up to three ... More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: Troops Not On Kuwait Border
Thursday, 1 August 2002, 7:58 pm | Firas Al-Atraqchi
The United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM), which monitors military activity in the demilitarized zone between Iraq and Kuwait, today denied initial reports that Iraqi troops had been massing near the border with Kuwait. More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: Sharon - The World's New Hitler
Tuesday, 23 July 2002, 12:02 am | Firas Al-Atraqchi
An Israeli F-16 has struck a residential area in Gaza City, killing a leading Hamas official. Ten other people were killed, including 150 civilians wounded. Many children were among the dead and injured. More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi : CNN's Black Shroud
Friday, 19 July 2002, 11:22 am | Firas Al-Atraqchi
A black shroud hangs over CNN head offices in Atlanta, Georgia. A shroud of mourning as CNN goes full throttle with its "To Hell With Objectivity" campaign. More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: The "Errors" That Kill
Saturday, 22 June 2002, 3:43 pm | Firas Al-Atraqchi
Another day in the Middle East means another person has been killed. This time, Israeli tanks laying siege to the city savagely gunned down ordinary Palestinian shoppers buying food in the markets of Jenin. Someone has it in for Jenin, it seems. More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: Betraying Palestinian People
Thursday, 20 June 2002, 10:26 am | Firas Al-Atraqchi
A bus from Gilo, carrying school children office workers and Israeli soldiers was blown to shreds as it wound its way south of Jerusalem Tuesday morning. More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: Keep Officiating to the Pros
Tuesday, 4 June 2002, 8:36 am | Firas Al-Atraqchi
With seven games already played, football critics and experts are demanding to know why FIFA has chosen to ‘internationalize’ the officiating rather than rely on an expert crop of tried and tested referees. More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: Definition of Pro-Palestinian
Thursday, 30 May 2002, 9:56 am | Firas Al-Atraqchi
In light of some of the comments I have received concerning the use of the term 'pro-Palestinian', I would like to clarify the following: More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: Freedom for All, Except Arabs
Tuesday, 28 May 2002, 12:30 am | Firas Al-Atraqchi
CNN, MSNBC, CBS, ABC, NBC and a host of other television networks fell all over themselves this Memorial Day to honor those who died for freedom, American values, and justice. More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: Lucas Unleashes the Clone Army
Friday, 17 May 2002, 9:26 am | Firas Al-Atraqchi
Defying critics and the worried jitters of millions of fans, George Lucas' second instalment in the Star Wars universe of prequels delivers one hell of a laser punch. More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: Cry Me A River, Why Don't You!
Wednesday, 15 May 2002, 12:17 am | Firas Al-Atraqchi
In recent weeks, the United Nations, the Presidency of the United States, the Arab nations and anyone who has the gall to call on Israel to end its brutal occupation of an entire people, have come under fire from several pro-Israeli apologists. Just ... More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: A Case of Rotten Coffee
Tuesday, 7 May 2002, 10:58 am | Firas Al-Atraqchi
The Israeli incursion into West Bank towns, the alleged Israeli massacres committed in the Palestinian refugee camps of Jenin, and the spectre of suicide bombers have provoked some stark commentary from luminaries around the world. In a speech made ... More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: Brand Israel A Terrorist State
Wednesday, 17 April 2002, 10:08 am | Firas Al-Atraqchi
The current massacing of Palestinian civilians in the refugee camp of Jenin and the cities of the West Bank reminded me of a story my Serb teacher told me in high school more than twenty years ago. More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: Palestinian Lives Not For Sale
Monday, 15 April 2002, 3:15 pm | Firas Al-Atraqchi
"The Princess has just donated her Rolls-Royce and an ox," said the Saudi telethon host gleefully, pride swelling in his mid-sized chest. More >>
Does American Media Favour The Palestinians?
Wednesday, 10 April 2002, 2:00 pm | Firas Al-Atraqchi
Unfortunately, last Saturday, CNN's Reliable Sources segment proved that laughter is a bitter chalice of poison. More >>
