Archive for February 14, 2011
From the Mufti of Saudi Arabia
The Mufti of Saudi Arabia wishes you all a Happy Valentine’s Day. And he insists on blowing a kiss to all of you out there.
Posted on February 14, 2011 by As'ad
Bush’s freedom agenda
“Former Israeli Ambassador to the US Zalman Shoval scoffed that George W. Bush’s freedom agenda’s “principle accomplishment seems to be the victory of Hamas in Gaza.”” (thanks Helena)
Posted on February 14, 2011 by As'ad
Gene Sharp and OTPOR…in Venezuela
“According to an analysis published by Strategic Forecasting (Stratfor), Venezuelan student leaders traveled to Belgrade in 2005 to meet representatives of the AEI-trained opposition movement OTPOR-CANVAS, before later traveling to Boston to consult di…
Posted on February 14, 2011 by As'ad
Bodyguards of the King of Jordan
“”The king was on a field visit to Al-Hashemiyah University, in the rural area of Mafraq, East of Jordan. Upon the King’s arrival at the university, protesters from Bani Hassan tribe, one of the biggest tribes, gathered before the King’s motorcade; the…
Posted on February 14, 2011 by As'ad
The first martyr in Bahrain
This is the first martyr in Bahrain. A comrade, S., also wrote: “Today’s eventsThere were protests in many villages in Bahrain 1.Karzakan كرزكان village started last night 13 Feb2.Today in the early morning at about 5 AM ther…
Posted on February 14, 2011 by As'ad
Gaza tunnels
A Ben Wedemann tweet: “Today a very reliable source told me the Egyptian Interior Ministry was making $250,000/day skimming off the Gaza tunnel business”. In fact, the lucrative Gaza tunnel business will soon trade on the New York Stock Exchange….
Posted on February 14, 2011 by As'ad
Jalal Amin
I forgot to recommend the economic and political writers of Marxist Egyptiann historian, Jalal Amin. Read his book: مصر والمصريّون في عهد مبارك (Egypt and the Egyptians in the age of Mubarak).
Posted on February 14, 2011 by As'ad
Blackmailing Egypt
“Some Jewish groups, like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or Aipac, a prominent pro-Israel lobbying group, favor the Obama administration’s review of the substantial military aid the United States gives to Egypt, said Josh Block, a…
Posted on February 14, 2011 by As'ad
Chants
Tunisians and Egyptians chanted (creatively) calling for the downfall of the Tunisian and Egyptian regimes. Hariri audience at today’s rally are now chanting: “with blood, with spirits, we sacrifice ourselves for you, o Sa`d”. If that does …
Posted on February 14, 2011 by As'ad
Gaza tunnels
Please. Cars and trucks are asked to avoid the Gaza tunnels today. Today, 20 elephants are being smuggled through the Gaza tunnels to join the animals at the Gaza zoo.
Posted on February 14, 2011 by As'ad
Watch out Israel
Sa`d Hariri is giving a speech now. He said that “we have no enemy except Israel” and that “we will be at the forefront of those who fight against it.” With Sa`d Hariri leading the struggle against Israel, you can expect only Arab defeats.
Posted on February 14, 2011 by As'ad
Attack by riot police in Bahrain
Just in. This is footage of the attack by riot police in Bahrain. (thanks Fahad)
Posted on February 14, 2011 by As'ad
nice smile
Nice smile, no? (AP)
Posted on February 14, 2011 by As'ad
Gene Sharp: the New York Times story of the origins of the Tunisian and Egyptian uprisings
Look. Even if there are some attempts by US or other outside parties to influence events in Egypt and elsewhere, the underlying causes of the revolutionary efforts by people on the ground are largely domestic and home grown. Most people, I …
Posted on February 14, 2011 by As'ad
Mubarak’s propagnadist: Glenn Beck of the Mubarak regime
This is one of the worst most vulgar and crude propagandists of the Mubarak regime. `Amru Adib is even responsible for doing the bid of the Mubarak regime in inciting against the Algerian people (during the concocted conflict, engineered by the t…
Posted on February 14, 2011 by As'ad
An Israeli thanks Mubarak during the war on Gaza
Notice how the anchor of Al-Arabiyyah TV (the news station of King Fahd’s brother-in-law) cut off the remarks of the Israeli woman when she thanked Egypt for the war on Gaza. (thanks Farah)
Posted on February 14, 2011 by As'ad
This is Israel
“Residents of the Palestinian town of Beit Ilu near the Jewish settlement of Nahliel in the West Bank found that anonymous vandals graffitied three houses on Sunday. ‘Mohammad is a pig’ and ‘Regards from 18′ were two slogans graffitied on the houses…
Posted on February 14, 2011 by As'ad
Bahrain, again
“The day of wrath’s Facebook page passed 10,000 supporters within a few days, and a declaration in the name of Bahraini Youth for Freedom is being widely circulated online. The authorities have already moved to counter any possible repercussions fr…
Posted on February 14, 2011 by As'ad
Queen Youtube
An observer in Jordan sent me this (he/she does not want to be identified): “Notice how in her tweets on Tunisia and Egypt, Queen Rania has wished for “security & prosperity” and “stability and calm,” but never for “freedom” and “democracy.” And …
Posted on February 14, 2011 by As'ad
US interests
“As blogger and CSU professor As’ad AbuKhalil explained to a crowd of Berkeley students the night before Mubarak fell, some events in history demand not to be viewed through the lens of U.S. interests.”
Posted on February 14, 2011 by As'ad