Archive for November 29, 2010

Angry Arab on Wikileaks on Aljazeera Arabic

“الرفيق أسعد «غاضب» على أوباما”

Posted on November 29, 2010 by As'ad

Grand (not really) Ayatullah Sistani receiving orders from the US

“The Foreign Minister also suggested that the USG should prod Ayatollah Sistani to speak out in favor of a unified Iraq and national reconciliation among different Iraqi sects and groups. “You have paid a heavy price in blood and treasure, and Sis…

Posted on November 29, 2010 by As'ad

When Shapiro of the NSC thinks he is being brilliant in manipulating Lebanon

“He cited the need to provide an alternative to Hizballah, which explains U.S. goals to strengthen the LAF as a counterweight.”

Posted on November 29, 2010 by As'ad

Sons of…Zayid and sons of…`Abdul-`Aziz

“Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdallah has developed good personal relations with Foreign Minister Livni, but the Emiratis are “not ready to do publicly what they say in private.” (Note: It was clear from Hadas’ remarks that Israel’s channel to Saudi …

Posted on November 29, 2010 by As'ad

Here, France considers freezing the work of the Hariri tribunal to bolster Sanyurah

“MGM said he saw little chance of resolving Lebanon’s domestic political crisis prior to the Lebanese presidential election in November 2007. Consequently, some had raised the idea of “putting the tribunal in the freezer” until that time, in hopes…

Posted on November 29, 2010 by As'ad

Sons of…Zayid heart Sanyurah

“Noting Lebanese PM Siniora’s January 16 visit to the UAE, MbZ characterized Siniora as &a good man. We are supporting him.” MbZ said that Hizballah has made a “big mistake” in estimating its support in Lebanon, and has “played it wrong — th…

Posted on November 29, 2010 by As'ad

UAE leaders on Hamas

“UAE leaders have told us that they consider Hamas a terrorist organization and that they would not fund Hamas unless they denounce violence (refs D and E).”

Posted on November 29, 2010 by As'ad

Mini-Hariri urges war against Iran: (he is visiting Iran this very day)

““‘Iraq was unnecessary,’ claimed Saad. ‘Iran is necessary.’”— Quoted in an August 2006 cable telling American officials that they “must be willing to go all the way if need be” to stop Iran’s nuclear program if diplomatic efforts f…

Posted on November 29, 2010 by As'ad

Arab conspiracy theories and Wikileaks

Many Arabs on Twitter and Facebook are raising questions about the Wikileaks: that the revelations on the Middle East are largely either known or expected.  Some are noticing that nothing damaging to Israel–even diplomatically–has been released….

Posted on November 29, 2010 by As'ad

Ahmadinajad on Wikileaks

Ahmadinajad never fails to show his stupidity.  Today, he said that Wikileaks are not important and that they will not affect his relationship with Arab countries.  He said that their calls for his overthrow were rather cute and amusing (the …

Posted on November 29, 2010 by As'ad

Al-Arabiyya breaks its silence on Wikileaks

The website of Al-Arabiyya TV (the station of King Fahd-brother-in-law which is now run by `Azzuz–the favorite son of King Fahd) breaks its silence on Wikileaks.  It said that Wikileaks showed that Saudi Arabia and Bahrain called on the US to sho…

Posted on November 29, 2010 by As'ad

Comic relief: US government relies on journalists in Saudi media to sense Arab public opinion

And those House of Saud’s journalists praised the wisdom of the US: “All of the Arab commentators and news media figures we spoke to agreed that the U.S. “played it right” throughout the post-election crisis by staying away from detailed public comm…

Posted on November 29, 2010 by As'ad