Archive for July 28, 2011
Muhammad Amru Musa
Since Sadat, leaders of Egypt add Muhammad into their names. Anwar Sadat never used Muhammad in English but insisted on it in Arabic. Same for his lousy successor. Tantawi’s name is Husayn but now he goes by Muhammad Husayn Tantawi. I…
Posted on July 28, 2011 by As'ad
Comrade Joseph on Egypt
This is a really informative piece by comrade Joseph on Egypt. Those who don’t read Arabic will learn about things that are not covered in the Western press.
Posted on July 28, 2011 by As'ad
The Fath Movement
In the conflict between Abu Mazen and Muhammad Dahlan, I support Kamal `Udwan.
Posted on July 28, 2011 by As'ad
Future of media
The previous issue of the Economist had a special supplement on the future of the news media. I read it on the plane yesterday. It was outstanding: I learned so much from it. And unlike US media, when Economist writes about media, the…
Posted on July 28, 2011 by As'ad
Lousy Hizbullah media
I was reading the speech by Ayman Adh-Dhawahiri about Syria: and I thought that supporters of the lousy Syrian regime would now use his praise for protesters to condemn all Syrian protesters as fanatical supporters of Al-Qa`idah. I knew that this…
Posted on July 28, 2011 by As'ad
James Zogby and Saudi propaganda
James Zogby has been peddling (and trading in) UAE propaganda for years now. I was reading his latest survey and the questions were all phrased in a way that serves Saudi propaganda in the region. Notice that he did not dwell on the the fac…
Posted on July 28, 2011 by As'ad
Bahrain and Al-Wifaq
Of course, the royal family is the biggest instigator of sectarianism in Bahrain. But the fact that the main opposition group in Bahrain, is a lousy sectarian grouping that wavers in its opposition, has hurt the cause of liberation in Bahrain. &n…
Posted on July 28, 2011 by As'ad
Western puppets
The Western-sponsored Arab potentates always look dignified. This is the Jordanian king.
Posted on July 28, 2011 by As'ad
General Sulayman
The Lebanese who was arrested yesterday for making a song that mocked Lebanese president has been released. A teen age fighter in South Lebanon who defended Lebanon against Israeli aggression and occupation deserves the rank of general more than …
Posted on July 28, 2011 by As'ad
Behind the scenes
“Contrary to popular belief, discussions and negotiations taking place behind-the-scenes in the UN Security Council are often sympathetic to Israeli positions on critical issues relating to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to Amir Weissbrod,…
Posted on July 28, 2011 by As'ad
Bahrain royal PR
My chief correspondent on Bahrain: ”This is really funny: As you probably realized Bahrain is obsessed with image and PR. They already have a token female Jewish Bahraini that dresses well and speaks great english as the Bahraini Ambassador…
Posted on July 28, 2011 by As'ad
Hired goons of Tantawi
Field Marshall Tantawi (the rank of Field Marshall is only obtained after proving real and concrete record of military defeats against Israel by the Egyptian Army) describes the hired goons of the Egyptian military regime as “the people”.
Posted on July 28, 2011 by As'ad
Thus spoke the puppet of occupation
Don’t I always tell you that US and Israeli puppets always look dignified in their pictures? Now this puppet of Israeli occupation dares to invoke the Arab spring: ”"I insist on popular resistance, and I insist that it be unarmed popular re…
Posted on July 28, 2011 by As'ad
We shall never forgive, we shall never forget: No to peace with Israel. No to recognition with Israel. No to negotiations with Israel.
“EVERY Friday and often after school on other days, Israeli soldiers fire tear-gas and sonic bombs at the Palestinian children as they approach a spring. It sits in a valley that separates Nabi Saleh, an Arab village of 500 people half an hour’s driv…
Posted on July 28, 2011 by As'ad
Who will cry for Dahlan?
Well, the answer to the above question is Saudi media. Did you note the tone of sympathy in the coverage of the Dahlan affair in the Saudi media? You almost want to say: oh, poor Dahlan. And don’t you like it when PA’s criminal and co…
Posted on July 28, 2011 by As'ad
Anti-Islam bigotry in Norway
“‘Whereas previous verbal assaults on Muslims were often nakedly racist and antiquated, referencing the old “Muhammadan” threat to conquer Europe, a more sophisticated bigotry against Muslims has emerged over the last several years. The anti-Muslim…
Posted on July 28, 2011 by As'ad
The guy who mocked Arabs for their (logical) propensity to favor conspiracy theories, comes up with the dumbest conspiracy theory
“Beyond massacring innocent Norwegians, Behring Breivik damaged conservatism, the counterjihad, and (in particular) those authors he cited in his writings, including myself. A close reading of his manifesto suggests this may have been purposeful.”…
Posted on July 28, 2011 by As'ad
US mediating between Lebanon and Israel
Yes. People in Lebanon and beyond have faith that US will be an honest broker and fair arbiter between Lebanon and Israel. I mean, the last time Arabs believed that was in 1966. ”Meanwhile, the U.S. is also involved in the disput…
Posted on July 28, 2011 by As'ad