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Mideast Wire - Daily Briefing - May 24, 2011
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- *Withdrawal of hundreds of students from Bahrain University*
- "Differences in Egypt between the MB youth and their leaders*" (Asharq
- *Lawsuit in Cairo demanding the expulsion of Gaddaf al-Dam** (Asharq
- "Al-Masry al-Yawm in the house of the Al-Qa'idah temporary leader..."
(Al-Masry al-Yawm)
- *Allawi and Maliki expected to meet next week** (Al-Hayat)
- *Tel Aviv: Al-Assad did not fall although Arab sides want him to**
(Al-Rai al-Aam)
- *Fourth financial scandal for $18 million in the Tyre area*
- *Junblatt: I call on Assad to adopt steps to secure drastic change**
(Lebanese News Agency)
- *A piece of advice to the Hamas movement* (Al-Quds al-Arabi)
- Interview with Mahmoud al-Zahar (Al-Akhbar Lebanon)
- *Abbas insists on Salam Fayyad*s candidacy** (Al-Hayat)
- *Hamas accuses Obama of succumbing to Israel** (Al-Hayat)
- *Beirut-Damascus* (Al-Akhbar Lebanon)
- *Al-Assad rejects an offer presented by the Arabs of America* (Al-Akhbar
- *Where is president Bashar al-Assad*?* (As-Safir)
- *Minister from *hawks* of Otari*s government investigated for
corruption* (Al-Quds al-Arabi)
- "Al-Manar receives more than $100,000 to brighten Ben Ali's image"
- *Qabas reveals details of last minutes between Saleh & Gulf delegation**
- *Withdrawal of hundreds of students from Bahrain University*
On May 24, the Qatari-owned Al-Jazeera.net news website carried the
following report: *The tensions at Bahrain University rose following the
withdrawal of hundreds of students from the current trimester in protest
against what they referred to as being the increase of the security
measures on Campus. This happened following the resumption of the courses
last week after a two-month halt caused by the security disturbances which
expanded to the university in mid-march, during the protests witnessed in
the country to demand political and constitutional reforms. A student who
pulled out from the education faculty said to Al-Jazeera.net under
condition of anonymity that all the gates were closed except for one that
is controlled by security men and checkpoints, which caused traffic jams
and prevented the students from attending their morning lectures.
*She added that all the students were *forced* to sign a *loyalty pledge
to the command to be able to pursue their studies,* continuing that the
document featured conditions and instructions imposing restrictions on
participation in any student activities and prohibiting participation in
political ones. As for student Mahmoud from the IT faculty, he said to
Al-Jazeera.net that the university*s administration separated the parking
lot from the buildings and the different faculties and buildings from each
other with an iron fence, which made it difficult for the students to move
around. As for student Fatima, she said she was forced to pull out due to
the stringent security measures on the checkpoints spread inside and
outside the university*, mentioning that the policewomen subjected the
female students to searches by making them go through metal-detectors.
*Another student who requested anonymity due to fears of being arrested *
as she said * described to Al-Jazeera.net the university campus as being a
military barrack. She claimed that through these measures the university
administration was targeting the students belonging to the opposition,*
which subjected these students to humiliation** In this context, the head
of the Bahrain Youth Association for Human Rights, Muhammad al-Masqati,
said that over two thousands students dropped out due to the increase of
the security measures. Moreover, 150 students were ousted and the studies
of 170 students abroad were discontinued because they expressed their
opinions during the protests or via social networking websites. He added
to Al-Jazeera.net over the phone that Bahrain University was *no longer
fit for studying due to the security measures.*
*He consequently believed that students could not study under such
pressures, indicating that his association had received complaints about
mistreatment on the checkpoints and pursuit via the newly-installed
cameras throughout the campus. He assured that his association will
address some concerned international organizations to inform them about
what was happening, especially since the government had signed the special
pact related to cultural, economic and social rights. For its part, the
university did not comment on these measures and the increasing
withdrawals, but deputy chairman Youssef al-Bastaki said that the measures
were adopted to enhance security on campus* He added in statements to
Bahrain television that the students will sign loyalty vows to the country
and its command, and will be registered again once they pledge to abstain
from carrying out any action which might undermine security on campus.* -
Al-Jazeera.net, Qatar
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- "Differences in Egypt between the MB youth and their leaders*"
On May 24, the London-based Saudi-owned Asharq al-Awsat daily carried the
following report by its correspondents in Cairo Walid Abdul Rahman and
Sawsan Abu Hussein: *Despite the withdrawal of the January 25 Revolution
Youth from the second dialogue session * in the absence of the symbols of
the disbanded National Party which was headed by Former President Hosni
Mubarak - the Muslim Brotherhood refused to do the same and decided to
maintain its participation in the process. In this respect, Ahmad Abdul
Jawad, the MB representative in the January 25 Revolution Youth Council,
was quoted following his withdrawal from the session by Asharq al-Awsat as
saying: *I believe that the Muslim Brotherhood organization did not
withdraw from the dialogue session because it is embarrassed, especially
since it had promised the chairman of the dialogue sessions to take part
in the sessions and the deliberations. Besides, I believe that the MB
wants to see if th e president of the dialogue sessions will deal
positively with the offers it has already made.*
*It should be noted that the second dialogue session started two days ago
under the patronage of Prime Minister Issam Sharaf and it was headed by
former Prime Minister Doctor Abdul Aziz Hijazi. The first sessions had
witnessed turmoil after a number of participants protested against the
proposition made to invite members from the dissolved ruling National
Democratic Party to participate in the debates. This drove the revolution
youth to boycott the dialogue session, considering that the whole process
was ineffective* Mohammad Adel, the media spokesman for the April 6
Movement was quoted in this respect by Asharq al-Awsat as saying: *We have
decided to boycott the dialogue sessions since it is being held without
specific mechanisms and because members from the dissolved National
Democratic Party are in control over the debates.*
*Adel added saying: *Besides the participants decided not to tackle the
issue of the upcoming parliamentary elections and this is why we have
decided to organize a youth conference to discuss the matters that we
consider are the most important** For his part, Daoud Hussein the media
director of the 25 of January popular committee was quoted by Asharq
Al-Awsat as saying: *We intend to organize a demonstration in Tahrir
Square in protest against what has taken place during the dialogue
sessions.* As for Ahmad Abdul Jawad the MB youth representative in the
dialogue, he said that it would be difficult to go back to Tahrir Square
since the security situation was very volatile. He continued: *We do not
support the idea of a second revolution since we already have our own
revolution*** - Asharq al-Awsat, United Kingdom
Click here for source
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- *Lawsuit in Cairo demanding the expulsion of Gaddaf al-Dam**
On May 24, the Saudi-owned London-based Asharq al-Awsat newspaper carried
the following report by its correspondent in Alexandria Ahmad Sabri:
*Libyan and Egyptian activists including members from the Awlad Ali tribe
demanded the expulsion of Ahmad Gaddaf al-Dam, the cousin of Colonel
Muammar Gaddafi from Egypt, also requesting that all his bank accounts and
his assets be frozen. The activists said that Gaddafi*s cousin possessed
billions of dollars and that he had investments in a number of Egyptian
cities. This comes despite the fact that Gaddaf al-Dam had previously
announced he had resigned from his official position and that he was not
conducting any activities in Egypt. However, the spokesman for the Awlad
Ali tribe, Hisham al-Akari who lives in Alexandria, told Asharq al-Awsat
that the men of his tribe had rejected the offers made to them by Gaddaf
al-Dam to go fight in Libya. He added: *We have refused all the bribes
that he has presen ted to us in order to convince us to go to Libya and
fight alongside Gaddafi*s forces.*
*For his part, Judge Shehata Hermina, the head of the Alexandria court,
decided to transfer the lawsuit presented by members from the Libyan
Diaspora and members from the Awlad Ali tribe against Gaddaf al-Dam to the
Cairo administrative court* The lawsuit, a copy of which was acquired by
Asharq al-Awsat, accuses Gaddafi*s cousin of attempting to recruit
Egyptian nationals, especially those that are members from the Awlad Ali
tribe, to fight with Muammar Gaddafi*s forces. The lawsuit also accuses
Gaddaf al-Dam of selling a number of important Libyan properties in Egypt
and of sending the money back to Gaddafi*
*For his part, Al-Akari who is a political activist and one of the
spokesmen for the Awlad Ali tribe, said that no one accepted the offers
made by Gaddaf al-Dam. He added: *He promised the men from the Awlad Ali
tribe that if they accept to fight with the pro-Gaddafi forces, he will
pay them money and will even naturalize them. However, we have rejected
all these offers and we will be working with all our strength to support
the Libyan revolution in order to remove Gaddafi from power. The members
of the Awlad Ali tribe have already held a number of gatherings and
conferences to express their support for the Libyan revolution and the
freedom demands made by the Libyan people*** - Asharq al-Awsat, United
Click here for source
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- "Al-Masry al-Yawm in the house of the Al-Qa'idah temporary leader..."
