Archive for July 6, 2011
Marwan Muasher
Having Marwan Muasher (a stooge of the Jordanian potentate, Husayn, and his son) speak on the Arab spring is akin to having von Ribbentrop speak about democracy in Germany.
Posted on July 6, 2011 by As'ad
The new Egypt
This could not have happened in the old Egypt of Mubarak and Thomas Friedman. Al-Masir Al-Yawm (one of the most popular Egyptian dailies), organizes a campaign to have the flotillas-to-Gaza depart from Egypt.
Posted on July 6, 2011 by As'ad
Intellectual of the regime
The brilliant Syrian cartoonist, `Ali Farzat, on the “intellectual of the regime”:
Posted on July 6, 2011 by As'ad
Forgotten Tunisia
Sultan noted this on Twitter: ”SultanAlQassemi Sultan Al Qassemi It’s quite telling how Egypt was promised $4B from Saudi, $3B from the UAE (both in aid) & $10B from Qatar in investments & Tunisia nothing”
Posted on July 6, 2011 by As'ad
NBN and Syrian regime
NBN’s coverage of Syria is most provocative and dishonest. I am sure that Al-Manar TV has been dishonest too, but there is a fanatical disregard of truth on this channel of the Amal Movement. They seem to only “cover” pro-Bashshar demonstra…
Posted on July 6, 2011 by As'ad
Race and Injustice in the US
“A recent study of females convicted of crimes showed a disheartening correlation that would confirm accusations of racial injustice in the legal system: The lighter a convict’s skin, the shorter their prison sentence tends to be, and the less time the…
Posted on July 6, 2011 by As'ad
Ethan Bronner’s services to Israeli propaganda
“Ethan Bronner on the Non-Crisis in Gaza”.
Posted on July 6, 2011 by As'ad
Please ask us to occupy you for a long time. Please. It is not nice. Just ask us.
“The White House on Tuesday said time was running short for Iraq to issue a request for U.S. troops to stay in the country beyond the end of this year.”
Posted on July 6, 2011 by As'ad
The ignorant fabrications of Christopher Hitchens
What do I expect from a man who, in my opinion, invented the story of meeting Abu Nidal in Baghdad in a cafe. Abu Nidal never sat in cafes, of course. Look at his recent fabrication: ”It seems safe and fair to say that the flotilla an…
Posted on July 6, 2011 by As'ad
LOOK HOW NICE THE US OCCUPIERS ARE: I GOT GOOSE BUMPS, REALLY
“U.S. willing to leave 10,000 troops in Iraq past year’s end, officials say”. How nice. How kind. How generous. I am almost beginning to change my view of the occupiers. These are generous occupiers, damn it.
Posted on July 6, 2011 by As'ad
`Ammar Qurabi
So `Ammar Qurabi’s wife, Bahiyyah Mardini, writes for the Saudi sleaze website, Elaph. We learned from Tunisia and Egypt and Iran: we have to scrutinize the opposition groups while holding a strict position against the regimes and in favor their …
Posted on July 6, 2011 by As'ad
Support Electronic Intifada
I won’t endorse any charities or organizations lightly. I put a lot of thought into this: not for legal reasons, but for reasons of my own moral (denfined non-religiously) and political standards. Electronic Intifada has become an essential…
Posted on July 6, 2011 by As'ad
Liberating Syria from Asad rule
I read Anthony Shadid’s account of Hama in the New York Times. I like what they are doing in Hama. Syrian protesters should liberate the country city-by-city, and town-by town. It won’t be easy.
Posted on July 6, 2011 by As'ad
Nadine Al-Badir
I posted an article against Saudi liberals by Nadine Al-Badir. But many Saudi progressives told me that she is not liked and that she has “bad” positions and has made herself unpopular by hosting a show on Al-Hurra TV (which has an audience of th…
Posted on July 6, 2011 by As'ad
Our enemy is Israeli state AND society: racism all around
“For instance, the study found, 55 percent of the immigrants said Israel should work to reduce the number of Arabs in the country, compared to only 41 percent of veteran Israelis. About two-thirds said Israeli Arabs constitute a national security ri…
Posted on July 6, 2011 by As'ad
Read the small print: Israel bombed and killed Palestinians
Read this account in the New York Times which basically parrots the communiques of the Israeli military: ”An Israeli missile strike killed two Palestinians and wounded a third in central Gaza on Tuesday, according to a medical…
Posted on July 6, 2011 by As'ad
Nasser versus House of Saud
I was reading a beautiful speech by Nasser against House of Saud from 1963. He referred to the title of Protector of the Two Holy Sites. He said: he is not protector of the two holy sites. He is the usurper of the two holy sites. &nbs…
Posted on July 6, 2011 by As'ad
Saudi Arabia bans Al-Akhbar website
It is confirmed. Readers in Saudi Arabia confirm to me that the Saudi government has banned the website of Al-Akhbar newspaper and even the twitter account of Al-Akhbar. I shall be supplying a specific method to circumvent the ban soon. &nb…
Posted on July 6, 2011 by As'ad
Shame on Marina Ottoway of Carngegie Endowment
And correct me if I am wrong, Marina is an expert on Africa, not the Middle East. ”"Saudi Arabia wants dialogue since confrontation is not the Saudi way of dealing with things,” said Marina Ottoway, director of the Middle East Program at the Carn…
Posted on July 6, 2011 by As'ad
Israel approves a German tanks’ sale to Saudi Arabia
“”Before the domestic dispute, the federal government had already asked for a green light for the deal abroad . Well before the current decision in the Federal Security Council, according to government sources, Israel and the United…
Posted on July 6, 2011 by As'ad