14 February 2005 — Al Jazeera
The slain ex-prime minister was an important Sunni politician
Analysts were reluctant to point fingers after the assassination of former prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri in Beirut, saying there were many parties who had an interest in killing him and stirring tensions in Lebanon.
14 February, 2005 — Kurt Nimmo
Isn’t it odd that a Palestinian, Ahmed Tayseer Abu Adas, would claim responsibility for killing former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri? Not if certain governments want to make it look like Palestinians—and millions of Arabs in general—are crazed Muslim fanatics. “Early investigations had shown [Adas] was a member of an Islamic school of thought known as Wahhabism—an austere form of Islam practiced in Saudi Arabia,” reports Reuters. “Western governments and moderate Muslim clerics have said this brand of faith, which rules all aspects of life, was fomenting extremism.” Reuters simply could not help itself. It was compelled to throw in that tidbit about Muslim fanaticism. Continue reading
14 February 2005 — The New Dark Age
A photograph of Arie Scher and accomplice George Schteinberg found by Brazilian police. The photo shows the two men standing, hugging each other. Each has an arm reaching down toward the front of Professor Schteinberg’s trousers. While Schteinberg holds his pants waistband down, exposing his private parts, Scher reaches over to grasp Schteinberg’s penis. Australia, meet the new ambassador.)
The New Dark Age 