On May 23, the independent Al-Masry al-Yawm daily carried the following
report: *Ever since the picture of the young, Egyptian looking man,
occupied the television screens and the newspapers, the name of *Saif
al-Adl* * the temporary successor of Osama Bin Laden at the head of
Al-Qa*idah * has been stirring a controversy and raising questions about
the secret of this silent man with the fierce look* Away from the media,
an Egyptian family was watching in pain and suffering for the departure of
a son and a brother. [His family] did not know whether he was dead or
**After two visits to the house owned by the family in Shibin Kom, his
older brother, Hassan, agreed to talk to Al-Masry al-Yawm following major
reservations*. [Hassan] said: *We stopped having any kind of contact with
Mohammad since 25 years ago. The last thing we know of him is that I
dropped him to the Cairo Airport as he was about to go for a Umrah trip
[i.e. a religious pilgrimage trip] to Mecca in 1987. He told me that he
will be looking for a job in Saudi Arabia. And since he got there, he
never called us. His absence remained a puzzling mystery. Then, a year
later, a man came to me * I do not recall his name * and he said that he
was his friend. He brought a jacket that Mohammad was indeed wearing and
he told me that Mohammad died in Saudi Arabia in a car accident and that
he had been working as a sales representative. We tried to obtain official
data but we completely failed.*
*The man also asserted that the picture being distributed by the American
intelligence and the Federal Bureau of Investigations is indeed that of
his brother. He however believes that the picture of Mohammad was
erroneously placed in this mess, according to him. He adds: *This is a
purposeful mistake* Mohammad cannot possibly be the leader of any kind of
organizations especially Al-Qa*idah. My brother had no connections to any
sheikhs or anyone in Egypt.* He added: *The last time I saw my brother was
at the Cairo Airport. He then left forever and left us grief and sickness.
My mother got sick after having received the shock of his death abroad.
She had a stroke and died afterwards. And my father kept suffering until
he passed away in 2005. Nothing indicated to us that Mohammad is still
*Hassan then added: *We obtained a verdict from the Family Affairs Court
in Shibin Kom indicating that Mohammad is dead because there had been no
clues indicating that he is alive in the state*s records since 1986** I
asked him: *Do you have doubts that your brother is alive and that he is
heading Al-Qa*idah Organization*?* He replied: *I have no doubts about the
fact that Mohammad has died and whoever says anything other than that is
sinning. Mohammad was not a bearded man and he never mingled with
Jihadists* He had no connections to any organizations in Egypt and the
security apparatuses are aware of that.*
*And when asked: *What if you receive proof that Saif al-Adl is indeed
your brother and that he is indeed Mohammad Zeidan?* Hassan replied: *I
will rejoice and grieve at the same time. I will rejoice because I found
my brother* * the man got teary eyes at this point * *and I will grieve
because of what he became.* He adds: *If Mohammad has embraced these
ideas, then I completely disagree with him. But before all that, I must
make sure that he is indeed my brother because the photo carried by the
media does not constitute a sufficient proof that he is alive. My brother
is being unjustly dealt with. He is being implicated in something with
which he has nothing to do because he is dead...* - Al-Masry al-Yawm,
Click here for source
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- *Allawi and Maliki expected to meet next week**
On May 24, the Saudi-owned London-based Al-Hayat daily carried in its
paper edition the following report by its correspondents in Baghdad Omar
Sattar and Jawdat Kazem: *The State of Law Coalition headed by Prime
Minister Nouri al-Maliki and the Iraqi List headed by Iyad Allawi are
conducting dialogued sessions after a Kurdish mediation was deployed for
that purpose to make sure that the Irbil accord will be implemented in
full. These contacts were followed by expectations that a meeting could be
held next week between Maliki and Allawi to finalize any possible
*The president of the Kurdistan province Massoud al-Barazani had announced
a new mediation last week in order to revive the talks over the formation
of the new Cabinet and the filing of the security ministries* In this
respect, Deputy Asmaa al-Moussawi from the Al-Ahrar bloc described the
contacts that were taking place as being positive. She added: *The
representatives of the two blocs succeeded in reaching a number of
agreements over different points, especially in regard to the formation of
the Council for Strategic Policies. The two sides also agreed in principle
over the names of their respective candidates to the ministries of
defense, national security and interior and I can tell you that the names
of Tawfik al-Yasseri and Riad Gharib have been approved. But the Iraqi
List had not yet made up its mind at the level of its own candidate to
occupy the post of defense minister.*
*On the other hand, leader in the Iraqi List Fattah al-Sheikh expected in
a phone call with Al-Hayat that many files will be settled during the
meeting between Al-Maliki and Allawi. He continued: *We believe that the
State of Law Coalition has realized that true partnership is with the
Iraqi List. This cannot be achieved without the formation of the Strategic
Policies Council which will constitute a link between the different
political parties in government and in parliament. Only then will all the
blocs participate in adopting the critical decisions*** - Al-Hayat, United
Click here for source
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- *Tel Aviv: Al-Assad did not fall although Arab sides want him to**
On May 23, the independent Al-Rai al-Aam newspaper carried the following
report: *A prominent Israeli source revealed to Al-Rai al-Aam yesterday
there was an ongoing practical action proceeding along two tracks, the
first being the Syrian track and the second related to the case of captive
soldier Gilad Shalit. The source who requested anonymity said *something
has been moving in the stagnant water for years.* Regarding what was
published by Yediot Aharonot yesterday about a solution for most of the
disputed issues * as was mentioned by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad *
the prominent source responded by saying: *Do you think that this issue
can be tackled in the media. No, never.* He continued: *Al-Assad is still
holding on to the strings and has not yet fallen, although some Arab sides
want him to.*
*He added that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu *has nothing much to
offer to Al-Assad. Today, the structure of the Israeli government is
complicated and will obstruct Netanyahu if he were to decide to move
toward Damascus and Al-Assad.* He pointed out that what was happening in
Damascus and the Presidential Palace was being closely monitored and
assessed, and that there were many analyses including intelligence,
security and military ones tackling the situation in Syria. The source
then assured: *The next stage will undoubtedly carry surprises, some of
which will be positive and others not so much. We are awaiting the outcome
of the Arab revolutions and the way the situation in the region will be
arranged, especially in the close circle [around] Israel.* He concluded
about the Gaza Strip and the Shalit case before hanging up the phone to
attend an urgent meeting by saying: *There are efforts to activate the
pending file related to Shalit.*
*Yediot Aharonot had said that during the last few weeks, Al-Assad sent
messages to the American administration in which he expressed his
willingness to resume the peace talks with Israel, quoting American
sources as saying that Al-Assad assured *that 98% of the issues of dispute
between Syria and Israel have been agreed on*** - Al-Rai al-Aam, Kuwait
Click here for source
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- *Fourth financial scandal for $18 million in the Tyre area*
On May 23, the pro-March 14 Hariri-owned Al-Mustaqbal daily carried the
following report: *Following the Salah Ezzeddin scandal and the theft
which affected the Jammal Bank branch in Jowayya, a fourth financial case
for $18 million surfaced in the Tyre area and in a number of its villages
during the last couple of days. The details of this case are similar to
three other ones that had preoccupied the Southern circles in the last two
years, including that of Salah Ezzeddin who took tens of millions of
dollars from the population * and it was said that at least one was a
deputy among other politicians and clerics * and is still being
investigated by the judicial authorities, and that of the Jammal Bank
branch in Jowayya where the branch director took millions from the
*It was therefore revealed that following the events witnessed in the
Ivory Coast during the past months, a number of inhabitants from towns in
the eastern parts of Tyre deposited their money with F.L. from the town of
Jowayya in exchange for interest rates ranging between 40% and 50%, to be
invested in the cocoa commerce in Abidjan, as this cocoa is smuggled to
the countries surrounding Abidjan and resold at very high prices. This
prompted many to invest with the aforementioned lady who disappeared
during the last few days and was not found by the security apparatuses,
after one of the damaged investors Z.H filed a complaint before the
Jowayya police and talked about her investment of two million dollars with
the accused.
