Archive for April 28, 2011
Torturers are invited
“The former head of an agency accused of torture and human rights abuses is expected to be a guest at Friday’s royal wedding, the Guardian has learned.Sheikh Khalifa Bin Ali al-Khalifa is a former head of Bahrain’s National Security Agency (NSA) and wi…
Posted on April 28, 2011 by As'ad
How dare Arabs complicate US interests?
“The former chief of the CIA on Tuesday praised Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi’s past cooperation and said his downfall could complicate US interests in the short term.”
Posted on April 28, 2011 by As'ad
News from Dir`ah
A Syrian source sent me this: ”"My cousin tried going to Daraa today to see if his sister and her family are still alive, but as soon as he got close his car was shot at by the army and he was told he will be dead if he gets closer and a lot m…
Posted on April 28, 2011 by As'ad
What Iraqis call Americans behind their backs
A well-known Western reporter in Iraq sent me this: ”i was at a checkpoint in baghdad today and we had to a long american military approached. the iraqi soldier at the checkpoint told us to hold on and just let these gawaweed go by”.PS Gawaweed…
Posted on April 28, 2011 by As'ad
When a Bahraini secular suddenly becomes a caller for an Islamic republic
One of my reliable sources on Bahrain: ”I’m not sure if you have heard of Abdul Hadi and Khawaja. He is one of the most prominent human rights activists that have been detained by the Bahraini regime. Now Al Khwaja is one of the regime’s most…
Posted on April 28, 2011 by As'ad
Yemeni killings
Even Aljazeera (the voice of the Arab counter-revolution) is covering the massacres by the Salih regime. How come there is little coverage in the Western press, and no outrage by deceptive Western governments, of the massacres by the Yemeni puppet of t…
Posted on April 28, 2011 by As'ad
Zionist hoodlums are still freaking out
“The deal also highlighted Egypt’s evolving foreign policy, its increasing regional influence and the challenges that posed for Israel. The new Egyptian government pursued Palestinian negotiations aggressively; has recognized the Muslim Brotherho…
Posted on April 28, 2011 by As'ad
More on Bahrain
Jane sent me this (I cite with her permission): ”I guess you saw the news that four men have been sentenced to death today by a military court that convicted them of killing two policemen during the uprising. Today Bahrain TV aired a “documenta…
Posted on April 28, 2011 by As'ad
State of emergency in Syria:
I think that we should all call for the return of the state of emergency. I never knew how dangerous it is for Syrians not to have it. The regime is killing more Syrians without it.
Posted on April 28, 2011 by As'ad
Glamorized in the Western press: Lebanese fascists
“A Molotov cocktail was tossed at a building occupied by Syrian workers in the Jezzine area late Tuesday night, according to the National News Agency.” (thanks Marc)
Posted on April 28, 2011 by As'ad
Bahrain
One of my sources: ”So 4 of the protestors were sentenced to death. 3 given life. The last time the death penalty was imposed was in 2006 after three incidents of 3 bangledeshis killing Bahrainis – one of the bangledeshis was a cook for a supe…
Posted on April 28, 2011 by As'ad
Tyrants you enjoy: UAE
“The arrest of six civil society activists and the government’s takeover of a rights organization in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are part of a worrying clampdown on dissent in the country, Amnesty International said today.”
Posted on April 28, 2011 by As'ad
My comrades, my heroes in Egypt
“Labour movements are continuing the revolution today. Their flagship cause has become the ongoing strikes in Shubra el-Kom, where disgruntled textile workers are calling for the nationalisation of their factory, which was sold to Indonesian owners at …
Posted on April 28, 2011 by As'ad
Go tell that to freaked out Zionist hoodlums
“A call for “million-man” marches in support of the Palestinians has been made by Egypt’s Coalition of the Youth of the Revolution. The first march, to be held in Alexandria on 13 May, will also demand the opening of the Egypt-Gaza border for food, med…
Posted on April 28, 2011 by As'ad
Not in the New York Times
“Thousands marched on the Israeli embassy in Cairo yesterday in the beginning of a concerted campaign to end collaboration with Israel and cut off all gas supplies.Massed on a bridge next to the high-rise building where the embassy is located, they …
Posted on April 28, 2011 by As'ad
Sons of Zayid
It seems those sons of…Zayid want the Egyptian government to forgive Mubarak for his crimes. (thanks Ahmet)
Posted on April 28, 2011 by As'ad
Censorship at Now Hariri
“Yesterday I read an interesting post in Now Lebanon‘s blog on how our ambassador in Washington was being sued for abusing a Filipino maid.I thought of linking to it today but *poof* the story was gone.. So I went straight to the google cached versio…
Posted on April 28, 2011 by As'ad
Muslim Brotherhood
Any alliance or deal with Muslim Brotherhood by any leftist or progressive should be rejected categorically. This organization can’t be trusted. Those who will trust the Brotherhood will face the same fate like those Iranian leftists who tr…
Posted on April 28, 2011 by As'ad
Another protest against the Israeli occupation embassy in Cairo
Notice that Western press are not covering these regular protests. (AFP)
Posted on April 28, 2011 by As'ad
The new Egypt: go tell the Zionist hoodlums
“The attack comes at a particularly delicate time as the Egyptian public — freed from restrictions that had been imposed by the government of President Hosni Mubarak — has aired anger more openly at Israel and at its own government’s ha…
Posted on April 28, 2011 by As'ad