Archive for March 23, 2011
Who shot Anthony Shadid in 2002 in Ramallah (II)
A well-known Western correspondent in the Middle East sent me this (he/she permitted me to cite without identifying him/her): ”It was the Israelis. Not surprisingly the wording is mealy-mouthed. I had a few drinks with Anthony and his wife in th…
Posted on March 23, 2011 by As'ad
Saudi sponsorship of the Libyan transitional council
If the midwife is Saudi Arabia, the child is a monster, for sure.
Posted on March 23, 2011 by As'ad
Racism in Lebanon
“An EU-funded report released Monday has criticized Lebanese society for rampant racism perpetrated against an estimated 1 million migrant workers in the country and upheld by gaps and loopholes in national law.” Angry Arab funded report relea…
Posted on March 23, 2011 by As'ad
Zionism is racism, always
This Egyptian newspaper, Al-Masri Al-Yawm, reports that an Israeli cafe chain bans its Arab workers from speaking in Arabic.
Posted on March 23, 2011 by As'ad
Zionists for Saddam and Qadhdhafi
Look at this: ”Keep Gaddafi in power: Op-ed: Saddam example showed West that Arab states may be worse off after tyrants’ removal” (thanks Rashid)
Posted on March 23, 2011 by As'ad
Nakbah denial institutionalized by law in the Zionist usurping entity
“Israel’s parliament passed a measure on Tuesday enabling the denial of state funding to institutions that question the country’s existence as a Jewish state, in a move criticized as targeting an Arab minority. The so-called Nakba Law, using th…
Posted on March 23, 2011 by As'ad
The new Egyptian foreign policy
“Israel should not rush into carrying out any military operations in Gaza, Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Elaraby said in a statement on Wednesday. Elaraby “asked Israel to exercise self restraint and warned it against rushing into a military op…
Posted on March 23, 2011 by As'ad
Comrade Hicham on Amr Mousa
Comrade Hicham, a PhD candidate in Canada, was working as a reporter then. He sent me this about his encounter with Amr Mousa: ”The Man Who Now Wants to lead EgyptI interviewed Mr. dithers of the Arab league Amr Musa who now wants to lead…
Posted on March 23, 2011 by As'ad
Don’t call me “King of Humanity”
I am not making this up. This is a major story in Saudi propaganda sheets (like the mouthpiece of Prince Salman and his sons, Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat). It says that the Saudi King asked the people to not call him “King of Humanity”. King o…
Posted on March 23, 2011 by As'ad
I wonder why
“Many Bahraini Protesters Angry With United States”
Posted on March 23, 2011 by As'ad
The New Egypt
“Egypt Air, the largest airline in Egypt, has removed Israel from the map – literally. On its website, Ynet has learned, Jordan’s land reaches the Mediterranean Sea.”
Posted on March 23, 2011 by As'ad
Jets over Bahrain
I have received word that “Fighter jets in the skies over bahrain for the 2nd night.”
Posted on March 23, 2011 by As'ad
US asked Mubarak to ban Al-Manar
“Highlighting the daily incitement to terror televised by the Hezbollah-run Al Manar channel, Gonzales requested that GOE use existing laws to prohibit Al Manar from being broadcast via Egypt-based NileSat television. Mubarak respon…
Posted on March 23, 2011 by As'ad
Mubarak analyzes the Palestinian question (now we know who Israeli are still crying over his downfall)
“Mubarak went on to criticize the Palestinians historically for “”only being interested in getting Arab money,”" and he criticized the Arabs for offering it. From here, he went on to relate familiar stories of Saddam Hussein’s bribe…
Posted on March 23, 2011 by As'ad
Who shot Anthony Shadid in 2002 in Ramallah?
Look at this sentence in the NYT: Shadid should be furious. ”Anthony was shot in the back in 2002 by a man he believed to be an Israeli soldier.” (thanks Maddy)
Posted on March 23, 2011 by As'ad
Nabih Birri in Wikileaks
Here is one revealing the true nature of conflict and tensions between Amal and Hizbullah.
Posted on March 23, 2011 by As'ad
Wikileaks on March 8
Many propagandists in March 14 were talking about how Al-Akhbar is not publishing Wikileaks about March 8 characters. They did, about `Awn MPs. But today these are more explosive: one about the Minister of Health, Amal’s Muhammad Jawad Khal…
Posted on March 23, 2011 by As'ad
Yahya Al-Jamal
So Al-Jamal (who was in charge of the revision of the constitution and is deputy prime minister) was talking to the correspondent of Al-Arabiyyah (the news station of the brother-in-law of King Fahd and is run by his son) was talking about democracy ch…
Posted on March 23, 2011 by As'ad
Look at this racist question by Thomas Friedman
“Is Iraq the way Iraq is because Saddam was the way Saddam was or was Saddam the way Saddam was because Iraq is the way Iraq is…”
Posted on March 23, 2011 by As'ad
Saudi-US honeymoon (continues)
“From today’s Mideastwire.com briefing – On March 23, the Saudi-owned London-based Al-Hayat daily carried in its paper edition the following report by its correspondent in Riyadh Joumana Khoja: “American Ambassador in Riyadh James Smith told A…
Posted on March 23, 2011 by As'ad