*This information was confirmed to Al-Mustaqbal by an official source from
the Jowayya police, at a time when there is talk about the fact that the
sums accumulated by the accused from the villages were no less than $18
million. And not far away from the world of Lebanese immigration, sources
in the villages talked about a southern financial empire operating in
several sectors and especially in purchasing lands in different Lebanese
regions, saying that the empire witnessed a major setback after the
Congolese authorities informed those involved in this empire about the
decision to shut down their businesses in the country within a year, which
will terminate the services of over 4,000 Lebanese employees and workers.
The sources therefore expected that the empire will face similar setbacks
in a number of other African countries.* - Al-Mustaqbal, Lebanon
Click here for source
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- *Junblatt: I call on Assad to adopt steps to secure drastic change**
On May 23, the Lebanese National News Agency carried the following report:
*The head of the National Struggle Front, Deputy Walid Junblatt, said in
his weekly meeting to Al-Anbaa newspaper, which is issued by the
Progressive Socialist Party, that the "PSP was just like I was, personally
linked to Syria throughout many years. We therefore shared many stages of
struggle and many important political stages in extremely difficult and
complicated circumstances seen in Lebanon, the Middle East and the Arab
region. This period extended non-stop from 1977 until 2004 when
developments emerged at the time and led to what we referred to as being
an estrangement until the reconciliation in 2010.*
*He added: *That period was filled with close cooperation witnessed during
historical stages, not the least of which being the confrontation of the
Israeli occupation of Beirut in 1982 and the resistance against this
occupation until the toppling of the May 17 agreement. This allowed the
changing of Lebanon*s face and had major repercussions on the nature of
the conflict in the region until the signing of the Ta*if accord which
ended the civil war, settled Lebanon*s Arab identity, defined the
foundations of the exceptional Lebanese-Syrian relations and confirmed
that Lebanese and Syrian security were intertwined. With Syria*s
participation, we saw a long stage of political stability which allowed
reconstruction and relative economic revival, but also the accomplishment
of many national achievements, at the head of which is the liberation of
the land from the Israeli occupation.*
*He then pointed to the fact that the different stages of cooperation
*between I and the Syrian command were characterized by mutual trust and
joint concerns to achieve the main political goals that were drawn up.* He
thus said: *Today, based on this trust and in light of the sensitive
circumstances witnessed in Syria and the continuation of the state of
internal tensions, I would like to assure that the best opinion for Syria
is the most honest one and not the fake and indulging one. Today, and more
than ever before, Syria needs honest dealings and positions because it is
going through a historical turn whose repercussions are not only
reflecting on its internal situation, but also extending to Lebanon and
the entire region.*
*He added: *Therefore, based on my concern for Syria, its national
security, unity, domestic stability and immunity, in order to protect its
political weight in the region and its advanced role in the face of the
projects of division, in light of the major challenges witnessed in the
Arab world and the highly critical and sensitive moment in the
Arab-Israeli conflict and to secure the continuation of the efforts to
break the isolation to which Syria has been subjected since 2005 and which
it managed to gradually break, I reiterate the importance of dialogue with
all the factions far away from violence, and the [ending] of the tensions
through serious and immediate investigations into the consecutive
incidents that are taking place. I also call for the release of the
detainees and stress the necessity to render the reforms an utmost
priority to exit the current crisis.*
*He then concluded by saying: *I therefore call on President Al-Assad who
is very courageous and who faced massive political pressures during the
last few years and was able to lead Syria out of the siege which was
imposed on it, to immediately adopt that steps that would ensure drastic
change in dealing with the current situation and the challenges facing
Syria. I also call on him to adopt a new approach by meeting the
legitimate demands, in order to prevent Syria from sliding toward division
and ongoing bleeding as it is wished by many. I would also like to
reiterate my condolences for all the martyrs who have fallen, whether they
are civilians, military men or security men, for they are all members of
the same Syrian family.** - Lebanese News Agency, Lebanon
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- *A piece of advice to the Hamas movement*
On May 24, the Palestinian-owned Al-Quds al-Arabi daily carried the
following lead editorial: *Nowadays, the pressures exerted on the Islamic
Resistance Movement Hamas are escalating from several sides, in order to
get it to recognize Israel as a condition for the acceptance of the
reconciliation agreement and the movement*s participation in any national
unity government which this reconciliation might secure, in light of the
ongoing consultations to form it between the two most prominent parties in
the Palestinian political equation, i.e. Fatah and Hamas. American
President Barack Obama supported Israel*s rejection of the Palestinian
national reconciliation when he said in the speech he delivered before the
annual conference of AIPAC it was impossible for Israel to negotiate with
Hamas which is refusing to recognize its existence.
*Turkish President Abdullah Gul reiterated that same tune when he assured
in an interview with the American Wall Street Journal the day before last
that he completely agreed with President Obama in saying that Israel
cannot negotiate with a party that does not recognize its right to exist,
revealing for the first time he informed Hamas Politburo Chief Khalid
Mish*al during his visit to Ankara in 2006 that his movement had to be
*rational* about recognizing Israel*s existence. These statements can only
be interpreted as being a coordinated campaign of pressures to force Hamas
to relinquish the most important point of its charter, i.e. the refusal to
recognize Israel, under the pretext of pushing forward * once again - the
peace process which is based on the two-state solution. We do not know how
Hamas feels about these pressures or the extent of its ability to confront
*However, based on what we are seeing, the movement is rejecting any
recognition of Israel and its occupation of historical Palestine and its
sanctities * via its statements and the positions of its officials - but
offered at the same time a truce which might last thirty years in case an
independent Palestinian state is established on the 1967 border and in
case the Palestinian refugees return. This is the epitome of realism or
rationality which were addressed by the Turkish president. The Palestine
Liberation Organization was subjected to similar pressures which
eventually led to the signing of the Oslo accords, the recognition of the
Israeli state, the rejection of terrorism or armed struggle and the
adoption of the two-state solution and peaceful negotiations as the only
way to reach an independent Palestinian state.
