Archive for July 12, 2011
Sudan dictator
Why would the Sudanese dictator require a tele-prompter? Really? He does not speak and he does not deliver speeches. He shouts, screams and hectors. So the tele-prompter merely says: here, you shout, scream, and hector.
Posted on July 12, 2011 by As'ad
Brother of Hamid Karzai
I am not sure that i will be able to blog much this week. The death of Hamid Karzai’s brother really hit me hard. It was so unexpected. Here was this most corrupt puppet of occupation, all vibrant and criminal and then died just like …
Posted on July 12, 2011 by As'ad
Saving a dictator
“L’avocat d’affaires franco-sénégalais, Robert Bourgi, confirme avoir été contacté par Karim Wade dans la nuit du 27 au 28 juin pour intercéder en vue d’une intervention de l’armée française à Dakar.” (thanks “Ibn rushd”)PS Now “Ibn Rushd” rel…
Posted on July 12, 2011 by As'ad
Let them eat doughnuts
“Pity the poor people of Bahrain. They have been shot, beaten, tear-gassed – and patronised. On 7 March, at the height of the pro-democracy protests in the tiny Gulf island kingdom, a crowd gathered outside the US embassy in Manama, the capital, carr…
Posted on July 12, 2011 by As'ad
Bad influence of Lebanonese culture
After the “biggest Syrian flag”, now this.
Posted on July 12, 2011 by As'ad
Panetta orders the Iraqi puppet government
“U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta voiced frustration with the Iraqi government’s delay in deciding whether to ask the U.S. to keep troops in the country beyond the current Dec. 31 withdrawal deadline, saying, “Dammit, make a decision.”" (thanks K…
Posted on July 12, 2011 by As'ad
Somali food crisis
You may help. (thanks Nasir)
Posted on July 12, 2011 by As'ad
You blame Arabs/Muslims for resorting to conspiracy theories?
“”In the months before Osama bin Laden was killed, the Central Intelligence Agency ran a phony vaccination program in Abbottabad, Pakistan, as a ruse to obtain DNA evidence from members of Bin Laden’s family thought to be holed up in an expansiv…
Posted on July 12, 2011 by As'ad
Murdoch’s news standards
“In addition to the targeting of specific “extremists” such as Ramadan, Murdoch’s tabloids regularly stigmatise Muslim communities in Britain. According to research published last week on the sixth anniversary of the London bombings, the News of the…
Posted on July 12, 2011 by As'ad
PR Trip to South Africa
“One of Israel’s most serious image problems is how it is perceived on campuses around the world. Now, a group of 27 Israeli students are planning to tackle the issue head-on, funding their own trips to South African universities.” The trip did n…
Posted on July 12, 2011 by As'ad
Not in US newspapers
An American kills his Sri Lankan wife in Saudi Arabia. (thanks Joseph)
Posted on July 12, 2011 by As'ad
This list is subject to amendments.
“Palestinians who died following an infringement of the right to medical treatment in the Occupied Territories, 29.9.2000 – 31.5.2011″. (thanks Farah)
Posted on July 12, 2011 by As'ad
Even Isabel Kershner could not put a positive spin on this
“ The Israeli Parliament on Monday passed contentious legislation that effectively bans any public call for a boycott against the state of Israel or its West Bank settlements, making such action a punishable offense. Critics and ci…
Posted on July 12, 2011 by As'ad
Rif`at Al-Asad’s son on Saudi King
Durayd Al-Asad (Bashshar’s cousin) wrote this on FB and a Syrian reader sent it to me: “Douraid Alassad أخي مالك , الملك عبد الله بمثابة العم بالنسبة لي ناهيك عن الصفات الخاصة التي يت
Posted on July 12, 2011 by As'ad
Masked Man of the Gas Pipeline
There is even a Facebook group dedicated to the lovers of the “gas pipe line guy”. Ha.
Posted on July 12, 2011 by As'ad
Prestige of the state
The dialogue meeting in Damascus today issued a statement which includes affirmation in the belief of the “prestige of the state.” I kid you not. That prestige is being affirmed daily by shooting at people.
Posted on July 12, 2011 by As'ad
Muhammad Habash
This Syrain MP is one of the most demagogic figures in Syria today. This stubborn and loud propagandist for the regime is now posing as an opposition figure–I kid you NOT. When I see him on TV now, I never know if he will speak for regime …
Posted on July 12, 2011 by As'ad
Flash: from Syria
This just in. As a sign of commitment to serious reform, Bashshar’s regime just announced that they will form yet another committee to study the feasibility of reform. More information on this developing story.
Posted on July 12, 2011 by As'ad
Bashshar Al-Asad
Bashshar Al-Asad is in a way worse than his father: he has a deep desire to please and impress US and Israel, even when they attack him or rebuke him, and even when Israel bombs freely deep into Syrian territory. He fights back against his own pe…
Posted on July 12, 2011 by As'ad
We know who did it: masked gunmen
“Masked gunmen blew up a terminal of the Egyptian natural gas pipeline to Israel and Jordan early on Tuesday…”
Posted on July 12, 2011 by As'ad