Archive for April 24, 2011
Hizbullah media: It is not an American revolution in Syria
Hizbullah’s TV website has concluded that protests in Syria are part of an “American revolution.” I will not comment on how this will be viewed by Syrian protests who are not part of any conspiracy, but this factually incorrect: yes, there is an …
Posted on April 24, 2011 by As'ad
Hizbullah, Iran, and Syria
From their own standpoint, and from the standpoint of their own political interests, one of the biggest mistakes of the triangle is their aversion to going all-out against Saudi Arabia and its plots in the region. Instead, they even prevented and…
Posted on April 24, 2011 by As'ad
Algeria
Comrade Joseph commented to me that Aljazeera’s highly political and sensational coverage as of late is sparing only one Arab republic: Algeria. There must be some fishy and dirty deal there.
Posted on April 24, 2011 by As'ad
Syria and Aljazeera
Comrade Hussein sent me this (I cite with his permission): ”I am not sure how Syria is going to end up; but I am writing this with the assumption that the regime will fall, although it is still not very likely so far. I think al…
Posted on April 24, 2011 by As'ad
Against GCC/US deal for Yemen
“A mass of protesters took to the streets of Sanaa on Sunday to protest against a deal brokered by Persian Gulf nations that grants Yemen’s president immunity from prosecution, witnesses said.” (thanks Jawad)
Posted on April 24, 2011 by As'ad
Prayer for Rain in Texas: if Muslims did that they would be mocked (as they should)
“Gov. Perry Issues Proclamation for Days of Prayer for Rain in Texas” (thanks A.)
Posted on April 24, 2011 by As'ad
Wahhabiyyah
People forget that despite years of a bitter Saudi-Qatari feud, Qatar is the only other Wahhabi state in the world.
Posted on April 24, 2011 by As'ad
Abdul-Jalil
Please look at the photo of Mustafa `Abdul-Jalil (head of Libyan transitional council and former henchmen of Qadhdahfi) below: it proves my theory. All puppets of US/Israel/Saudi Arabia even look undignified. Really.
Posted on April 24, 2011 by As'ad
Syrian regime Mufti
Jonathan sent me this: ”On the topic of ‘ information pollution ‘, yesterday the mufti of Syria talked on Syrian state television about deliberate ( in his words in that case you have sinned twice: knowledge + di…
Posted on April 24, 2011 by As'ad
Fawwaz Turki
Does anyone read the racist and made-up stuff that this guy writes? I wrote about him before and about his fabrications and the tale that his parents made his sister drink poison (a la Socrates). I still recommend his first book (The Disinherited…
Posted on April 24, 2011 by As'ad
Protests in Saudi Arabia
Warning: this may offend your US bipartisan foreign policy principles.
Posted on April 24, 2011 by As'ad
Who are “they”?
“Ammar Abdulhamid, an activist in Maryland, estimated that they delivered 100 satellite phones, along with hundreds of cameras and laptops.” As someone who is opposed to both: the Syrian regime and to the strands of the opposition represented by …
Posted on April 24, 2011 by As'ad
This guy is lauded in the New York Times as the Syrian opposition “leader”
Only in February he wrote this: ”Syria is not ready for an uprising”
Posted on April 24, 2011 by As'ad
Obama’s courage
As Yemeni tyrant agreed to the lousy GCC deal and agreed to step down, Obama has asked him to “transfer” power. So basically, Obama supports every tyrant in the Middle East unless the tyrant decides on his own (or in response to popular pressures…
Posted on April 24, 2011 by As'ad
Israeli vomit
If an Israeli vomits in English, the New York Times will review the vomit and laud it. The New Republic will ask Leon Wiseltier to write a long essay on the vomit and to praise its texture, color, and look.
Posted on April 24, 2011 by As'ad
Zionism and apartheid
Just was apartheid in South Africa was abolished and eliminated, Zionism in the holy land has to be abolished and eliminated. No have measures with such evil.
Posted on April 24, 2011 by As'ad
Let me guess; NATO will also liberate Syria
I can see it happening: Aljazeera will bring attention to Syria and call for NATO bombs and then GCC will offer its solution to the Syria “crisis”.
Posted on April 24, 2011 by As'ad
From Syria with doubt
A leftist comrade who I trust sent me this (I cite with his permission but I will keep him anonymous): “Hi As’ad,I have been going to Syria for several months now due to my work….i am …; So part of my work is to go to the client’s…
Posted on April 24, 2011 by As'ad
Qadhdhafi as “sophisticated”
“”We’ve done pretty well,” the diplomat said. “But when you’re dealing with somebody as sophisticated as Kadafi, with such sprawling commercial interests, this has been an uphill struggle…. It’s been hard.”" (thanks Nu`man)
Posted on April 24, 2011 by As'ad
Gulf royal preference for Lebanese
Khelil sent me this: ”For many Arabs, moreover, able Christians offer a culturally comforting window on the world, says Kamal Salibi, a Lebanese historian. “The Gulf is a Levantine colony. The Levantines do not exercise political power but th…
Posted on April 24, 2011 by As'ad