Archive for July 10, 2011
Ghassan Kanafani.
Remembered.
Posted on July 10, 2011 by As'ad
US ambassador in Syria
Watch the second video in the sequence: it confirms my theory that the men around the car are hired goons of the embassy. This is no spontaneous show at all.
Posted on July 10, 2011 by As'ad
Glenn Beck hearts Israel
“American talk show host Glenn Beck will come to the Knesset on Monday to address the Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs Committee on how to improve Israel’s public diplomacy and fight efforts to delegitimize the Jewish state. MKs from …
Posted on July 10, 2011 by As'ad
Sequence of repression in Bahrain
“First they came for the street activists and opposition leaders. Then they rounded up medical doctors whom they suspected sympathized with protesters. Now they allegedly torture their sports stars.”
Posted on July 10, 2011 by As'ad
GCC and Tunisia
Ahmet sent me this: ”Asad…this Govt spokesman is now trying to spin it: he said that Tunisian Pm tour in the Gulf was primarily a political gesture to thank the three countries that welcomed and showed understanding of the Tunisian Revoluti…
Posted on July 10, 2011 by As'ad
Sectarian Al-Wifaq really hearts the Bahrain Crown Prince
““We believe in the Crown Prince as he is one of the reformers in Bahrain and he has demonstrated leadership,” al Marzooq [former First Deputy Speaker of Bahrain's Parliament and Political Assistant for the Secretary General of Al Wefaq] said.” (t…
Posted on July 10, 2011 by As'ad
I am really impressed with the new Egypt: a heart warming report
“Israel is accused of everything – causing the “civil war” between Muslims and Christians, causing the terrible Egyptian economy’s terrible state, and of course, engaging in reckless espionage. The best way to eliminate someone politically is to a…
Posted on July 10, 2011 by As'ad
So how does Israel assess the Egyptian Uprising? Favorably?
“Special: Uprising hopes give way to growing Islamism, racism and anti-Israel venom”.
Posted on July 10, 2011 by As'ad
“F*** you, Arabs!â€
“But my husband and I get to have a brush with it. We sail through the checkpoint on the way back across the Green Line to Jerusalem, and almost immediately take a wrong turn. Though we have a GPS in the car, he hasn’t turned it on, because he kno…
Posted on July 10, 2011 by As'ad
terrorist prayers
“A Toronto school’s accommodation of student religious beliefs by allowing imams to lead them in prayer in its cafeteria has provoked a public outcry by parents and others demanding secular schooling.The parents are backed by Hindu, Jewish and even one…
Posted on July 10, 2011 by As'ad
The counter-revolution in Egypt
Meet the new Tantawi’s Minister of Information: ”The appointment of Osama Heikal surprised many politicians and activists, who believed that the ministry, which had not filled the job for five months, might keep the position vacant. Many online…
Posted on July 10, 2011 by As'ad
Let us occupy Yemen and liberate it, damn it
“Panetta said that Yemen — not Pakistan — poses the most potent threat of terrorist attacks on America, from an Al Qaeda offshoot known as Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.”
Posted on July 10, 2011 by As'ad
Lebanon is not European, after all
“”Une délégation de la Knesset présente à une session de l’OSCE (Organisation pour la Sécurité et le Développement en Europe) a réussi à faire échouer une proposition belge, soutenue par la France et la Grande-Bretagne, d’intégrer le …
Posted on July 10, 2011 by As'ad
Papal test
“‎”the tale of Pope Joan, the mid-ninth-century Englishwoman who, according to lore, disguised herself as a man, became pope and was caught out only when she gave birth…the church, determined not to be fooled again, required subsequent papal candid…
Posted on July 10, 2011 by As'ad
The Economist
The Economist’s chief Middle East correspondent is fluent in Arabic: and it shows in his coverage and reporting.
Posted on July 10, 2011 by As'ad
Syrian regime dialogue
I call for rejection of dilaogue with the Arab regimes outright: whether in Syria or in Saudi Arabia or in Bahrain. I must confess that I am disappointed that Syrian writer, Dima Wannus, participated in the charade today. I had met her only…
Posted on July 10, 2011 by As'ad
The New Arab Revolt: or the return of Bernard Lewis and his disciples
I was reading last night in the New Arab Revolt published by the Foreign Affairs journal. Of course, I don’t recommend it at all: and it is an affair about Arabs in which only Zionists are invited. Kid you not. You begin with the piec…
Posted on July 10, 2011 by As'ad
Zionists are desperate for Arab attention and acceptance: or Ethan Bronner’s fabrications and deceptions
Let us be clear. Israel and Zionists are desperate for any kind of Arab acceptance and attention. Any kind. An Arab can make a career by advocating peace with Israel. Look at the career of the sleazy and superficial Egyptian pla…
Posted on July 10, 2011 by As'ad
I was wrong
Adonis is comes from an `Alawite family, not an Isma`ili family. The Economist was right, and I was wrong.
Posted on July 10, 2011 by As'ad