*But the PLO*s experience with the Israeli maneuvers was extremely
disappointing on all levels, considering that around 18 years after the
launching of the negotiations based on the two-state solution, the
Palestinian state is still very far. And what is worse is that the
settlements in the West Bank did not leave any land on which this state
can be established* The [non-]recognition of Israel is the most important
point in Hamas*s charter and it must not be jeopardized under American
pressures and [just] to sit with a few American or European officials. It
is a trap that was set up with extreme caution to divest the movement*s
ideology of its main backbone which earned it the respect of the
Palestinian people and the victory in the Legislative elections*
*When Netanyahu rejects the June 4 border under the pretext of Israeli
security necessities and finds in the White House someone to justify and
believe his claims, the Palestinian response * whether from Hamas or any
other Palestinian side * must be the insistence on the recognition of the
Palestinians* right to return, the establishment of an independent state
with Jerusalem as its capital and the removal of all the settlements
before engaging in any negotiations. Just like they have their conditions,
it is imperative for the Palestinians to have their own, because
continuing to offer free concessions due to the pressures or advice of
this or that side will only lead to additional Israeli blackmail under the
pretext of security among others. We hope that Hamas will learn from the
humiliating lessons of the PLO before falling in the trap of recognizing
not only Israel, but also the Jewish character of the state.* - Al-Quds
al-Arabi, United Kingdom
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- Interview with Mahmoud al-Zahar
On May 24, the pro parliamentary majority daily Al-Akhbar carried the
following interview with the Hamas official, Mahmoud Al-Zahar: **Q. Some
thought that the reconciliation agreement indicates that there is a
similarity between the programs of Hamas and Fatah. Is this really
*A. The reconciliation does not imply at all that the program of Hamas has
been transformed into a Fatah program or that it has even neared it. The
opposite is also true, meaning that Fatah has also not approached the
program of Hamas at this phase. The reconciliation was an answer to the
question as to how there can be coexistence between these contradictory
and conflicting programs. The solution consisted of agreeing on letting
the elections be the judge*
*Q. Did the events in Syria constitute an element of pressure against you
thus pushing you to sign the reconciliation agreement?
*A. The Syrian situation had no effect on the issue of the reconciliation.
The former Egyptian regime was the side that hindered the reconciliation.
It prevented us from going out for fourteen months* But when the pond of
the negotiations became completely dry, and when all the [water] that was
in there evaporated, and when the politics of the negotiators were
revealed, they came and they accepted the suggestions of Hamas*
*Q. On what basis will the security apparatuses join forces in the West
Bank and Gaza district as these apparatuses have a contradictory security
*A. The security apparatuses in the Bank and Gaza will remain the same for
a year. The Minister of Interior will coordinate between the two sides.
Then a Higher security commission will be formed in order to coordinate
the actions. There is no mixing between the program of the resistance and
the program of cooperation with Israel. We will not allow for the return
of the preventive security and its symbols. I call on them openly to
abstain from entering Gaza or the Bank. This is better for them.
*Q. You asked Abbas to delay his visit to Gaza until the atmosphere is
ready. What does that mean?
*A. There is still a [lack of] clarity and some concerns on the issue of
the reconciliation. In Gaza, they are asking us if we want to restore the
former security apparatuses. We must reassure the people that these will
not come back*
*Q. What is your stand on the events that are currently taking place in
*A. Our stand on the events taking place in Syria is similar to the events
of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen. We do not interfere with the internal
Arab affairs neither at the time of the revolutions nor at the times of
*Q. On the backdrop of the events in Syria, there has been talk in the
past weeks about your intention to transfer of your bureau to Damascus.
How true is that?
*A. The main headquarters of the Hamas movement is in the occupied lands.
Its real weight is there*and the complementary part is on the outside.
This issue is being seriously reviewed. This experience has torn up the
leadership of this movement in several places, and it therefore needs to
be reviewed*
*Q. How do you regard the events of the Nakba anniversary this year on the
borders in Lebanon and Syria?
*A. We assess those events through the Zionist reaction, which was
represented by an unprecedented confusion. They first hesitated between
killing and containing the phenomenon. Then, they went to the Security
Council to file a complaint. The Lebanese position was against this
aggression. The Zionists are making a comparison with the precursors of
the first intifada, which started off through peaceful marches*and then
this popular movement evolved into an armed action that led to expelling
the occupation from Gaza in 2005*" - Al-Akhbar Lebanon, Lebanon
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- *Abbas insists on Salam Fayyad*s candidacy**
On May 23, the Saudi-owned London-based Al-Hayat daily carried in its
paper edition the following report by its correspondents in Gaza and
Cairo, Fathi Sabbah and Jihane al-Husseini: *Palestinian sources told
Al-Hayat that the Hamas and Fatah movements have presented the candidacy
of four names to occupy the post of prime minister in the new provisional
government that should be formed within the few coming weeks. In the
meantime, Egyptian sources revealed that the next round of dialogue will
be held in Cairo by the end of this month. The sources also said that
Salam Fayyad was still considered to be the strongest candidate to occupy
the post of prime minister.
*The Palestinian sources for their part were quoted as saying: *Hamas has
presented the candidacy of the head of the board of trustees of the
Islamic University, Jamal al-Khadrawi, as well as that of former Minister
of Economy Mazen Sinokrot who took part in the government of Ahmad Qurai*
As for Fatah, it has presented the candidacies of businessman Maamoun Abu
Shahla and the head of the investment council Mohammad Mustafa* The name
of the current prime minister was added at the last minute upon the
insistence of President Mahmud Abbas who wants him to hold - in addition
to the post of prime minister - that of minister of finance.*
*The Palestinian sources continued: *However, Hamas has expressed its
opposition of that candidacy. The Islamic movement had presented the
candidacy of Doctor Mustafa al-Barghouti to the post of foreign minister
while Fatah has presented that of Deputy Hanan Ashrawi, the member of the
PLO Executive Committee, in addition to that of Deputy Ziad Abu Amro.* It
must be mentioned that the name of Jamal al-Khadri surfaced after the last
legislative elections and his appointment as a deputy from Gaza although
he was running as an independent candidate. He then occupied the post of
telecommunications minister in Isma*il Haniyah*s government* In Cairo, a
reliable Egyptian source was quoted by Al-Hayat as saying: *Fayyad still
represents the best option when compared to the other candidates. It is
true that during the last Cairo dialogue session his name was not among
the four proposed names, but still, his chances of being chosen are very
high. His strength stems from the fact that he has succeeded in
establishing strong ties and contacts with the international monetary and
financial institutions and he is the only one capable of maintaining these
contacts*** - Al-Hayat, United Kingdom
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- *Hamas accuses Obama of succumbing to Israel**
On May 24, the Saudi-owned London-based Al-Hayat daily carried in its
paper edition the following report by its correspondent in Cairo: *The
Palestinian Hamas movement has strongly criticized the speech that was
delivered by American President Barack Obama before the AIPAC conference
and in which he pledged to continue exerting pressures on the Islamic
movement. In this respect, Hamas politburo member Izzat al-Rashak was
quoted by Al-Hayat as saying: *The speech delivered by Obama and the
positions he has taken in regard to the Palestinian cause confirm once
again that he supports Israel completely and that he is not a mediator.
This clearly proves that the Americans cannot play any role in the
so-called peace talks.* Rashak criticized the statements made by official
in Hamas Mahmud al-Zahhar, while denying at the same time the existence of
any differences inside the movement.
