Archive for August 11, 2011
Syrian regime
Like I predicted, the Syrian regime did not say a word against Saudi Arabia following the “historic” statement by the illiterate King.
Posted on August 11, 2011 by As'ad
Suspicious story
Khelil sent me this: ”This is really suspicions, the story is about Muslim football players who are fasting and thus having late-night practice but the Times adds: “Some players headed to a nearby bakery for pepperoni rolls before going home, pra…
Posted on August 11, 2011 by As'ad
Notice that those who kill innocent Iraqis never receive those sentences
“An Army sergeant based at Fort Stewart was sentenced Wednesday to life in a military prison without parole for shooting and killing his infantry squad leader and another U.S. soldier in Iraq after they criticized him for poor performance.”
Posted on August 11, 2011 by As'ad
Israeli perversions
“Israeli Channel 10 TV aired yesterday footage filmed by Nariman and Bilal a-Tamimi, volunteers in B’Tselem’s video project and residents of Nabi Saleh, offering a rare glimpse into a new method employed by the army: soldiers enter homes at night t…
Posted on August 11, 2011 by As'ad
German Islamophobe lauds House of Saud
“SPIEGEL: Referring to countries like Saudi Arabia, the federal government’s guidelines state: “The export of weapons will not be approved unless, in an individual case, special foreign policy or security policy interests (…) support approval, which …
Posted on August 11, 2011 by As'ad
This is hilarious: a House of Saud committee for human rights cares about human rights of Saudis but only OUTSIDE the kindgom
They decided that since human rights of Saudis are respected inside the kingdom, they now can turn their attention to plight of Saudis outside of the kingdom–and only in countries that are not aligned with Saudi royal family.
Posted on August 11, 2011 by As'ad
Pakistani editorial on Saudi influence
“If this is how our leaders are going to behave — bowing to every whim of the monarchs of Saudi Arabia — they might as well move all Pakistanis to the Rab’ al Khali (the empty quarter, the massive desert in the heart of Saudi Arabia where nothing…
Posted on August 11, 2011 by As'ad
Regarding the claim that the US managed to kill those who downed the US helicopter
Rob sent me this comment: ”So we are expected to accept their word that they have identified (and executed) not only the planner or leader of that attack, but the particular foot soldier that launched the missile that brought that copter down?? &…
Posted on August 11, 2011 by As'ad
US kills those who caused a helicopter to experience "mechanical error"
“However, Marine Gen. John R. Allen, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, told reporters at the Pentagon that the main Taliban leader in the area remained at large. He did not identify that insurgent commander, the hunt for whom set in motion the events …
Posted on August 11, 2011 by As'ad
The Libyan NATO murder syndicate
“Not so the Libyan rebels. Members of their Transitional National Council (TNC) in Benghazi last month detained their military leader, General Abdel Fatah Younes, on suspicion of treachery, lured him away from his bodyguards and murdered him. This week…
Posted on August 11, 2011 by As'ad
If Muslims did that, New York Times would denounce on front page and US liberal feminists would demand bombings
“The ultra-Orthodox Eda Haredit faction is planning a mass protest against the Jerusalem Municipality on Thursday evening. According to the organizers, the summer events held in the capital are inappropriate for a holy city, and in some cases even lead…
Posted on August 11, 2011 by As'ad
Good summary of Saudi foreign policy
“Saudi Arabia has no interest in promoting democracy or human rights in Syria; it does have an interest in promoting Sunni Muslim influence and combating Shia influence (as embodied at the international level by Iran).”
Posted on August 11, 2011 by As'ad
They just want to kills Arabs for fun
“Some 100 young Jewish adults from US, Canada to join IDF immediately after arriving in Israel next week; nearly all of them want to be combat soldiers.”
Posted on August 11, 2011 by As'ad
Pakistani civilians and a Western dog
“Then start perhaps, by noticing the dog has a name and a breed. He (she?) is called Cairo and is a Belgian Malinois. Now scroll down to what seems to be the first clear reference to Pakistani civilians. It was in the context of whether President…
Posted on August 11, 2011 by As'ad
Saudi media fabrications
“Ibn Rushd” sent me this: ”this is fake and it’s not the first time they do this. They take one real quote and then invent another one and insert it… And they dare lecture about journalistic ethics وقالت الصحيفة “إن الملك ع…
Posted on August 11, 2011 by As'ad
Divisions in the Syrian regime
This is a very weak article. It is part of the heavy psychological operations that will fill US newspapers. The economic situation is limiting what US can do around the world, so heavy use of propaganda and verbal bluster will increase. &nb…
Posted on August 11, 2011 by As'ad
A US Official Expresses his Excitement on Syria
“and that’s when you’ll see Damascus go up in flames.””
Posted on August 11, 2011 by As'ad
It is anti-Semitic to receive Israeli bullets in your chests
This is hilarious. Zionist hoodlums and Israeli propagandists (well, they are the same so I am being redundant here) are turning the fight against real anti-Semitism into a joke. Look at this? They claim that calling Israeli protest “…
Posted on August 11, 2011 by As'ad
Mahmud Darwish
TV serials are a Ramadan phenomena among Arabs. It is the season when hits are made or unmade. Producers throw tons of money on shows: hit serials go into sequels. There is one such serial chronicling the life of Mahmud Darwish: …
Posted on August 11, 2011 by As'ad
Regional Analysis of the Syrian situation
This analysis of the regional context of the Syrian situation by comrade Fawwaz is one of the best I have read.
Posted on August 11, 2011 by As'ad