Archive for August 4, 2011
SSNP in Hamra
I received many emails about what happened in Hamra street in Beirut when thugs attacked leftist protesters who peacefully expressed their sympathy with the victims of Syrian regime repression. A comrade who was there sent me this: ”as`ad, …
Posted on August 4, 2011 by As'ad
Aljazeera in the US
As soon as Aljazeera became the official voice of NATO in the Arab world, all US officials suddenly became available for interviews and Aljazeera English became available in the US market. Coincidence? Of course, unless you are conspiratorial-min…
Posted on August 4, 2011 by As'ad
Cicero of Syria hearts Thomas Friedman’s "peace" plan
Ahmet from Tunisia sent me this: ”Asad..the man is laughing-stock by all standards: he welcomes Thomas Friedman Peace Initiative and others in this video, and as always in the most withering devices of rhetoric..”
Posted on August 4, 2011 by As'ad
Bahrain Update
Angry Arab’s chief correspondent on Bahrain sent me this: ”A few updates:- Bahrain’s first political detainee of the uprising was released finally released last week. He issued an apology to the King which was published in Alayam newspaper (pro-…
Posted on August 4, 2011 by As'ad
Human Rights in Qatar
Aljazeera signed an agreement with a Qatari human rights committee. According to the agreement, Aljazeera will continue to ignore human rights violations in Qatar and in all GCC countries.
Posted on August 4, 2011 by As'ad
Iraqi refugees in the US are suspect
“In a far-reaching inquiry, authorities are rescreening more than 58,000 Iraqi refugees living in the United States amid concerns that lapses in immigration security may have allowed former insurgents and potential terrorists to enter the country, U.S….
Posted on August 4, 2011 by As'ad
Zionism is racism, always
“Forty lawmakers from both the coalition and opposition Wednesday submitted a proposal to the Knesset for a new Basic Law that would change the accepted definition of Israel as a “Jewish and democratic state.”" (thanks Marc)
Posted on August 4, 2011 by As'ad
Mubarak’s trial
I worry that the image of Mubarak’s trial was offered by the Military Council as a bone to pacify the angry population and to obstruct a real comprehensive trial for him and for his regime.
Posted on August 4, 2011 by As'ad
US Congress and Israel
“Yet the American House of Representatives voted 407 to 6 to call on the Obama administration to use its diplomatic capital to try to block the initiative, while also threatening to cut the Palestinians’ funding if they proceeded to seek st…
Posted on August 4, 2011 by As'ad
King PlayStation is like a kid
Look at him. I mean, who would do that? What kind of uniform is this?
Posted on August 4, 2011 by As'ad
Paying for PR in Washington, DC: the case of Syria
“The Syrian government hired an international public-relations firm to help coordinate a Vogue magazine profile for Asma al-Assad, Syria’s first lady. Brown Lloyd James agreed to a $5,000-per-month contract with the presidency of the …
Posted on August 4, 2011 by As'ad
SSNP members in Hamra
I posted yesterday about the thuggish treatment of independent leftists (some of them I know) in Hamra when they protested against the criminal Syrian regime. I heard about the involvement of SSNP (which has been transformed by its leader, As`ad …
Posted on August 4, 2011 by As'ad
Illegitimacy of US actions: the Mubarak trial
It can easily be maintained that there is full agreement among ALL Arabs that all US actions in Iraq were illegitimate. A good example is the trial of Mubarak. All Arab media are full of commentary and all were saying that it was the f…
Posted on August 4, 2011 by As'ad
Orphans of Mubarak
Mubarak, of course, was a sponsor of the March 14 Movement in Lebanon. He was a very close ally of Fu’ad Sanyurah and he regularly received Samir Ja`ja` (or Ga`ga` in Egyptian accent). Egyptian media were requested to host Samir Ja`ja` (Ga`…
Posted on August 4, 2011 by As'ad
That night in Hamra: a detailed account in Jadaliyya
This is a detailed account.
Posted on August 4, 2011 by As'ad
Samir Al-Quntar is alive
Israeli media and the lousy An-Nahar newspaper (the dying right-wing, sectarian Christian, racist anti-Syrian (people), anti-Palestinian (people)) carried rumors with jubilation that Samir Quntar was targeted in the explosion in the southern suburbs of…
Posted on August 4, 2011 by As'ad