December 11, 2009

Fort Hood Killer Nidal Hasan Image on Palestinian Website **Updated -- Not Hasan

UPDATE: Oops? Ladida:

It's a photo of Nidal Badarneh and Hasan Taha. Nidal and Hasan. nidal_hasan. Not the guy from Virgina.

UPDATE: Nope, not Hasan. Sorry about that every one who emailed this to me seemed convinced it was him. It's not.

News flash: blogger makes mistake, report at 11:00.

My bad. I should have run some more checks on this. But, to be honest, without vetting it with you, the readers, I don't think I would have got it right.

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Hey, this guy looks familiar doesn't he? Kind of like the Fort Hood murderer Nidal Hasan?

But, nah, that couldn't be Hasan. I mean, how could that fat ass pass the Army physical? And does he do improv in his spare time? And what is so big that his buddy gets all fish eyed about?

Oh, wait, maybe it is. Here's the index naming the file "Nidal_Hasan1.jpg".

The website belongs to Abnaa el Balad, which I think means Sons of the Land. I can't find the original page the image is embedded on. I'd like some context here. If you find it, let me know.

Here's their banner.

According to Wiki:

The stated goals of the movement are: the return of all Palestinian refugees, an end to Israeli's occupation of territories and the establishment of a democratic, secular Palestinian state.[1][2]

While Abnaa el-Balad calls for the abolishment of Israel's identity as a Jewish state, the movement's membership is open to and includes Jewish citizens of Israel who identify as Palestinian Jews

Original story below ----

The image is from 2007. That's two years ago this guy was hanging out with the "liberate Palestine from the racist Zionist imperialist crusaders!" crowd.

A guy who supports the destruction of Israel also wanted to kill Americans? No way! That makes my head hurt.

Thanks to AJ who apparently got it from Rahga at TweetMe.

Update: Actually AJ got it doing a Google image search.

Also, Star found the original page. It's cached here.

Translation of the story surrounding the picture:

Arabic to English translation
Art on trial at the University of Haifa
The security of the University of Haifa offers an indictment against representatives Hassan Taha and the struggle Badarneh

sunburst graphic oldest security Haifa University In a bizarre move to make an indictment against artists Hassan Taha and the struggle of the spectrum Badarna Kiemanma introduced against the backdrop of a scene in the courtyard of the satirical comedy "Aldechi" at the university,

According to the indictment that the representatives who presented a scene of discrimination subsequent Arab students in the dorms, it is recalled that the security of the university had suspended the presentation was attended by more than 300 students who gathered automatically without any prior arrangement or organization without a permit.

In an interview with bilateral struggle Badarneh, Hasan Taha stressed that this step is just to confirm the approach of the university administration and its security against Arab students, adding that the bilateral security university had been allowed in earlier times to tens of dancers, actors and singers to submit their art in the courtyards of the university without a license, But when it comes to our artists and Bmmthleena Arab Veetm a policy of how many mouths against us, and stressed that the show was a comedy improvisational display disorganized and self-respecting university, which gives students the opportunity to submit their art and creativity rather than pursue them and prosecute them.

The court hearing will be held obedience on Wednesday, 5 / 9 at noon in the 29-floor building at the University of Eshkol, and the lawsuit as representatives of the Committee on obedience lawyer Gamal Abdu.

Appealed to the public and representatives of students and artists to join with them at the time held by the Committee on obedience to confirm the right of cultural and artistic heard both revered in his ear that obedience to the committees, but Atzidna Anfoana and determination to make our voices heard as artists and creators Palestinians.