Archive for July 4, 2011
Aljazeera’s sectarian warfare in Bahrain
Aljazeera is citing a royal government study to “prove” that Shi`ites are, surprise surprise, less than 50% of the population. Miraculously, the “study” also found that Sunnis are 51% percent of the population. (thanks Basma)
Posted on July 4, 2011 by As'ad
Aljazeera’s sectarian warfare in Bahrain
Aljazeera is citing a royal government study to “prove” that Shi`ites are, surprise surprise, less than 50% of the population. Miraculously, the “study” also found that Sunnis are 51% percent of the population. (thanks Basma)
Posted on July 4, 2011 by As'ad
If a Muslim cleric ruled that, it would be on the front pages of all US newspapers and UN Security Council would have ordered NATO to move
“What should a girl do if she wishes to dress modestly but her parents won’t let her? According to Rabbi Yitzchok Zilberstein she can injure herself in order to use it as an excuse for dressing modestly. Three weeks ago, Rabbi Zilberstein, the…
Posted on July 4, 2011 by As'ad
If a Muslim cleric ruled that, it would be on the front pages of all US newspapers and UN Security Council would have ordered NATO to move
“What should a girl do if she wishes to dress modestly but her parents won’t let her? According to Rabbi Yitzchok Zilberstein she can injure herself in order to use it as an excuse for dressing modestly. Three weeks ago, Rabbi Zilberstein, the…
Posted on July 4, 2011 by As'ad
Dennis Ross: speaking for Obama
“ First, we oppose the use of violence by governments and protesters alike.” This was in April. I guess that things change quickly.
Posted on July 4, 2011 by As'ad
Look at the headline about Morocco in the New York Times
It basically leaves the impression that the King undertook so much reform but that greedy people want even more reforms.
Posted on July 4, 2011 by As'ad
Mubarak in the Socialist International
A reader reminds me that Mubarak’s ruling party was in fact a member of the Socialist International. In fact, next week, the Socialist International will admit the House of Saud as a new member.
Posted on July 4, 2011 by As'ad
Muhammad Habash
He is very articulate and has been a very effective propagandist for the Syrian regime. In the last few weeks, he has been posing as a man of reform. I am receiving information on him. Apparently, he rose in politics by marrying the g…
Posted on July 4, 2011 by As'ad
Samiramis Hotel in Damascus
The Samiramis Hotel was scared yesterday of hosting another “opposition” conference although the fake stooge of the regime, Muhammad Habash, was one of the organizers. One of the directors of the Hotel told the crowd that he could not host the co…
Posted on July 4, 2011 by As'ad
Abraham Foxman dressed as a Syrian man in the BHL’s conference on Syria
As you know by now, almost all the Syrian activists who were invited to the BHL’s conference on Syria have withdrawn. So BHL was desperate for any Syrian presence in the conference. Not to be disappointed, Abraham Foxman came to the rescue….
Posted on July 4, 2011 by As'ad
Flash: serious reform in Jordan
“Abdullah Abu Ruman, a newspaper columnist in charge of a government office that censors the media, was named information minister – a move signaling that the government will continue to control the press.” (thanks “Ibn Rushd”)
Posted on July 4, 2011 by As'ad
Syrian Muslim Brotherhood
A Syrian dissident living in Syria points out to me that Syrian Muslim Brotherhood is more present in the exile opposition than in the inside opposition, especially that the regime has arrested many of “the recently active”. She agrees that they …
Posted on July 4, 2011 by As'ad
Ethan Bronner’s services to Israeli propaganda
“One result, largely unacknowledged by the flotilla leaders: far more goods have gone into Gaza over the past year, and while the 1.6 million people there still need many things, basic supplies are not among them.” This is like someone writing …
Posted on July 4, 2011 by As'ad
Arab intellectuals
Who do so many Arab intellectuals suffer from an acute case of obsession with pleasing the White Man and telling him what he wants to hear?
Posted on July 4, 2011 by As'ad
See how many newspaper carried this about Saudi Arabia
“Saudi Arabian authorities arrested at least 20 people Sunday after a group of Saudis protested outside the interior ministry in the capital demanding the release of political detainees, human-rights activists said.”About 16 women and children were a…
Posted on July 4, 2011 by As'ad
Khaddam and Hamah
Al-Arabiyyah’s Hasan Mu`awwad (he used to work for the BBC) did an excellent job in the interview with `Abdul-Halim Khaddam. At one point, he asked him about the crushing of the Hamah revolt in 1982. Khaddam said it was a different situatio…
Posted on July 4, 2011 by As'ad
Al-Wifaq in Bahrain
Of course, Al-Wifaq agreed to participate in the royal dialogue conference. It is a sectarian organization and thus I can’t trust it.
Posted on July 4, 2011 by As'ad
Soon Israel will be talking to the Muslim Brotherhood
“The Simon Wiesenthal Center strongly criticized the US administration on Friday for conducting talks with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. The condemnation from the Jewish human rights organization came in response to a statement made by US Secr…
Posted on July 4, 2011 by As'ad
New Egyptian foreign minister: Muhammad `Urabi
There is no questions that the new foreign minister of Egypt has proven that he is, as I had suspected, a stooge of Saudi Arabia and the US. For that he was chosen by Tantawi.
Posted on July 4, 2011 by As'ad
Gas pipe line
Egyptians and other Arabs on twitter are jubilant over the bombing of the gas pipeline. Aljazeera when reporting about the Egyptian controversy and the outcry over the sale of gas to Israel said incredibly that the Egyptians were upset over the d…
Posted on July 4, 2011 by As'ad