Archive for August 22, 2011
Isabel Kershner is very pleased: only 14 Palestinians were killed by Israel
“Israel’s airstrikes on militant targets in Gaza over the past four days killed 14 people, including four civilians.” Look what Kershner calls that: ”In a response that many here considered minimal”. (thanks Sarah)
Posted on August 22, 2011 by As'ad
Egyptian victims of Israeli gunfire
Egyptian newspaper, Ash-Shuruq, conducted an actual count: some 23 Egyptians were killed by Israeli gunfire in the era of Mubarak alone. Not one act of murder by Israeli resulted in an Egyptian response.
Posted on August 22, 2011 by As'ad
This is obscene
Shimon Peres holds an Iftar for Ramadan. This is so outrageous: it is like Nazis holding a commemoration of hunnukahPS This racist, Peres, argued strongly in favor of extending the direct military rule that was imposed on Arabs until 19…
Posted on August 22, 2011 by As'ad
Arab dictators’ bunch
Arabs were circulating this on Twitter (or Twittar, in Egyptian accent):(thanks Farah)
Posted on August 22, 2011 by As'ad
So what is Saudi media reporting?
Well, the propaganda outlets of House of Saud are busy. Take this mouthpiece of Prince Salman and his sons, Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat: It has a major story that Prince Sattam Bin `Abdul-`Aziz performed the prayer of the dead for Princes Hussah bin…
Posted on August 22, 2011 by As'ad
Ahmat Ash-Shahat
“The diplomatic challenge it faces was perhaps brought into sharpest relief on Sunday by the instant celebrity accorded Ahmed el-Shahat, now known on Twitter as #Flagman.After video of the climb appeared on YouTube and circulated on Twitter, his fame c…
Posted on August 22, 2011 by As'ad
Western intervention
I am not saying that Western intervention is not good. Western intervention is very good and very effective if you are looking to ruin a revolutionary moment.
Posted on August 22, 2011 by As'ad
Syrian government: and its humiliation
The Syrian ambassador in Washington, DC is restricted to a 25 miles radius around the capital, while the American ambassador in Damascus is roaming the country. The Syrian government is really accustomed to humiliation: it takes humiliating with …
Posted on August 22, 2011 by As'ad
Bashshar’s "dialogue"
Syrian regime TV billed the interview with Bashshar as “dialogue”. It was anything but that. Bashshar who is known for his long public speeches and presentations was very brief, relative to his record. The performance was an utter fai…
Posted on August 22, 2011 by As'ad
Foreign maids in Lebanon
“”Between 2008 and 2010, 15 Nepalese maids working in Lebanon committed suicide,” says Sthaneshwar Devkota, executive director at the state-run Foreign Employment Promotion Board. “Being mostly illiterate and unaware, they are easily duped. For instanc…
Posted on August 22, 2011 by As'ad
How lovely
“At the same time, Britain, France and other nations deployed special forces on the ground inside Libya…”
Posted on August 22, 2011 by As'ad
Libya
Now that the dictator has fallen, let us now urge the liberation of Libya from NATO occupation. PS I shall be writing a comment about Libya for the new English section of Al-Akhbar in a few days.
Posted on August 22, 2011 by As'ad
Saudi-Qatari honeymoon
“Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia met yesterday evening at Al Safa Palace HE the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani.” (thanks Sultan)
Posted on August 22, 2011 by As'ad
Sinister language of Roger Cohen
Look how in the same sentence he mixes anti-Zionism with what he calls “Muslim anti-Semitism”: ”Now a ferocious anti-Zionism of the left — the kind that has called for academic boycotts of Israel — has joined the mix, as has some Muslim anti-…
Posted on August 22, 2011 by As'ad
Who governs Libya?
Here is the answer: ”The United States is already laying plans for a post-Qaddafi Libya. Jeffrey D. Feltman, an assistant secretary of state, was in Benghazi over the weekend for meetings with the rebels’ political leadership about overseeing a…
Posted on August 22, 2011 by As'ad
Now the analysis of Libya
Now the analysis. A few days ago, there were articles about disarray in NATO policies and actions in Libya, and about disunity and in-fighting among NATO Libyan rebels. Now, this article is about the success of NATO and the unity among Liby…
Posted on August 22, 2011 by As'ad
NATO liberation of Libya
“Through Saturday, NATO and its allies had flown 7,459 strike missions, or sorties, attacking thousands of targets, from individual rocket launchers to major military headquarters.” Now although 70% of US bombings of Iraq in 1991 missed their tar…
Posted on August 22, 2011 by As'ad
Libyan infra structure
Was Libyan infra structure deliberately destroyed to allow Western countries to cash in on the massive reconstruction projects of the new Libya? (thanks Talal)
Posted on August 22, 2011 by As'ad
Ahmad Ash-Shahat: the most famous Arab today
Ahmad Shahat, the young Egyptian who climbed a building to take down the Israeli flag from the apartment that houses the Israeli occupation embassy in Cairo, was hailed as a hero throughout the Arab world. Ahmad held a press conference yesterday …
Posted on August 22, 2011 by As'ad
The New Egypt versus Israel
This picture is for those Zionists who said that the Egyptian youth did not have foreign policy goal. The Arabic says: I don’t recognize Israel. Is that why Thomas Friedman is on vacation? The news from Egypt is too upsetting to him, …
Posted on August 22, 2011 by As'ad