Archive for May 23, 2011
Bin Ali bribes the Lebanese press
Here are the Lebanese media, including Hizbullah’s Al-Manar and Hariri’s Al-Mustaqbal, which received subsidies from the Tunisian dictator. (thanks Ahmet)
Posted on May 23, 2011 by As'ad
Thus Spoke Sistani: Fatawas of Grand (not at all) Ayatullah Sistani
So I was reading in volume 3 of Sistani’s book, Minhaj As-Salihin. I was reading his section on Nushuz (the section of wife’s disobedience to her husband). He said taht Nushuz happens when “she breaks from the obligatory obedience to her hu…
Posted on May 23, 2011 by As'ad
Lawrence of Avatar
Avatar, the movie was OK, although it had its typical share of explosions and predictable visual effects. The politics of the movie were rather great and courageous: the analogy to US invasion of Iraq was not even masked. But typical of “go…
Posted on May 23, 2011 by As'ad
What Thomas Friedman did not see in Cairo, and Israeli journalist saw
“Business was fairly slow for the revolution’s souvenir sellers in Cairo’s Tahrir Square last Friday. Only a few thousand remained at center stage, cheering a woman who spoke about prosecuting the members of the old regime to the full extent of the law…
Posted on May 23, 2011 by As'ad
Shaykh Al-Azhar: a puppet of every regime
Shaykh Al-Azhar (a puppet of Mubarak) has suddenly announced that he won’t receive any Israeli personality.
Posted on May 23, 2011 by As'ad
Two sources on Syria for the New York Times: one in…Maryland and another in…Washington, DC
Really. This is a typical story. They let the two fellows tell stories and anecdotes about the situation in Syria: and their propaganda basically allows the Syrian regime propaganda to talk about a foreign conspiracy (of course, there is a …
Posted on May 23, 2011 by As'ad
Tunisian public opinion: don’t discount the Arab left
Look at this comprehensive survey of Tunisian public opinion. The Nahdah Party has the support of 1/3 of Tunisian public, which is within less a percentage point from public support from the leftist Democratic Progressive Party. More import…
Posted on May 23, 2011 by As'ad
Where is Bashshar Al-Asad?
Even longtime supporter of the Syrian regime, Talal Salman (publisher of As-Safir) criticizes the Syrian regime and asks: ”Where is Bashshar Al-Asad”?
Posted on May 23, 2011 by As'ad
Gulf state security
“Kuwait has banned nationals from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan and Afghanistan from entering the country over fears political unrest in those nations could pose a risk to the Gulf state’s security. The blacklist includes trade, tourism and…
Posted on May 23, 2011 by As'ad
You know Obama is bad when….
You know Obama is bad when a columnist in Haaretz praises his speech at AIPAC.
Posted on May 23, 2011 by As'ad
Bahrain updates: or what does not bother Obama
“Today was the appeal for the 4 protestors who got death sentences for supposedly killing the policemen. Two got their sentences changed to life, two others are getting the death penalty. I can’t believe they are actually going threw with this. Th…
Posted on May 23, 2011 by As'ad
Salam Fayyad on Qatar: from Wikileaks
It is hilarious when small US puppets, like this Salam Fayyad, thinks that they can sway US policies. ”PA Prime Minister Fayyad, meeting with Under Secretary of the Treasury Stuart Levey on August 10 in Jerusalem, said that he was extremely wor…
Posted on May 23, 2011 by As'ad
Prince Nayif to head Al-Qa`idah?
Will Prince Nayif bin `Abdul-`Aziz succeed Bin Laden as the head of Al-Qa`idah? More on the news at eleven.
Posted on May 23, 2011 by As'ad
Obama and the Israeli lobby
“When even Israel-devoted stalwarts such as former IDF Corporal Jeffrey Goldberg and the ADL’s Abe Foxman are dismissive of the condemnation of Obama’s statements, it’s crystal clear that they pose no challenge to the dominant pro-Israel orthodoxy that…
Posted on May 23, 2011 by As'ad
Information Affairs Authority of Bahrain speaks
“Shaikh Fawaz welcomed the principles outlined by US President Barack Obama in his address at the US State Department. “The principles and visions expressed in President Obama’s speech harmonise, in general, with the democratic march initiated by Hi…
Posted on May 23, 2011 by As'ad
The UN special coordinator for Lebanon
I have argued in Arabic that the presence of this guy in Lebanon is a relic of colonial times. He makes statements on every single aspect of internal Lebanese politics, and not a single Lebanese politician or party ever criticizes his presence. &…
Posted on May 23, 2011 by As'ad
King of the poor
You can’t accuse the King of Jordan of not caring about the poor in his country: ”Rubicon Group Holding (RGH), a Jordan-based diversified entertainment organization, has announced that it has been appointed to design and produce The Red Sea Astra…
Posted on May 23, 2011 by As'ad
Chief PA Buffoon
The buffoonery at the PA is limitless and extreme. The men there have no qualms about embarrassing themselves. Only few weeks ago, we read that chief Bufooon, Sa’ib `Uraykat, has tendered his resignation in the wake of the leaks from h…
Posted on May 23, 2011 by As'ad
Racism of Obama
Did you read the text of the speech at AIPAC by Obama? There is a section in which he goes blatantly racist and talks about the alarming high birth rates among the sand niggers and how that will pose a threat to Israel.
Posted on May 23, 2011 by As'ad
Arab uprisings and their origins
Comrade Khalid writes against the conspiracy theories of Arab uprisings.
Posted on May 23, 2011 by As'ad