Archive for April 26, 2011
Bahrain regimes punishes Al-Quds Al-Arabi
A reader in Bahrain sent me this: ”Abdulbari Atwan showed sympathy for the democracy movement in Bahrain a few weeks ago on Al Hewar TV:The Bahrain government responded by blocking AlQuds AlArabi’s website:And today Bahrain TV has just r…
Posted on April 26, 2011 by As'ad
When Iran regime covers Syria
A Syrian reader sent me this: ”Iran reports on Syria same way NY Times and corporate western press reports on Israeli aggression against Palestinians. Notice the use of words (clashes) , lies (armed groups) and fabrications (security forc…
Posted on April 26, 2011 by As'ad
King PlayStation on Syria
“”The King stressed the importance of focusing on Syria in the campaign to curtail Iranian influence. President Asad, he said, argued that the internal choice was “me or the Muslim Brothers.” The King advocated concerted ef…
Posted on April 26, 2011 by As'ad
The Syrian Muslim Brotherhood
I detest the Muslim Brotherhood all over the Arab world, nay all over the world. This is a most reactionary and dangerous (for Arabs and Muslim) organization and I don’t trust it one bit (they now support peace with Israel, by the way: ”Mr….
Posted on April 26, 2011 by As'ad
From a Syrian citizen
She wrote to me in response to “From Syria with Doubt Part I”:”الأستاذ أسعد،أنا امرأة سورية، وأكتب لك حول رسالة ذلك الشخص اللبناني الذي كتب لك عن مشاهداته في سوريا،
Posted on April 26, 2011 by As'ad
From Syria with doubt (Part II)
I told comrade Ziad that his message which I posted here infuriated many people especially in Syria. He responded here: ”The beauty of what happened in Tunisia and Egypt is that the U.S, Israel and Saudi Arabia were caught unprepared they …
Posted on April 26, 2011 by As'ad
Aljazeera in Arab hotels
Paul in the Middle East sent me this: ”A Saudi friend related this to me today which you may find of interest – and feel free to post. He checked into the Sheraton in Dubai a few days ago. When he discovered that Al Jazeera and AJ International…
Posted on April 26, 2011 by As'ad
They miss the Yemeni tyrant already
“Classified documents from Guantanamo Bay that were released to news organizations by WikiLeaks indicate U.S. officials repeatedly returned detainees to their home countries in hopes they would be incarcerated or be rehabilitated into society. Detai…
Posted on April 26, 2011 by As'ad
Notice the favorable coverage of Morocco in Western press
You really like reactionary Arab monarchies. You really do.
Posted on April 26, 2011 by As'ad
Debate about Syria among Lebanese progressives: summing it up
Comrade Laure sent me this (I cite with her permission): ”Reading Al Alakhbar and your blog on Syria, I came to the conclusion that the uncertainty among people in the same camp, mainly leftists, about Syria is simply about whether the Salafist…
Posted on April 26, 2011 by As'ad
Al-Qa`idah and British intelligence
“An alleged al-Qaeda militant suspected of bombing a luxury hotel and two churches in Pakistan in 2002 was an informer for MI6, it has been claimed.” (thanks Nu`man)
Posted on April 26, 2011 by As'ad
Al-Ba`th
I was re-reading the massive book on the Ba`th by Syrian intellectual Muta` As-Safadi: Hizb Al-Ba`th: Tragedy of Birth, Tragedy of End. The book was written in 1964 and the author then predicted that the party was nearing its last breath of life.
Posted on April 26, 2011 by As'ad
Pew Poll of Egypt and the New York Times
As I read about the poll yesterday (see the post below), I was thinking: I wonder how the Zionist media will twist this. I could not wait. And here it goes. This is the headline of the New York Times about the matter: ”Poll Find…
Posted on April 26, 2011 by As'ad
Pew Poll of the Egyptian people
“No dividend emerges for the United States from the political changes that have occurred in Egypt. Favorable ratings of the U.S. remain as low as they have been in recent years, and many Egyptians say they want a less close relationship with Americ…
Posted on April 26, 2011 by As'ad
List of Syrian dead
This is comprehensive list of Syrian victims of the regime since the uprising erupted. (thanks Yazan)PS I am told that the list was prepared by the lousy Syrian Muslim Brotherhood in London and that it contains many errors and requires verification. My…
Posted on April 26, 2011 by As'ad
A matter of language in the New York Times
Of course, the Syrian regime deserves to be toppled. Strong language is needed to denounce its brutal crackdown. But as I read this article today by Anthony Shadid, I thought this: if he were to use the same denunciatory language again…
Posted on April 26, 2011 by As'ad
House of Saud hearts Saddam
The chief propagandist for Prince Salman and his sons (editor of lousy Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat), says that Saddam’s regime is better than the current Iraqi regime. Funny given Saudi support for the American invasion of Iraq. (Personally, I detes…
Posted on April 26, 2011 by As'ad
THE SYRIAN ENIGMA: WHAT IS THE BAATH?
I was re-reading this article from 1967 by Eric Rouleau (how we miss reporters like him now).
Posted on April 26, 2011 by As'ad
Cleric of the Syrian regime
On the lousy cleric/puppet of the Syrian regime, Shaykh Al-Buti.
Posted on April 26, 2011 by As'ad
Puppets of Western governments are permitted to perpetrate massacres: South Sudan
“At least 165 people have been killed in the past week in fighting between south Sudan’s army and militia, the army said on Monday, part of a wave of violence in the territory ahead of its independence in July.” Can you imagine if this army is no…
Posted on April 26, 2011 by As'ad