Archive for July 25, 2009
House of Saud is worried about Israel
Al-Arabiyya TV (the news station of King Fahd’s brother-in-law) just broke with this headline: it said that Iranian Revolutionary Guards “are threatening Israel.” Too bad that Prince Salman, Prince Sultan, and King `Abdullah are all out of the country…
Posted by As'ad at 12:31 PM 07/25/09
Punishing a journalist
“Rosenberg’s coverage of Guantanamo, its terrorism trials and its suicides has been sustained and highly detailed. She has written about a prisoner so afraid of returning to his native Tajikistan that he is asking to stay at the prison in Cuba. She has…
Posted by As'ad at 11:44 AM 07/25/09
The royal Saudi photographer
So the Saudi King visited his (dead) brother, Sultan, in Morocco. Notice that all the pictures of Sultan were taken by Prince Bandar Bin Salman, who is now tasked with taking official pictures of Prince Sultan.
Posted by As'ad at 11:20 AM 07/25/09
Black and White in the US (the self-styled “beacon of freedom”)
“A New York Times/CBS News poll conducted last July asked: “Have you ever felt you were stopped by the police just because of your race or ethnic background?” Sixty-six percent of black men said yes. Only 9 percent of white men said the same.”
Posted by As'ad at 11:19 AM 07/25/09
New York Times’ favorite coup
“Joya Améndola, who apparently operated in the ’80s as “Dr. Arranzola,” is also named as a founder of the semi-official “Lince” and “Cobra” death squads. Human rights groups in Honduras charge he is responsible for at least 11 extrajudicial executi…
Posted by As'ad at 11:15 AM 07/25/09
Zionist propaganda in L’Orient Le Jour
“À l’honneur des Israéliens tout de même, leur savoir légendaire en matière de transformations géologiques et territoriales. En effet, ils n’ont pas leur pareil pour muer les déserts en champs fertiles…” And this Zionist propaganda is in a …
Posted by As'ad at 11:09 AM 07/25/09
Defenders of Zionism
“Sophisticated or unsophisticated, defenders of Israeli atrocities and crimes use simple or fancy language to say outrageous things.” (thanks Michael)
Posted by As'ad at 11:02 AM 07/25/09
The real Cedars’ homeland
“Imagine you’re a domestic worker who, after six days of working full-time, decided to head to the beach for a well-deserved day in the sun. You purchase a ticket to enter, find the perfect spot, but then, right as you’re about to jump in the p…
Posted by As'ad at 11:00 AM 07/25/09
If
If Israel were to bomb the hell out of Iran and kill a large number of its civilians, those same Americans who are now feigning sympathy with the people of Iran would be the first to cheer Israel and call for more bombing.
Posted by As'ad at 10:59 AM 07/25/09
WSJ explains why Zelaya (not the coup leader) is anti-Democratic
“But in fact, a close look at Mr. Zelaya’s time in office reveals a strongly antidemocratic streak. He placed himself in a growing cadre of elected Latin presidents who have tried to stay in power past their designated time to carry out a populist-l…
Posted by As'ad at 10:55 AM 07/25/09
Not in the US press
“The Committee to Protect Journalists called on the Egyptian authorities today to explain why they have detained three bloggers this week without charge. “
Posted by As'ad at 10:54 AM 07/25/09
Look who now cares about the Iranian people?
The US Congress now cares about the Iranian people. This is as vapid as when the Feminist Majority (which used to sell on its website pieces of Burqah to express solidarity with women in Afghanistan–although it did not sell plastic black eyes to show…
Posted by As'ad at 10:48 AM 07/25/09
Who Speaks for Iran and its people? Hoover and WINEP of course.
Look who is speaking for Iran at the US Congress: “While most of the world has been captivated by events unfolding in Iran, Wednesday’s Foreign Affairs Committee hearing concentrated on Iran’s nuclear program and the use of sanctions against Iran. The…
Posted by As'ad at 10:42 AM 07/25/09
Who is threatening whom?
Is Iran threatening Israel or is Israel threatening Iran?
Posted by As'ad at 10:40 AM 07/25/09
The Pro-Western March 14 Movement
I am still amused by Western press reports in which March 14 Movement in Lebanon is described as “pro-Western”, thereby ignoring the Salafi component of the movement. Lebanese Hariri MP, Samir Al-Jisr, the spokesperson of the largest Hariri-led March …
Posted by As'ad at 10:28 AM 07/25/09
