Archive for June 7, 2011
Propagandists for the House of Saud: the case of Maysun `Azzam
It is cute. Anchors and reporters of TV stations of House of Saud members now write columns for…Saudi websites and newspapers. Here is an anchorperson from Al-Arabiyyah (the news station of King Fahd’s brother-in-law). Look at this …
Posted on June 7, 2011 by As'ad
Israeli media and their propaganda
So this guy claims that Iran can produce nuclear weapons in two months. Israeli media are running with the story. The credentials of the guy? He has a BA in biology. (thanks A.)
Posted on June 7, 2011 by As'ad
Henry Kissinger’s standards of ethics
“”FIFA president Sepp Blatter is counting on Henry Kissinger to help clean up the world football body’s tarnished image through new transparency and corporate governance policies.”" (thanks “Ibn Rushd”)
Posted on June 7, 2011 by As'ad
This counts as reform in Saudi Arabia
“”Earlier this week, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah ordered officials to set measures that only allow Saudi women to work at lingerie shops within a month. The step was welcomed by officials and businesswomen.”" (thanks Redouane)
Posted on June 7, 2011 by As'ad
Zionism in Kashmir
“”In 1993 the then Israeli foreign minister, Shimon Peres, reportedly advised the Hindu nationalist leader LK Advani to alter the demographic composition of the mutinous Kashmir valley by settling Hindus there. Advani, later India’s deputy prime min…
Posted on June 7, 2011 by As'ad
AUB honors a Zionist and a promoter of shock capitalism
A comrade from AUB sent me this: ”I’m at AUB now, and we’re trying to expose AUB’shonoring of Sir James Wolfensohn, World Bank head, ex-quartet representative, main investor in BMI Israel,and international advisory board member of “The I…
Posted on June 7, 2011 by As'ad
Zionists are still freaking out
“A US delegation of members of both Houses of Congress has been touring the Middle East, beginning with Cairo to identify new aspects of Egypt’s foreign policy. The delegation met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Al-Araby, who briefed them on th…
Posted on June 7, 2011 by As'ad
Day of Retribution in Iraq
“June 7th has been called ‘The Day of Retribution’ by Iraqi grassroots organizers. Nation-wide protests and sit-ins are planned against the US occupation as well as Nouri al-Maliki’s regime, coinciding with the Prime Minister’s own deadline,…
Posted on June 7, 2011 by As'ad
Resistance to occupation
“The slim pamphlet-like book, only 29 pages long when it was published as “Indignez-Vous!” in France, urges people to adopt the principles of the French Resistance in response to issues of immigration, social policy, welfare and Israel’s treatmen…
Posted on June 7, 2011 by As'ad
Can you imagine if that was said about Israel? And Israel is more guilty of this than even Qadhdhafi’s Libya
“The Libyan government has a growing record of improbable statements and carefully manipulated news events…” If a New York Times reporter said that about Israel, he/she would have been fired on the spot, and would have been told that she/her is…
Posted on June 7, 2011 by As'ad
Saudi Arabia wins favor by moral leadership and religious credentials
“In Saudi Arabia, which wields substantial if imperfect influence over Yemeni tribes through cash subsidies…”
Posted on June 7, 2011 by As'ad
America’s moral leadership in the Middle East: its power of persuasion
“The American exit strategy calls for the military to give cash payments of $10,000 a month to 10 tribal leaders.”
Posted on June 7, 2011 by As'ad
Maids of the world, unite
“Theatrics outside the court yesterday were further stoked by hotel maids pushing against police barriers jeering Mr Strauss-Kahn as he, accompanied by his defence team and his wife, Anne Sinclair, arrived for his formal arraignment. The hotel employee…
Posted on June 7, 2011 by As'ad
Arabs who work for the New York Times
I do believe that Arabs who work for the New York Times should be ashamed of themselves–especially those who serve in the foreign bureaus as servants of the master Zionist who heads the office. The story of Taghreed El-Khodary is known by now: s…
Posted on June 7, 2011 by As'ad
Best ATM card?
The silly culture of Lebanon and its obsession with stupid ranks and dubious honors are legend. This is a country that takes seriously the Guinness record. Here, a Bank is bragging that its ATM card won an award for “the best” ATM card comp…
Posted on June 7, 2011 by As'ad
Aljazeera:
I used to wake up and turn on Aljazeera to watch the news. It was an excellent source of daily news. Not anymore. I now wake up and face crude and blatant propaganda. Aljazeera and Al-Arabiyyah (bitter rivals in the past) are no…
Posted on June 7, 2011 by As'ad
Mustafa `Abdul-NATO
Have you seen pictures of leader of Libyan Transitional Council, Mustafa `Abdul-NATO? I mean, I know that US puppets in the region always undignified but this one is a whole different story. Whenever he meets with Western leaders, he always…
Posted on June 7, 2011 by As'ad
Tantawi meeting or talking with Israeli terrorist leaders
Does this man have time for even wearing his silly ribbons and medals when he is busy always talking to Israeli terrorist leaders and meeting with their representatives?
Posted on June 7, 2011 by As'ad
Another victims of state repression in Syria
Why is her sexual orientation an issue in those stories in the Western press? Like, she would not have been arrested if she were heterosexual?
Posted on June 7, 2011 by As'ad
Idiots at the Mossad are at it again: what do you say about an intelligence agency that is more stupid than Syrian intelligence service?
“The indictment against him says Konstantin Petrovich, Abu Sisi’s professor at a civilian institute, also taught at an academy for military engineering in the eastern city of Kharkiv, although no such school exists.”
Posted on June 7, 2011 by As'ad