Archive for July 13, 2011

Who speaks for Syria in the New York Times? The Zionists do

Look at this article on Syria.  Only one person is cited: A Zionist who works for a Zionist think tank.  That is called fair and balanced in the Times.  Can you imagine if an article dealing with US foreign policy toward Israel cites one…

Posted on July 13, 2011 by As'ad

New York Times defends war crimes by Libyan rebels

“Such rebels actions, however, have paled next to the abuses of Colonel Qaddafi’s forces”.  Do you notice that New York Times reporters are allowed to use loose language and unreliable sources if it is not about Israel.  Can you imagine a N…

Posted on July 13, 2011 by As'ad

Khalli As-Silah Sahi: song of the Egyptian uprising

“From a cluster of tents, a song by an Egyptian icon of another age, Abdel-Halim Hafez, played from a loudspeaker, seeming to echo Mr. Geddawy’s words.   “If the world falls asleep, I will keep my guard up,” the song goes. “My weapon …

Posted on July 13, 2011 by As'ad

Foreign policy of the Egyptian uprising

“Musicians like Cairokee took the stage, giving way at 1 a.m. to impromptu poetry, oud recitals, children’s a cappella songs and Arabic rap that denounced American and Israeli policies in the same riff with calls for speedier trials of Mr. Mubarak an…

Posted on July 13, 2011 by As'ad

Arab legitimacy: ask the Americans

Don’t you find it hilarious that Western media (and Saudi and Qatari Arab media) basically ask US officials whether Bashshar has lost his legitimacy.  As if it is up for the US to decide who has and who does not have legitimacy around the world. &…

Posted on July 13, 2011 by As'ad

Union of Kooky Muslim Clerics

Yusuf Al-Qardawi heads a union of clerics: they basically follow the orientations of Qatari foreign policy.  Today, Aljazeera did not have much materials on Syria: so they ran a long statement by the Union of Islamic `Ulama’ (headed by Qaradawi) c…

Posted on July 13, 2011 by As'ad

Arab liberals

If you want to know why Arab liberals are so disrespected in the Arab world, just try to ask one of them if you meet one: have you ever written a word about Saudi women?  One word?  Have you ever called for freedom in GCC countries (other tha…

Posted on July 13, 2011 by As'ad

Ahmed Rashid

Whatever happened to Ahmed Rashid?  The leftist who used to write for the Nation magazine years ago (when it was a leftist magazine)?  Look at his piece today.  He writes like those who write to please the White Man.  He works hard …

Posted on July 13, 2011 by As'ad

Ahmed Karzai

Look how this piece in the New York Times make it sound as if Karzai was not part of the US occupation structure:  ”a divisive power broker who was accused of corruption and alienated the American military…”  How inaccurate.  Even Ahme…

Posted on July 13, 2011 by As'ad

Adonis about Syria

This is a very long letter addressed by Adonis to the Syrian opposition.  Adonis has a way of writing where he basically tells the reader in the preface something to the effect of: look, reader.  I have something very profound and deep that I…

Posted on July 13, 2011 by As'ad

The Sudanese Communist Party

People of my generation carry a lot of respect for the Sudanese Communist Party.  When I was 10, the Sudanese Communist Party was the largest political party in the Arab world.  Imagine.  The largest political party in the Arab world. &n…

Posted on July 13, 2011 by As'ad