Archive for April 8, 2011
Conspiring against conspiring in Syria
My weekly article in Al-Akhbar: ”Conspiring against conspiring in Syria”.
Posted on April 8, 2011 by As'ad
Arab Uprisings
For those who care, I am speaking on the Arab uprisings at an Amnesty International event at UC, Berkeley next Wednesday, April 13th.
Posted on April 8, 2011 by As'ad
at Yale University–not in a Muslim country
“In 2008, fraternity members photographed themselves in front of the Yale Women’s Center with a poster reading, “We Love Yale Sluts.” In 2009, a widely e-mailed “preseason scouting report” rated the desirability of about 50 newly arrived fres…
Posted on April 8, 2011 by As'ad
Tell that to Thomas Friedman and other Zionists who maintain that Egyptian youths have no foreign policy objectives
“Several thousand Egyptians have marched to the Israeli Embassy in Cairo, protesting Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip. Around 2,000 protesters broke away from a mass demonstration Friday in central Tahrir Square — which was demanding ousted pr…
Posted on April 8, 2011 by As'ad
“Down with NATO”
“That first mistake was brushed off by the rebels, but this one set off outrage among the troops, with some fighters shouting “Down With NATO” along the road from Brega to Ajdabiya, The Associated Press reported.”
Posted on April 8, 2011 by As'ad
Ask NATO to bomb Egypt now to solve this “problem”
“The problem, as both he and Mr. Nafie noted, is that Egyptians lack experience in the give and take of democracy, so the push for change is marked by accentuated hostility and mistrust.”
Posted on April 8, 2011 by As'ad
Muhammad Al-Madhoun
New TV’s correspondent in Gaza, Muhammad Al-Madhoun, tells me that he is well, and that his cousin with the same name was hit.
Posted on April 8, 2011 by As'ad
A Lebanese woman faces the elite Lebanese Internal Security Force unit
A Lebanese woman (a relative of one of the prisoners) faces an elite fighting unit from the Internal Security Force outside of Rumiya prison. (thanks Mohammad)
Posted on April 8, 2011 by As'ad
AFP racist (and Zionist language) in Naharnet
“”In the past month, scores of rockets have hit southern Israel, prompting a series of retaliatory air strikes and raids, although the level of Israeli counterstrikes has been notably restrained.”" (thanks Sami)
Posted on April 8, 2011 by As'ad
Zionist racism, defined
“In his letter, Eliyahu stressed that “this struggle has nothing to do with racism and hatred. It is aimed in its entirety only at preserving our state as Jewish.”" (thanks Fran)
Posted on April 8, 2011 by As'ad
Plots and schemes (not democracy): Yemeni uprising is being hijacked with GCC support
“The de facto chief of Yemen’s largest tribal confederation, Ahmar told the U.S. official in August 2009 that his scheme would hinge on persuading a powerful Yemeni general, Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar (no direct relation) to abandon the president and jo…
Posted on April 8, 2011 by As'ad
Ynet changes its headline
Read the headline post below. It seems that Ynet later changed it but here is the image of it.
Posted on April 8, 2011 by As'ad
For Zionists, chickens are more valuable than Arab lives
Look at this headline in this Israeli newspaper: “Chicken coops sustain severe damage.” At least chickens (presumably Israeli, or typically stolen from Palestinians) get a headline in this Zionist publication. Palestinian children are never given t…
Posted on April 8, 2011 by As'ad
To apologize or not to apologize for killing Libyan Rebels: a NATO dilemma
“ NATO acknowledged on Friday that its warplanes had hit a rebel convoy the day before, killing of at least four people, and after some confusion eventually apologized for the accident…“I am not apologizing,” he said of the incident, th…
Posted on April 8, 2011 by As'ad
NYT covers Syria from Maryland and Washington, DC
Read this: NYT relies on a guy from Maryland, and another from DC to report on developments in Syria. The New York Times seems to agree with the Syrian government: that the protests are the work of “outside conspiracy” (a guy in Maryland, accordi…
Posted on April 8, 2011 by As'ad
Please, please invite us to stay in Iraq. Please, damn it
“Mr. Gates and American military commanders have made no secret of their view that some of the 47,000 American troops in Iraq should remain after 2011 as a stability force, particularly as tensions have flared between Arabs and Kurds in the n…
Posted on April 8, 2011 by As'ad
Commander Khalid Bin Sultan
“The Ambassador noted the USG’s specific concern about an apparent Saudi air strike on a building that the U.S. believed to be a Yemeni medical clinic. The Ambassador showed Prince Khaled a satellite image of the bomb-damaged building in question. &…
Posted on April 8, 2011 by As'ad
Bahrain: following Saudi occupation (and reforms)
“Arbitrary detention appears rampant under Bahrain’s state of emergency, with numerous cases in which authorities have abused people they detained or stopped, Human Rights Watch said today. Bahrain should account for everyone who has been detained a…
Posted on April 8, 2011 by As'ad
Muhammad Rashid: Israel’s candidate
“The envoy went on to quote what he heard from Lieberman: He described Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as “weak and corrupted, and no longer relevant” and suggested that the United States and Israel find a more suitable partner for dialogue …
Posted on April 8, 2011 by As'ad
Racism and propaganda in the New York Times: Isabel Kershner does her job for Israeli terrorist military
Just look at this headline in the New York Times: ”Missile From Gaza Hits School Bus.” In fact, in the hard copy of the paper in my hand, it says this: Missile from Gaza Hits Israeli School Bus, wounding boy, 16″. That is the big head…
Posted on April 8, 2011 by As'ad