Archive for June 15, 2011

It is anti-Semitic to arrest Israeli spies in the Arab world

From the 1950s, repugnant Israeli propaganda would resort to a standard tactic: whenever an Israeli spy is arrested in any Arab country, Israel media and their echoes in the West would accuse the Arab country in question of anti-Semitism.  They did th…

Posted on June 15, 2011 by As'ad

A friend of the accused Israeli spy in Cairo

“last i heard about him from a friend was he got shot in the shoulder during the lebanon war in 2006 and couldn’t raise one of his arms over his head anymore, may have gotten some kind of compensation for that. there were a couple of kids i knew w…

Posted on June 15, 2011 by As'ad

In Egypt: the revolution has not even started

“Egypt’s military rulers told human rights advocates Monday that at least 7,000 civilians have been sentenced to prison terms by military courts since Hosni Mubarak was ousted — an astoundingly high number likely to fuel debate over how much the revo…

Posted on June 15, 2011 by As'ad

Erodgan, the singer

What is the name of the song that Erdogan so ably sung on Turkish TV last week? I loved the song. Can someone send me the original? Thanks.  Is there a version of that song by Husni Mubarak in his jail cell? thanks.

Posted on June 15, 2011 by As'ad

Hariri tribunal

““His contribution to the establishment of the Tribunal is invaluable. He was always ready to listen to the suggestions and proposals of others. He was an exceedingly amiable man.””  I am sure he listened to suggestions from Israel.  I am sure.

Posted on June 15, 2011 by As'ad

The flag demonstration in Syria

Syrian government and its supports arranged for an ugly show of a giant flag in Damascus today.  It was supposed to be a million-person rally.  The show is borrowed from the grotesque and vulgar festivities of March 14 in Lebanon.  Pro-S…

Posted on June 15, 2011 by As'ad

Arab Uprisings are not non-violent–and I am not apologizing about that

There needs to be an article written on this.  How Western liberals projected their own harmful (politically) wishes on Arab political conduct in recent months.  They promoted the notion that Arab people were inspired by Gene Sharp or Martin …

Posted on June 15, 2011 by As'ad

Yusuf Al-Qaradawi: cleric of Aljazeera

In his book, Al-Halal Wa-l-Haram fi Al-Islam, Al-Qaradawi says that hitting women “is an effective cure against some women in some cases to a certain degree.” (p. 198).  

Posted on June 15, 2011 by As'ad