Archive for May 3, 2011

No place for Bin Laden

Comrade Khalid writes in Al-Akhbar: “No place for Bin Laden.”

Posted on May 3, 2011 by As'ad

Stop lying to me

“The body then was placed on a prepared flat board and eased into the sea.” Eased into the sea? You think we are going to believe that? Unless by ease you mean “kicked into the sea.” What is next? They will now claim that US soldiers kissed him o…

Posted on May 3, 2011 by As'ad

Israeli jurist of torture (one of many) has died: New York Times distraught

“In its report, released in 1987, the Landau Commission criticized the agents but declined to prosecute them, saying that a “moderate measure of physical pressure” was permissible during certain interrogations.”

Posted on May 3, 2011 by As'ad

The new Egypt?

A new ban on kissing and embracing scenes on Egyptian TV. Is that a revolution or Salafite coup? (thanks Ahmet)This report has been denied. (thanks Mohammad)

Posted on May 3, 2011 by As'ad

Bahrain update II

From a reliable source again: ”A few updates on Bahrain: – Al Wasat newspaper, the country’s only remaining opposition newspaper which was taken over by a pro-government editorial board after its editor Mansoor Al Jamri was accused of fabricati…

Posted on May 3, 2011 by As'ad

When New York Times reports on Hamas

First, it is amusing when the Israel chief propagandist at the paper, Ethan Bronner, is assigned to write a story dealing with Palestinians. Secondly, look at this level of documentation for information on Hamas: ”But Amr al-Azm, a Syrian h…

Posted on May 3, 2011 by As'ad

An American friend

“Media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) added Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa to its latest blacklist of “predators” against press freedom on Tuesday. The king entered the watchdog’s list of 38 state “predators” that “sow …

Posted on May 3, 2011 by As'ad

attacks on Syrian workers in South Lebanon

This is an article on Syrian workers in Khiyam. (thanks Moustafa)

Posted on May 3, 2011 by As'ad

Saudi-Qatari love affair

“Qatar Airways announces capacity expansion to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” (thanks Sultan)

Posted on May 3, 2011 by As'ad

Bahrain Update

From one of my reliable sources: ”23 doctors and 24 nurses will be tried in military court. They have been forced to confess to things they never did. Rola Al Saffar (head of the Bahrain nursing society) and Dr. Ali El Ekri were forced to conf…

Posted on May 3, 2011 by As'ad

Tunisian website turns down a Bahraini “honor”

Tunisian website turns down an award from the Bahraini government. (thanks Rochdi)

Posted on May 3, 2011 by As'ad

“Pro-Western March 14″ mourns Bin Laden

It is always amusing when you read that March 14 in Lebanon is “pro-Western” when it houses the various fanatical Salafites and Wahhabis of Lebanon. The Jama`ah Islamiyyah of Lebanon, for example, denounced the killing of Bin Laden.

Posted on May 3, 2011 by As'ad

Sociological lessons about Arabs on ABC News

“”Omar bin Laden turned his back on his father’s philosophy, a remarkable step for a man in an Arab culture where it is a sin to disobey his father and taboo to openly criticize him.” (thanks Abdallah)

Posted on May 3, 2011 by As'ad

Education in Pakistan

“The rise of religious and sectarian violence in Pakistan has often been attributed to the rise in the enrolment in madrassas. However, the study found that enrolment in madrassas was as low as 1 per cent while there is an explosion in the private e…

Posted on May 3, 2011 by As'ad

typos

This blog is a one person operation. I don’t have time to edit what I wrote. In 19th century Arabic books, they used to write on the last page: there are mistakes and typos is this book, but the alert reader can’t miss them. I should state …

Posted on May 3, 2011 by As'ad

Obama’s re-election platform

I wrote this on Twitter/FB yesterday: Obama’s re-election platform: I killed Bin Laden. I killed Bin Laden. On health? I killed Bin Laden. On education? I killed Bin Laden.

Posted on May 3, 2011 by As'ad

Clerical kooks of Al-Azhar

So the clerical cooks of Al-Azhar has criticized the way US troops have disposed of the body of Bin Laden. To those reactionary clerics of Al-Azhar: those misogynist book burners who have served as tools of every regime that came to Egy…

Posted on May 3, 2011 by As'ad