Archive for July 31, 2011
Professionalism of Israeli media
This propaganda newspaper of Israel relies on a website that relied on rumors. Here is the description of the website by the same newspaper: ”The marginal website…” (thanks Laleh)
Posted on July 31, 2011 by As'ad
Not in the US press: the Likud connection
“Islamophobic parties in Europe have established a tight network, stretching from Italy to Finland. But recently, they have extended their feelers to Israeli conservatives, enjoying a warm reception from members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s c…
Posted on July 31, 2011 by As'ad
Sayyid
“”You mean Sayed Qassem Suleimani,” he said, giving Suleimani an Arabic honorific reserved for the most esteemed of men. He refused to elaborate.” Sayed can mean simply “Mr.” (thanks Adam)
Posted on July 31, 2011 by As'ad
Nicholas Blanford explains why Hizbullah leaders and members all confide in him
Warning. This is a bit emotional. Wipe away your tears before you start reading: ”They have learned to trust me sufficiently over the years to meet and talk (many of them have become friends) and protecting their identity is my paramo…
Posted on July 31, 2011 by As'ad
Cherif Bassiouni’s cv
Ahmet sent me this: ”Asad..OFF TOPIC.. but apparently the guy has a large ego too, and he is so enamored with citing every petty detail of his lousy career that that he has a CV of 71 pages. I mean, not even Noam Cho…
Posted on July 31, 2011 by As'ad
King PlayStation has plenty of time for business
“”In November 2003, Sargeant jumped on the opportunity to profit from the war in Iraq, flying his private jet to Baghdad in search of deals. Then, on a stopover in Amman, Jordan, he met with King Abdullah II, laying the groundwork for a new business ve…
Posted on July 31, 2011 by As'ad
It seems that the lousy regime that US set up in Iraq is supporting the lousy regime that the US opposes in Syria
Lousy Iraqi regime lends a helping hand to the lousy Syrian regime.
Posted on July 31, 2011 by As'ad
The US wants to stay in Iraq to prolong its record of success
“”Iraq remains an extraordinarily dangerous place to work,” Stuart Bowen, chief of the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, said in a report. “It is less safe, in my judgment, than 12 months ago.” The report notes that 44 Iraqi gove…
Posted on July 31, 2011 by As'ad
For the cause of repression in Bahrain
“In March, as a government crackdown on pro-democracy protestors intensified in Bahrain, curious advertisements started appearing in Pakistani media. ”Urgent requirement – manpower for Bahrain National Guard,” said one. In the following two…
Posted on July 31, 2011 by As'ad
Give it up, already: it is over (for gas from Egypt and for the survival of the entity)
“After gunmen attacked the Egyptian gas pipeline in the northern Sinai on Saturday – the fifth such attack in the past six months – an Israeli energy expert said he believes that Israeli officials and the country’s major gas consumers have all bu…
Posted on July 31, 2011 by As'ad
Bashshar: In the footsteps of his murderous father
No argument can or shall be made in favor of the lousy Syrian regime. By any measure or any criteria, this is a failed and lousy regime that does not deserve any support whatsoever. The Syrian regime has given reason for the Syrian people t…
Posted on July 31, 2011 by As'ad