*The Hamas official added: *The speech given by Obama shows that he has
completely succumbed to Israel and its conditions. We reject his position
and we tell him that the Palestinian people do not take orders from him
and that we will never be forced to make choices we do not approve of. The
fact that Obama has taken a negative stand vis-a-vis the Palestinian
reconciliation agreement and that he has expressed his disappointment
toward that reconciliation proves that this agreement represents a major
achievement. I must also note that all the Palestinian factions, no
exceptions made, are attached to that agreement and want to see it
implemented on the ground**
*The Hamas politburo member continued: *The positions that were taken by
Obama are even worse than those that were adopted by Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Clearly, the American president is trying to
impose insulting and unacceptable conditions on the Palestinian people
since he has put aside the right of return of the refugees and has called
on us to recognize the Jewish character of the Israeli state. Obama*s main
motive is his preoccupation with his own reelection campaign and this is
why he is trying desperately to get Israel*s approval and support because
he needs the Jewish votes** Al-Hayat asked Al-Rashak what he thought about
the statements made by official in Hamas Mahmud al-Zahhar when he said
that Khalid Mish*al*s speech following the signature of the reconciliation
agreement did not represent the movement, to which he said: *The
statements that were made by our brother Doctor Al-Zahhar were wrong and
do not represent the position of the Hamas movemen t and represent a
breach of our regulations. Only the politburo can make such statements and
assumptions but I must also say that this whole issue does not reflect the
existence of any differences inside the movement*** - Al-Hayat, United
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- *Beirut-Damascus*
On May 24, Khaled Saghieh wrote the following opinion piece in the pro
parliamentary minority daily Al-Akhbar: *Finally, and following several
trials, a movement of solidarity with the Syrian people succeeded in
Beirut. In black shirts and red roses, a mourning pause was carried out in
order to honor the souls of the freedom martyrs in Syria. The supporters
of the Syrian regime were able, this time, to control their anger and to
march in an opposing protest without preventing the others from expressing
their opinions. This occurred following the repeated and surprising
appearance of the supporters of the Syrian regime in all the opposition
protests with the aim of preventing those protests from chanting and in
order to modulate their slogans and even take advantage of them by making
speeches in support of the Syrian leadership. This happened in front of
the Syrian embassy in Beirut in addition to other places in the Hamra
*One can say that the Syrian regime itself had warned against the
exaggeration in preventing the protests against it in the capital,
Damascus. A part of the bloody oppression in the peripheral areas is due
to the [fact that] the regime realizes that it cannot use the same means
of oppression in the capital. This raises questions about the events that
are taking place in Beirut. Is this an excess of zeal in order to assert
that the political forces that are pro-regime in Syria are still in
control of the situation in Lebanon? Is this a kind of returning the favor
on the part of the political forces that do not have a large popular
weight and that were supported by the Syrian leadership to enter the
parliament and to reap ministerial portfolios? Is it keenness on
preserving the constitution and respecting the agreements between Lebanon
and Syria, and thus preventing everything that might tint the relations
between the two countries? Is it a fear over the transfer of the clash f
rom Syria to the Lebanese lands?
*Perhaps some of these reasons are valid ones. But most probably, these
reasons are all incapable of providing a satisfactory answer. Preventing
demonstrations in Beirut implicitly aims at preventing the remaining air
in Beirut from spreading outside the borders. Preventing demonstrations in
Beirut indicates a fear of Beirut and from its infection. This is the
word: infection. Indeed, freedom is being dealt with as if it was a
disease, or an epidemic. When it becomes public, it will be hard to resist
its seduction. In 2005, many persons made bets on the inability of the
regime in Damascus to survive after the pullout from Lebanon. Back then,
the bet was a naive one because there was a huge difference between the
events in Lebanon and the preparations of the Syrian opposition. But
today, the symbolic pullout from Beirut will be pricey.* - Al-Akhbar
Lebanon, Lebanon
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- *Al-Assad rejects an offer presented by the Arabs of America*
On May 21, the pro parliamentary majority daily Al-Akhbar carried the
following opinion piece by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ibrahim
al-Amin: *Many still reject the idea that the size of the western plotting
against Syria is now greater than the size of the protests there* In this
sense, those who are following up on the events, or those who are
concerned with them, or those who are defending the right of the Syrian
people to change, must take into consideration the American, western, and
Arab movements that are allied to America.
"They must also scrutinize the kind of messages that the delegates have
been transferring to the Syrian leadership in the past two months either
directly or indirectly. This would lead to a different approach to the
events taking place in Syria... In this sense, one can understand the
nature of the pressures on Syria currently. These pressures are imposing
policies and positions on the regime there*knowing that these pressures,
according to sources that are close to the American atmosphere, aim at
achieving many things in Syria including:
*- Forcing President Bashar al-Assad to submit to the American project
through launching practical steps including disbanding the ruling party,
getting rid of the figures that the west had decided to punish, working on
pulling the army forces from the street, and pleasing the public through
reform steps in the fields of parties and media.
"- Launching a process of political turnover by starting direct and
intensive negotiations with Israel that would quickly conclude in signing
a peace treaty within a few months. The West would guarantee Israel*s
pullout from the Golan [Heights] according to specific conditions. The
West would have also provided Al-Assad with a pretext to break his
alliance with Hezbollah and Hamas concerning the issue of resistance in
addition to severing this part of the relationship with Iran.
* * In return, the kings and presidents of most of the Arab countries that
are allied with the West, the European countries and the USA, will offer
financial aid of more than 20 billion dollars. This would enable Al-Assad
to launch a wide development process and it would also allow him to break
the entire relation with Iran as the latter used to provide him with
economic support.
*Of course, it is needless to say that Al-Assad has refused these offers.
He even refused the concept of having a discussion with people from the
outside acting as mediators concerning the internal issues. He told the
Arab delegates that Iran and the forces of the resistance are his constant
allies, and that this has been proven through experience and that he does
want to proceed in a reform operation according to his own program. All
this leads, once again, to [the need for] looking for a formula that would
prevent the support of the people*s demand from becoming a prey to the
American voracity to take control of the regimes and of the population's
dreams as well.* - Al-Akhbar Lebanon, Lebanon
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- *Where is president Bashar al-Assad*?*
On May 23, the independent leftist As-Safir daily carried the following
opinion piece by Talal Salman, a writer generally supportive of the Syrian
president: *The sound of bullets is almost masking the talk about the
reform in Syria that President Bashar al-Assad had pledge to achieve* The
security related events are overwhelming every other event especially
since communication has grown difficult and that the noise of the tanks
and the echoes of the protestors* chants*have become overwhelming. In the
official media, there is a repetition of terms such as *elements of
sedition,* and *criminals,* and *armed gangs,* and *the misguided ones,*
and the *fooled ones* at best. But who are these exactly?! Who is feeding
them and inciting them and causing them to spread all over Syria?
**Who are these *conspirers?* and what is their political identity? And
how were they able to *plot* through a decade of a rule that was often
likened to *steel*?*But the most dangerous and most important question is:
Where is the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who used to have a noted
popularity within Syria and a high appreciation in the region in general
especially as he succeeded in breaking the international siege of his
country and in making new alliances that enhanced his position and the
role and stature of Syria?!
"Why did President Al-Assad fail to confront the *masses of the
opposition* with the masses that support him and his regime and that took
to the streets at the beginning of the crisis all over the different
regions of the country chanting for him and regarding him as the *hero of
the desired reform?!* Why has he failed to make a series of steps
indicating his seriousness in allowing public freedoms and in
restructuring the system in a way that meets the ambitions of the people
who had voted for the young president twice*?
