Archive for March 19, 2011
Bush Doctrine Revised: Obama puts his stamp
The Western/Saudi/Qatari military intervention in Libya sets a dangerous precedent. The charade of overthrowing regimes and invading countries in the name of democracy was a bloody farce in the case of Bush era. They now don’t need to do th…
Posted on March 19, 2011 by As'ad
Dir`ah
A reader sent me a desperate plea warning of an impending massacre in Dir`ah in Syria tonight. I shall keep you posted.
Posted on March 19, 2011 by As'ad
So US officially supports Saudi military intervention in Barhain
So a new Hizbullah-led government is being formed in Lebanon. It could justifiably complain about Saudi plots against Lebanon. Would the US support a possible request by the official government of Lebanon for an Iranian military interventio…
Posted on March 19, 2011 by As'ad
They may have ruined the democratic change process in Libya
Whatever outcome in Libya, the new regime (most likely led by the idiot and charlatan, Mustafa `Abd-Al-Jalil) will be indebted to the Western governments and to the Saudi-led Arab counter-revolution. That should give you an idea about the directi…
Posted on March 19, 2011 by As'ad
stability of the tyrannical regime, they meant to say
“Although the United States has voiced sympathy for pro-democracy protesters here and elsewhere in the Arab world, it has special concerns about the stability of Yemen…”
Posted on March 19, 2011 by As'ad
unspecified steps
“Mr. Brennan acknowledged that the political turmoil in the Middle East in the past three months had breached or weakened counterterrorism cooperation among some Arab countries. But he added that the United States had taken unspecified steps in recent …
Posted on March 19, 2011 by As'ad
David Held
The problem is that David Held is a fine thinker and a good scholar who writes so effectively about Critical Theory. Look at this: ”Though he was not in my department I met with him every two or three months, sometimes more frequently, as I…
Posted on March 19, 2011 by As'ad
Egyptian referendum
“”Cairo’s governor, Abdel Azim Wazeer, was kicked out of a polling station by voters for not waiting his turn. In contrast, Twitter was buzzing this morning over Prime Minister Essam Sharaf’s refusal to cut in line. Instead, the Prime Minister w…
Posted on March 19, 2011 by As'ad
Aljazeera flash
Aljazeera has just announced that 24 hours is not enough for Libya coverage per day. It said that it now has stretched the day to 28 hours in order to provide sufficient coverage of Libyan protests.
Posted on March 19, 2011 by As'ad
The puppets want the US occupation forces to stay
“most diplomats and security officials on both sides agree that Iraq will still need American forces for training and advising well beyond 2011″. Both sides? Which sides? Iraqis? The people?
Posted on March 19, 2011 by As'ad
Saudi tyrant on subservient Arab intellectuals
In his lousy speech which he read with great difficulty, Saudi King first paid tribute to Saudi clerics, and then said this about Arab writers and intellectuals: ”And I shall not forget the thinkers and writers of the Ummah who formed the spears …
Posted on March 19, 2011 by As'ad
Aljazeera should be renamed
It should be called: Libya, and only Libya, libya all the time channel. Or the Libya is the only revolution channel. What a joke.
Posted on March 19, 2011 by As'ad
Aljazeera’s Coverage
So the Live Aljazeera channel (the C-Span of the Aljazeera family) has been broadcasting the Nasrallah speech live. When he started to talk about Bahrain, the network switched and unusually started to carry the news transmission of the main aljazeera c…
Posted on March 19, 2011 by As'ad
The Arab League as a tool of the US
“Beyond that, the diplomat said that officials in Britain, France and the United States were all adamant that Arab League forces take part in the military actions and help pay for the operations, and that it not be led by NATO, to avoid …
Posted on March 19, 2011 by As'ad
Dumb censorship
Those who are jamming the Lebanese channels to block the viewing of Nasrallah speech are unaware of internet technologies. They are unaware of the availability of live channels on the internet.
Posted on March 19, 2011 by As'ad
Al-Manar TV
I am told that Al-Manar TV aired its frequency right before the speech, that it was anticipating the jamming.
Posted on March 19, 2011 by As'ad
Nasrallah’s speech
I am told that Nilesat and Arabsat are both jamming all the Arab channels in the Middle East that would have carried the speech live. Al-Alam TV is carrying it as is Aljazeera Mubashar. This is a new development and would only show the pani…
Posted on March 19, 2011 by As'ad
Aljazeera
Aljazeera always used to carry Hasan Nasrallah’s speeches live. Not today. They are afraid of his remarks on Bahrain. Aljazeera Mubashar (the C-Span of Aljazeera network) is carrying it live.
Posted on March 19, 2011 by As'ad
Syria’s repression
Syrian government said that they are investigating the loss of life in Dir`ah. The investigation will be added to the Syrian investigation of `Imad Mughniyyah’s assassination in Damascus, and the investigation of various Israeli bombings in Syria…
Posted on March 19, 2011 by As'ad
Aljazeera and Sarkozy
Aljazeera has a news flash: it says that Sarkozy is officially the new Arab nationalist hero.
Posted on March 19, 2011 by As'ad