Archive for May 28, 2011
AIPAC is freaking out
“An official at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has warned that the Arab Spring revolutions might lead to the emergence of “regimes that are hostile towards the Israelis”.” The Zionists are almost funny: they basically don’…
Posted on May 28, 2011 by As'ad
Supplied by the US and paid for by Saudi Arabia
“The Yemeni military responded with helicopter airstrikes…” And they dare speak to me about “reforms”. Go play in the garden, as we say in Lebanon.
Posted on May 28, 2011 by As'ad
Protests in Jordan
Do you notice that the country that is least covered in terms of protests is Jordan? Yesterday, there were demonstrations that called for the downfall of the government and they were covered widely in the Arabic press (even the reactionary media …
Posted on May 28, 2011 by As'ad
In other news, Jeffrey Feltman stressed the common interests between US and Bahrain
“Bahrain’s abuse of dissenters: four detailed cases”
Posted on May 28, 2011 by As'ad
Syrian opposition and Israel
“Knesset Member Ayoob Kara said Saturday that Syrian opposition figures turned to him and asked that he help convince the international community to act against President Bashar Assad.” This is why I never ever idolize wholesale an opposition m…
Posted on May 28, 2011 by As'ad
The cleric of Dir`a: Ahmad As-Sayasnah
I watched part of the interview with Shaykh Ahmad As-Sayasnah of Dir`ah on Syrian regime TV. It was awkward interview and the fellow seemed very uncomfortable: or he was as comfortable as someone speaking while his genitals are being electrocuted…
Posted on May 28, 2011 by As'ad
Guided by Polish rightist religious leaders
Oh, please. Spare us guidance from the Polish kooks of the religious right. ”Seeking ways to support Arab uprisings, President Barack Obama is asking Polish leaders to use the lessons they learned during the fall of communism to aid fled…
Posted on May 28, 2011 by As'ad
Group of 8 "aid" to Arab uprisings: the strings that are attached
“the group said in a communiqué that its aim was “to ensure that instability does not undermine the process of political reform.”…The pledge, an aide to President Obama said, was “not a blank check” but “an envelope that could be achieved …
Posted on May 28, 2011 by As'ad
Liz Alderman of the New York Times is the only referring to the rise of Arab leftist parties
“Old leftist political parties are re-emerging as though they have been frozen in time for the 30 years of the Mubarak police state to demand that the government again expand its role in the economy to help the poor, even at the price of discouraging f…
Posted on May 28, 2011 by As'ad
Saudi-Qatari honeymoon
“HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani telephoned the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia, yesterday. They reviewed bilateral relations and latest regional developments.” (thanks Sultan)
Posted on May 28, 2011 by As'ad
Tell that to Thomas Friedman and other Zionists (this will be a regular feature of this blog now)
“”Hosni Moubarak reste la figure haïe, celle dont on demande le procès, voir l’exécution. Il est le symbole de la corruption, de l’autoritarisme, de la violence contre les manifestants. Il est aussi celui de la trahison nationale : « Ô Moub…
Posted on May 28, 2011 by As'ad
If this was a Muslim immigrant in the UK, UN Security Council would have met
He claimed that his wife punched herself. ”“To be honest, I was irritable,” he told the court. “When I entered the kitchen I told the wife I was not very happy with Mrs Clark having visited. I had had nothing to eat all day and could not be…
Posted on May 28, 2011 by As'ad
Rafah crossing is NOT open: see the Israeli restrictions adopted by Tantawi junta
“The crossing was to open to people for eight hours a day from 9am local time, apart from vacations and Fridays, giving Gazans a gateway to the world as Rafah is the only crossing which does not pass through Israel. Under the long-awaited chan…
Posted on May 28, 2011 by As'ad
House of Saud: leading the Arab counter-revolution (with Aljazeera in its hands now)
“There are also suspicions that the kingdom is secretly providing money to extremist groups to hold back changes. Saudi officials deny that, although they concede private money may flow.In 1952, after toppling the Egyptian king, Gamal Abdel Nasser work…
Posted on May 28, 2011 by As'ad
Tantawi and Saudi Arabia
“”Tantawi’s history as Egyptian Defense Attaché in Pakistan in the 1980s — probably as a major conduit in the Saudi and US-led effort to send mujaheddin to fight the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan — deserves a closer investigation. The relation…
Posted on May 28, 2011 by As'ad
Salafis and Brothers
Salafist and Brothers in Egypt demonstrate to protest the…protests in Tahrir Square. Must be Saudi orders (and money).
Posted on May 28, 2011 by As'ad
Of course Obama does not call for change in Saudi Arabia because he finds the regime there perfect and ideal
“But that seems at least partly a display of Saudi pique, since the oil-for-military aid arrangement that has defined relations between the two for the past six decades is unlikely to be replaced soon. Saudi Arabia is negotiating to buy $60 billion in …
Posted on May 28, 2011 by As'ad
Regarding Syria: let them eat flags.
I will not sign any petition on Syria (or on any other Arab country–or Iran, for that matter) that calls for “reform”. I can only sign petitions that call for the outright overthrow of the regime. It is clear from the blood record of Bashs…
Posted on May 28, 2011 by As'ad
Israel’s secret love affair with Al-Qa`idah
““This is a dangerous development that could lead to the smuggling of weapons, explosives and Al Qaeda agents into Gaza,” Silvan Shalom, a deputy prime minister from the right-wing Likud Party…” Look at this: they are now worried about the …
Posted on May 28, 2011 by As'ad
Salafis and Brotherhood
Saudi media don’t even hide their sympathy for the Salafis and the Brothers in Egypt anymore.
Posted on May 28, 2011 by As'ad