*Now is the turn of President Bashar al-Assad. He must make an initiative
or face the people with his promises for reform by turning them into an
action plan* Where is he, and why does he not appear and address the
Syrian people [?] Why can*t he define his plan for dealing with the
*This is a serious political crisis. It is the crisis of the regime that
was very preoccupied with the exterior to the extent that it overlooked
the interior and just left the *security* [services] to make decisions
about people*s lives including all the details and basic lines. This is a
crucial crisis that cannot be solved through political force. The use of
force would make things more complicated and it would also threaten the
fate of the entire regime. We in Lebanon are perhaps more concerned for
Syria than the Syrians themselves. Indeed, turmoil there will rock the
stability here; and sedition there, God forbid, will cause the fire to
spread and to burn everything down in the country of religions and sects*
Sedition might even spread to all the countries of the Levant** -
As-Safir, Lebanon
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- *Minister from *hawks* of Otari*s government investigated for
On May 24, the Palestinian-owned Al-Quds al-Arabi daily carried the
following report by Kamel Sakr: *While the Syrian command is proceeding
with political and economic reform steps that are containing some of the
popular protests and demands whose chapters have started unfolding over
two months ago, the talk about a real confrontation with the spread-out
corruption in Syria seems faint, especially in terms of the announcement
of the measures adopted at this level. However, widely knowledgeable
Syrian sources are talking about the transfer of a minister in the former
government that was ousted by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and which
was headed by Naji al-Otari to the monitoring and accountability
committee, along with one of the senior employees in his ministry, on
charges of wasting massive public funds.
*The Syrian sources who spoke to Al-Quds al-Arabi asked that the name of
the Syrian minister not be revealed. However, they described him as being
one of the hawks of the former government and a minister close to the
decision-making circle in the country. They assured that he was
transferred to the monitoring and accountability committee with a senior
employee in his ministry on charges of embezzlement and that he was
prevented from traveling until the completion of the investigations. These
same sources did not exclude the possibility that these measures might
affect prominent Syrian ministers and officials, as well as the key
figures of the former government whose economic policies fueled the anger
in the ranks of the Syrians in light of their living conditions.
*In this context, economic experts loyal to the ruling regime in Syria
accuse the government of Naji al-Otari which managed Syria's economy since
2003, of having wasted the economic accomplishments achieved by the Ba*th
Party, regardless of the economic mistakes committed by the party itself.
The latter experts mention examples such as the fact that Al-Otari*s
government presented new programs with bright headlines such as *social
market economy,* while in fact all it did on the ground was liberate
importation and exportation, free up the prices of the basic products,
annul the subsidies and raise the prices of fuel, causing a decrease in
job opportunities and the rise of unemployment rates. Corruption
constitutes the biggest challenge facing the Syrian community and is
depleting tens of billions of dollars from the Syrian national revenues,
knowing that these sums should have been justly allocated to the different
factions of the Syrian society.* - Al-Quds al-Arabi, Unite d Kingdom
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- "Al-Manar receives more than $100,000 to brighten Ben Ali's image"
On May 22, the As-Sabah daily carried the following report: *Through the
trip that he carried in order to brighten his own image and that of his
entourage from the mud of their black and distorted history, the ousted
man [i.e. Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali] did not forget to attract the
international media and to use it in order to improve [the image] of the
ousted regime externally, and to make it appear in the form of a supporter
of human rights. Ben Ali had always prided himself with that in the
international forums where he claimed that Tunisia is the country of law
and institutions.
*The ousted man adopted the politics of gagged mouths and buying off
people and he thus succeeded in bringing the Tunisian media down and
turning it into a scarecrow or a trumpet for an open propaganda to the
victories of an empty *Mafia* regime. However, and out of a fear of the
foreign media, because he was unable to oppress or frighten it, he
attempted at buying off the consciences that were offered for sale.
"The Agency of External Communication was in charge of the mission of
brightening the image of the regime on the external level through the use
of [funds] collected from our national institutions including the radio
and the television [stations], which pump an annual amount of around two
billion [Tunisian pounds] in the treasury of the agency in addition to
many other institutions such as the Agency for the Revival of Heritage.
The latter gave the Agency of External Communication a donation of 120,000
Dinars in 2010 according to an *agreement* that no one - but the people
who made it * knows anything about*
*The director of the Beirut bureau suggested at the above mentioned date
that the officials of the Agency of External Communication should enhance
the media activity [of the agency] in Lebanon in order to achieve the
desired goals and to enhance Tunisia*s image* This was to be implemented
through forging new relations with Lebanese columnists and calling on
them, under a specific program, to get closely acquainted with the
Tunisian achievements since the change.
"In addition, the director of the bureau also suggested an increase in the
publicity support made to some newspapers such as An-Nahar in a way of
raising the Tunisian yearly support for this newspaper from 50,000 to
75,000 dollars, in addition to raising the yearly support provided to
As-Safir newspaper from 30,000 to 50,000 dollars. This suggestion also
applied to a number of Lebanese newspapers and magazines that expressed an
interest in covering the national events in Tunisia, and that covered the
presidential and parliamentary elections in 2009.
*The visual media was also included in the suggestions of the director of
the Beirut bureau* The director called for increasing the publicity
support of some channels such as NBN. He called for doubling the publicity
support for this channel from 75,000 to 150,000 dollars. As for New TV,
the Tunisian publicity [office] support for this channel was around
150,000 dollars; therefore there was no need to increase the support. As
for Al-Manar channel, which is known for being affiliated with Hezbollah,
it used to receive a publicity support of 100,000 dollars and the director
of the bureau asked for raising it to 150,000 dollars.
*As for the rest of the satellite channels such as the Future channel, the
Future News, and the LBC, the director of the bureau said: *The relation
with these channels was good and the cooperation was ongoing through the
news bulletins. As for the MTV and OTV, the relations with these two was
unclear especially since these two satellite channels were asking for an
elevated publicity support that did not match their media importance in
the Lebanese, Arab and international atmosphere.** - As-Sabah, Morocco
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- *Qabas reveals details of last minutes between Saleh & Gulf delegation**
On May 23, the independent Al-Qabas daily carried the following report by
Leila al-Sarraf: *Prominent Gulf sources revealed to Al-Qabas the details
of the last minutes of the meeting that was held between Yemeni President
Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Gulf delegation headed by the secretary general
of the Gulf Cooperation Council Abdul Latif al-Zayyani. The sources said
that the thugs of the Yemeni regime detained Al-Zayyani and the Gulf
delegation from noon until 6pm at the headquarters of the Emirati embassy,
after the factions of the Yemeni opposition had signed the Gulf initiative
on Saturday to lead Yemen out of the threat of civil war. The sources
continued to Al-Qabas that at 6pm, the Gulf delegation was released and
taken on a military helicopter to the headquarters of the Yemeni president
where it encountered a surprise. Indeed, as soon as the delegation headed
by Al-Zayyani arrived, Saleh received its members very coldly and the
followi ng conversation took place between the two men:
*Al-Zayyani: *We will not enter after what happened to us but we want you
to sign the initiative.
*The President: *Where are the oppositionists?!
*Al-Zayyani: *They already signed the Gulf initiative and all that is left
is for you to sign.*
*At this point, the Gulf sources added to Al-Qabas that President Saleh
did not even sit with the delegation and waved his hand angrily: *Let the
symbols of the opposition come here and sign in front of me, or else I
will not sign. Al-Zayyani wanted to stress that the opposition had
completed its part and signed, but the president turned his back and waved
his hand while saying: *I will not sign, I will not sign.* Afterwards, the
Gulf delegation left Yemen and headed to Riyadh where it held an urgent
and extraordinary ministerial meeting. The prominent Gulf sources
cautioned that the undermining of the Gulf initiative will push Yemen
toward a bloodbath, since the Yemeni street will not tolerate anything
other than the eradication of the regime which will regret having rejected
the initiative. They concluded by saying: *Yemen might slide toward civil
war and if this were to happen, the outcome and the repercussions will be
dire...* - Al-Qabas, Kuwait
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- Stainless steel and tempered glass construction
- Lighted Interior and rotating racks for better product visibility
- Humidified
- (4) 18" diameter racks
- Reaches a temperature of 180 degrees Fahrenheit in 16 minutes
- 120V; NEMA 5-15P plug
- Made in America
- ETL and NSF Listed
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Specs | |
Width | 23 1/2 Inches |
Depth | 23 1/2 Inches |
Height | 32 5/8 Inches |
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Hertz | 60 |
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This is a crowd pleaser that is quick and easy to prepare. The secret to this light, delicious pasta dish is the sweetness of bay scallops, combined with the fresh garlic.
