Archive for August 24, 2011
Al-Akhbar English:
Be patient. Some technical issues. Website will be up and running momentarily.
Posted on August 24, 2011 by As'ad
Blogging for Al-Akhbar
My first blog post for Al-Akhbar: ”Mubarak in a Cage.”
Posted on August 24, 2011 by As'ad
FLASH: ENGLISH AL-AKHBAR is up and running
Here you go. Yalla.
Posted on August 24, 2011 by As'ad
US works against BDS
“The local Amercian Chamber of Commerce is working quietly to ensure that opinion-makers in the media and elsewhere are aware of the potential costs of a boycott to Jordan. The GOJ fully recognizes the potential negative consequences an anti-American …
Posted on August 24, 2011 by As'ad
US works against BDS
“The local Amercian Chamber of Commerce is working quietly to ensure that opinion-makers in the media and elsewhere are aware of the potential costs of a boycott to Jordan. The GOJ fully recognizes the potential negative consequences an anti-American …
Posted on August 24, 2011 by As'ad
8th grade cliches about "freedom"
“We took everything for granted and forgot that freedom is not a given, but needs to be earned.”
Posted on August 24, 2011 by As'ad
8th grade cliches about "freedom"
“We took everything for granted and forgot that freedom is not a given, but needs to be earned.”
Posted on August 24, 2011 by As'ad
When Thomas Friedman gives foreign policy advice
Is there anything more profound than those words?? ”Meanwhile, Mr. President, on a rainy day, rent the movie “Tin Cup.” There is a great scene where Dr. Molly Griswold is trying to help Roy “Tin Cup” McAvoy, the golf pro, rediscover his s…
Posted on August 24, 2011 by As'ad
When Thomas Friedman gives foreign policy advice
Is there anything more profound than those words?? ”Meanwhile, Mr. President, on a rainy day, rent the movie “Tin Cup.” There is a great scene where Dr. Molly Griswold is trying to help Roy “Tin Cup” McAvoy, the golf pro, rediscover his s…
Posted on August 24, 2011 by As'ad
Mini-Hariri meets with Saudi king
Hariri media are thrilled: they are reporting that after months in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi King “met” with Mini-Hariri. But the accompanying picture (proudly posted on Now Hariri website) shows that Hariri stood in line with other people and shoo…
Posted on August 24, 2011 by As'ad
Saudi Arabia set up a tool to speak on behalf of the Syrian opposition
Meet the Unified National Syrian Council. It is headed by a reactionary Syrian who worked for the House of Saud for decades.
Posted on August 24, 2011 by As'ad
Egyptian people’s power
“Israel appears to have backed away from an even more massive assault on Gaza – for now – largely because of protests in Egypt and the broader sense that Israel “lacks legitimacy” to carry out more aggression despite assured diplomatic cover fr…
Posted on August 24, 2011 by As'ad
racism against Arabs in the New York Times
On the front page of the New York Times today, there is this main headline: ”Swarm of Rebels Seize Compound but not Qaddafi”. This is from my main paper copy. Swarm is usually reserved to large number of insects. Ironically, thi…
Posted on August 24, 2011 by As'ad
Why the White Man was impressed with Sayf Al-Islam
“”The more important question is why so many Westerners were ready to fall for Seif. He was intelligent, often surprising, wore well-cut suits and chewed his food with his mouth shut,” says Bret Stephens in The Wall Street Journal. The New Yorker…
Posted on August 24, 2011 by As'ad
Against Tantawi rule
A civil organization in Egypt sues the Military Council and calls for severing ties with Israel. (thanks Joseph)
Posted on August 24, 2011 by As'ad
Here you have the Arab Mind version of analysis of the Libyan people
“”In Libya, as with authoritarian governments generally, leaders are accustomed to dictating how people should think; no matter how outrageous the lie or how obviously bizarre (as was often the case in Libya), it is often received as reality by a publi…
Posted on August 24, 2011 by As'ad
90 lashes and 4 months of jail for fleeing home
There is more to this story in the Saudi press. A woman receives 90 lashes and 4 months in jail for fleeing home. (thanks “Ibn Rushd”)
Posted on August 24, 2011 by As'ad
Meet the NATO rebel leaders and their lies
“Still, the rebels have offered their own far-fetched claims, like mass rapes by loyalist troops issued tablets of Viagra. Although the rebels have not offered credible proof, that claim is nonetheless the basis of an investigation by the Internat…
Posted on August 24, 2011 by As'ad
NATO rebel leaders=Qadhdhafi’s henchmen
“Many of the rebels’ leaders were in Colonel Qaddafi’s top echelons, helping defend and promote his vision, and version, of reality.”
Posted on August 24, 2011 by As'ad
massacres in South Sudan
This is the newest creation of Western colonial powers. The massacres in South Sudan don’t cause an uproar in Western countries. The prosecutor of ICC does not move to investigate the murder of some 600 people.
Posted on August 24, 2011 by As'ad