Preparation time: 15 minutes (about the time it takes to boil water and cook the linguini al dente.)
Great with crusty Italian bread and fresh green salad
servings4 people
1 - 1 1/2lb. small bay scallops2 Tbs. butter
2 Tbs. olive oil
3-4 cloves fresh minced garlic
1/2 fresh squeezed lemon
1/4 cup white wine
Salt to taste
2 Tbs. finely chopped parsley
1 lb. linguini (I prefer flat vs. round)
_ Prepare linguini according to package directions_ Rinse scallops and pat dry
_ Melt half of the butter with half of the olive oil in a large, heavy skillet
_ Saute half of the minced garlic until transparent (not brown)
_ Add half of the scallops and saute over medium high heat until cooked (appx 2 min.)
_ Repeat last 3 steps with second batch of scallops
_ Add first batch of cooked scallops back into skillet
_ Add lemon juice, wine and salt
_ Simmer for appx 1 minute
_ Pour over linguini and add chopped parsley


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Thanks for the update. I look forward to Saturday. Just to make sure I have everything squared away, here is the list of hostas to trade so far. Let me know if I forgot anything/anyone, or if I made a mistake. Annie - You just wanted something different. I will take a gander, but I am thinking that I have a Montana Aureomarginata that I love the look of. Do you have room for a large (27"70") hosta? I will also grab a couple extra for you. Dave - Golden Tiara, Janet, Blue Wedgewood Tina - You wnated Blues and mini's. I have Blue Wedgewood, Halcyon, Feather Boa, and Emerald Tiara. Does that list sound OK? Two mini's and two blues. Gata - You said just pot some up, so check my list below. These are some that I will bring incase people might want them. Here are the additional Hostas I'll bring in case people wnat them: Did I forget anything? Any changes? |
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Five things: Florida at LSU
Alex ScarboroughIt will be a battle of wills when LSU and Florida meet in Death Valley at 3:30 p.m. ET. The Tigers have a powerhouse offense while the Gators sport one of the top defenses in the country. So who gives? We'll find out soon, and in the meantime, here a...
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What we learned: Week 6
Alex ScarboroughSTARKVILLE, Miss. -- Here's a look at three lessons learned in No. 10 LSU's 59-26 win over Mississippi State on Saturday night. LSU might have the two best wideouts in the country: Good luck to defensive coordinators trying to game plan for Odell ...
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Week 6 helmet stickers
Alex ScarboroughSTARKVILLE, Miss. -- During the course of Saturday's game between No. 10 LSU and Mississippi State, a few players stood out as worthy of a coveted helmet sticker. WR Odell Beckham Jr.: What more is there to say about LSU's talented wide receiver? ...
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LSU dealing with defensive role reversal
Alex ScarboroughSTARKVILLE, Miss. -- They craned their necks like prairie dogs drawn helplessly toward something off in the distance. Some of LSU's defensive players stretched from the bench on the sideline to see the Jumbotron in the south end zone, while others si...
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Five things: LSU-Mississippi State
Alex ScarboroughLSU looks to improve to rebound from a tough loss to Georgia when it travels to Starkville, Miss., to face the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday night. Here are five things to watch when the two teams meet: 1. Hangover effect: LSU can't feel ...
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Planning for success: LSU
Alex ScarboroughSaturday night's game against Mississippi State will be about moving on for the 10th-ranked LSU Tigers. Last weekend's heartbreaking loss to Georgia needs to be put behind them. One loss shouldn't ruin their season and it certainly shouldn't limit th...
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LSU at the quarter pole
Alex ScarboroughThese aren't your LSU Tigers of years past. Les Miles may still be at the helm, but this year's team is different. The defensive changes speak for themselves as coordinator John Chavis had wholesale changes to make over the offseason, overhauling the...
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Mettenberger taking offense to new heights
Alex ScarboroughBATON ROUGE, La. -- Zach Mettenberger was too quick on his first pass attempt Saturday night. LSU's senior quarterback spun quickly to his right and rushed to plant his foot as he attempted to fire a pass to Odell Beckham Jr. on the outside. The b...
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What we learned: Week 2
Alex ScarboroughBATON ROUGE, La. -- Here's what we learned from No. 9 LSU's 56-17 blowout win over UAB on Saturday night's home opener in Death Valley. Cam Cameron's influence is real: The difference has been night and day. A year ago, LSU's offense was stuck in...
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Helmet stickers: Week 2
Alex ScarboroughBATON ROUGE, La. -- No. 9 LSU controlled the game from the start and throttled UAB 56-17 in Baton Rouge on Saturday night to improve to 2-0 on the season. During the course of the action, a few players stood out as worthy of a coveted helmet stick...
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Odell Beckham's career night lifts LSU
Alex ScarboroughBATON ROUGE, La. -- He nodded his head to the beat, dipping his shoulders at each measure before a high screech from the horn section sent his arm high into the air in celebration. Odell Beckham Jr., LSU's soft-spoken wideout with off-the-charts athl...
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Planning for success: LSU Tigers
Alex ScarboroughUAB coach Garrick McGee is plenty familiar with LSU. After coaching at Arkansas from 2008-11, first as quarterbacks coach and then as offensive coordinator, he knows what a Les Miles-coached team looks like. In fact, he helped the Razorbacks split fo...
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What to watch: LSU vs. TCU
Alex ScarboroughThere won't be anything neutral about the site of the Cowboy Classic. Tickets might be split down the middle, but there's no questioning who the home team will be when the game gets underway. LSU will travel some 400 miles to get to Arlington, Texas,...
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LSU bounced from SEC tournament
Alex ScarboroughHOOVER, Ala. -- For the LSU Tigers, the descent was gradual against Mississippi State on Friday afternoon. The three-run lead the Tigers clung to for eight innings slipped away inch by inch. In the ninth inning, the grip that looked so firm loosen...
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Tigers bounce back with win
Alex ScarboroughHOOVER, Ala. -- Maybe the bats had jetlag. The LSU Tigers rebounded form a sleepy offensive performance in their first day at the SEC baseball tournament to recover and jolt the Ole Miss Rebels less than 24 hours later, 11-2. "There was a pretty d...
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LSU falls 3-2 to State
Alex ScarboroughHOOVER, Ala. -- The way Mississippi State starting pitcher Chris Stratton threw from the hill at Regions Park, LSU getting two runs was an accomplishment. But a pair of runs in the fifth inning wasn't enough for the Tigers as they fell to Mississippi...
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New immigration crackdown goes after employers
I think the nervous level among some employers inched up a few levels this week. The Obama administration announced that it was taking significant new steps to crack down on the hiring of undocumented workers. We reported today: Federal officials on Wednesday announced plans to audit the immigration and employment paperwork of 652 businesses across […]
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AZ says no to make illegal immigrants criminals
Here's a novel question: Are illegal immigrants trespassers? A proposed law in Arizona would criminalize illegal immigrants as trespassers, a creative way to enforce immigration at a local level. No state seems to try harder than Arizona at bringing the hammer down on illegal immigrants. But the trespassing law would face certain constitutional challenges. In […]
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Obama holds court on immigration reform
The much-anticipated White House summit about immigration reform took place today, and, according to a news release, Obama administration officials described the meeting as the "launch" of a policy conversation and "an honest discussion about the issues." President Obama met today with Vice President Joe Biden, a bipartisan group of Senate and House leaders and […]
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San Fran DA supports job training for illegal immigrants
The San Francisco district attorney at the center of a brewing controversy over a DA-run job training program that enrolled illegal immigrants has finally spoken on the issue. According to the Associated Press: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco's district attorney is defending a city-led job program for first-time drug offenders that has included at […]
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San Francisco program trains illegal immigrants for jobs
AP Photo/The Chronicle, Kat Wade Kamala Harris, left, gives her victory speech after winning the election for district attorney in San Francisco in 2003. She is now at the center of a controversy over a job training program her office runs. A job training program, ordinarily, doesn't make news on this blog. But one particular […]
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ICE won't detain illegal immigrant drivers in Nashville
At the federal government level, two forces are often in opposition: money and mission. ICE is in the business of detaining and removing illegal immigrants. That's part of its mission. But the reality is the agency doesn't have the money to house hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants. There are only so many immigrant detention […]
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Illegal immigrant sues after hospital deports him
I wonder, after the federal government, who removes the most illegal immigrants from the U.S.? Could it be hospitals? The New York Times did a thorough story on the issue last year. Now, the thorny topic is back in the news after an illegal immigrant sued a Florida hospital for deporting him. Here's an excerpt […]
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Crime in the amnesty debate
Well, I'm not exactly sure how the debate from the earlier post on amnesty devolved into a McCarthy-era name-calling fest, but y'all raised some interesting points on a few issues before you fixated on North Korea. Let's take a look at some of the debate on the crime issue. One of you wrote this: "Just […]
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Children sue Obama over parents' deportations
AP Photo/Lynne Sladky Estrella Manuel, 2, holds an American flag in her mouth during a news conference in Miami Wednesday, June 17, 2009. Roughly 150 children are suing President Barack Obama to halt the deportations of their parents until Congress overhauls U.S. immigration laws. One of the most vexing and urgent issues in the immigration […]
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Court makes ruling on LAPD immigration policy
Can a city bar its police officers from stopping people on the street to ask if they are in the U.S. illegally? Yes, says a California court: A city can prohibit its police from stopping or arresting people to find out if they are illegal immigrants, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday in a Los […]
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Participate in The Key West Marathon in Key West, Florida. Race through Key West's historic Old Town and waterfront areas January 17, 2016 during the Key West Marathon. Set to begin at 7 a.m., the sporting challenge takes place on a flat, fast marathon course in the scenic island city.


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Let me just say that I am in LOVE with this blush. I guess you could say it's a nude but it's so natural looking and it's like a blush and a highlighter in one! It gives my cheeks the most beautiful glow. I've been using it almost daily for probably the last couple of months. So perfect. I will definitely repurchase.
I use this as a highlighter because the colour pay off isn't that great. There's more shimmers in it than colour pigmentation.
The colour on the pan looks like a dusted, mauvy pink but swatched as a baby muted pink with gold flexes?
This is by far my favourite drugstore "highlighter". I definitely would recommend to those who want to give highlighters a try and it's pretty affordable ($7/8g).
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I love this product! beautiful color not overbearing lasts all day with just a little bit of shimmer that makes your skin look dewy. wonderful product would and will most definitely buy again would recommend to anyone!
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It's definitely perfect for an everyday, daytime look! It adds just a hint of dark rose color to the face, very light, and the super thin shimmer it has makes your skin have a healthy glow. Which is why I took a lippie off the rating, pigmentation could have been a lot better for such a pretty shade. For $6, this blush is very beautiful and it has a good quantity so it will last a while. If I want to wear a stronger, more bold look for night time I grab other more pigmented colored blushes in my collection. But this is very pretty indeed.
I have yellow undertoned fair skin so I can understand why this color may not show up on many skin tones. Those with olive, tan, honey or black toned skin may find this blusher a very beautiful highlighter to the face. The glow it provides is very golden too, so I do recommend! (Packaging is pretty too)
I find myself using this as a highlight sometimes. Doesn't really serve another purpose for me. My mom hates it but I love it!
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I love this product. I use it as a highlight--it is definitely too light and shimmery for me to use as a blush. It reminds me a lot of Benefit's High Beam but at a fraction of the price (and in a powder form rather than liquid). It's easy to work with, pigmented, and lasts for a long time.
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I used to own all the Hard Candy blushes. They were really pretty and this one is particular turned me onto darker blush shades. I had only used bright ones in the past and hasn't really used and peaches or brown toned blushes so this one paved the way in that direction which I'm thankful for. These blushes are absolutely beautiful and they come with ALOT of product. They seem to last forever. These blushes are great because they can be applied wet for an intensified color or dry for a light color. Sadly it did not work out for me because the sparkle in it drew too much attention to my pores and blemishes. If I had better skin I would definitely repurchase. I handed this off to my sister who has amazing skin and she loved it so it didn't go to waste. It feels nice and light and are very pigmented. I never had a problem with this product causing breakouts or anything like that so that's a plus. It's a very good product and the color is beautiful Im just not too crazy about the sparkle in it.
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I really love this blush, bronzer, illuminator... It serves as a real multi-tasker in my make-up wardrobe. I find myself reaching for this very often. I had been going through a inseperable phase with my tarte amazonian clay powder blushes, but this little fella is stealing my heart. For me this product lasts on my skin for as long as I need it to 12 hrs max. It is shimmery in the nost faint way, it just seems to rejuvinate my skin. I would describe as a tawny coral, not sure if I can do the color justice with my choice of adjectives. I would highly recommend you hunt walmart for this pretty baby. MY only con is a big one, at the store there were several hard candy baked products that were smashed and crumbled, oddly enough still sold at full price (I am a target girl) While, all of this could have gone down while shipping it made a little weary about the quality of packaging. I hope it holds up! I do not fix products ever.
I love the hard candy baked blushes, but not this color. It's just too light. In the container it looks like a peachy pink, but on my skin, it just looks white. It is also very shimmery. I suppose you could use it as a highlight, but I'm not really into highlighters so I would not purchase this color again.
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LOVE this color! It reminds me a lot of MAC's By Candlelight which I also loved. Pin-up is a pale frosty peachy beige color that makes for the most awesome glowy cheek for my NW20 complexion. This color is probably too pale for anyone to use as a blush if they're any darker than I am and may even be too light of a hue to suit many fair folk if they're looking for a lot of color. Pin Up is a subtle shade that tends to add more glow than color, and so it might work better for some if it's worn over another color or as a highlight for deeper skin tones. I like it though as it adds just enough color to my cheeks to give some dimension to my face without calling attention to itself.
The finish is more of a sheen than a shimmer in that the shimmer is so fine that you can't see individual particles, but it can be built up to a strong, almost metallic looking, frosty finish if you pack it on. It does emphasize my pores a bit, but that's just something I've learned to put up with when I use shimmery blushes. Matte blushes, no matter what the color, look kind of dull on my skin so I've grown to accept the trade off a perky complexion for more noticeable pores.
The only thing I don't like about this blush is that I have to go to Wal-mart to get it. It's not just that Wal-mart is an unpleasant place to shop, but their Hard Candy displays are so poorly stocked that this can be hard to track down unless you want to shop online.
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This product is quite disappointing. None of the blushes offer any amount of pigment. No matter how much I applied, the colour (beautiful in the pan) never showed up on my fair skin. It's also WAAAAY too shimmery for a blush. Why on earth would they market this as a blush?? It's ok as a highlight. Packaging is adorable. Would not repurchase.


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Here's the latest A Boy and His Blob video, showing our young hero and his alien mate taking on a boss.
Just like the NES original, the human protagonist is pretty useless on his own and has to feed old blobby beans in order to change him into different forms. Here he expands into a giant... well, we won't spoil it for you.
Watch tons of other great game videos in HD over on our video channel!
A Boy And His Blob is out for Wii next month.


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A sudden, peculiar change of topic in otherwise logical speech. Also known as a loose association.
Example: "…So after the storm we found the canoe a bit down the river, and then, uh…my mother came to see me today."
Last reviewed: By John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on 11 Oct 2008