Archive for September 9, 2011

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Posted on September 9, 2011 by As'ad

Thomas Friedman

While watching the scenes in Egypt today, Thomas Friedman, should have tweeted this to himself: I am so clueless.  I have no idea what is going on in the Middle East.  I was sitting in my suite at the Marriott and insisting that the Egyptian …

Posted on September 9, 2011 by As'ad

Saudi ambassador in Cairo

Comrade Joe tells me that a caller representing the 25th of January Coalition called Al-Manar and issued a warning to the Military Council, calling for the expulsion of the Saudi ambassador in Cairo.  

Posted on September 9, 2011 by As'ad

Abu Muhammad

Aljazeera Arabic is reporting that its “witness Abu Muhammad” in Idlib, in Syria was able to see the fire in the Israeli occupation embassy in Cairo from his window.

Posted on September 9, 2011 by As'ad

FLASH: Israeli ambassador in Cairo running for his life

Aljazeera Arabic is reporting that the Israeli occupation ambassador in Cairo is fleeing for his life.  In other news, Thomas Friedman commented that there are no foreign policy goals for Egyptian protesters.  He said that Egyptian people tho…

Posted on September 9, 2011 by As'ad

FLASH: CAIRO: Storming of the Israeli occupation embassy

Developing Story:  Egyptian protesters storm the Israeli occupation embassy in Cairo.    

Posted on September 9, 2011 by As'ad

Kamal Salilbi: Historiography of so-called Lebanon

My weekly article in Al-Akhbar:  ”Kamal Salibi: Historiography of so-called Lebanon”

Posted on September 9, 2011 by As'ad

Hard at Work…in Cairo

An Egyptian protester hard at work outside of the Israeli occupation embassy in Cairo.

Posted on September 9, 2011 by As'ad

"We shall not forget you, O Palestine": from Damascus

This is from a demonstration in Damascus suburb of Darayya today.  It says: “We shall not forget you, O Palestine but we have been occupied with our blood.”  (thanks A.)

Posted on September 9, 2011 by As'ad

Burning the Israeli flag in Cairo this evening

(thanks Seham)

Posted on September 9, 2011 by As'ad

Live from CAIRO

It is getting darker.  Comrade Reem sent me this:  ”I’m afraid it’s too dark and crowded to send more/better photos but every time a part falls the people shout ‘We Lessa, We Lessa!’ (like this is just the beginning) And others are hitting ro…

Posted on September 9, 2011 by As'ad

Those pictures from Cairo should be tiled: And Zionists still argue that there are no foreign policy goals for the Egyptian uprising

Send that to Thomas Friedman.  He may freak out, though.  This picture was NOT taken by Abraham Foxman.  

Posted on September 9, 2011 by As'ad

another picture form Israeli occupation embassy in Cairo

Live from Cairo.

Posted on September 9, 2011 by As'ad

LIVE: Egyptians destroy the Tantawi Wall that protects the Israeli occupation embassy in Cairo

(thanks comrade Reem at the scene)

Posted on September 9, 2011 by As'ad

Life under Israeli occupation

“Palestinians in the Qalandiya refugee camp north of Jerusalem were up before dawn on the first of August, sharing breakfast among relatives. Their food and water would need to sustain them until sunset on this first day of the holy month of Ramadan. A…

Posted on September 9, 2011 by As'ad

Isabel Kershner maintains that it is OK to set a mosque on fire if the mosque in question is "unused"

“Israeli settlers tried to set a fire inside an unused mosque in another West Bank village.”

Posted on September 9, 2011 by As'ad

Burhan Ghalyun

I am watching Syrian dissident academic, Burhan Ghalyun, on Aljazeera.  He was quite uncomfortable.  He clearly is not comfortable with the slogan of “international intervention” in Syria.  But he was nervous when he talked about Arab in…

Posted on September 9, 2011 by As'ad

Burhan Ghalyun

I am watching Syrian dissident academic, Burhan Ghalyun, on Aljazeera.  He was quite uncomfortable.  He clearly is not comfortable with the slogan of “international intervention” in Syria.  But he was nervous when he talked about Arab in…

Posted on September 9, 2011 by As'ad

Clearly, not Hamas and clearly not from Gaza

“When Israeli troops arrived, militants detonated explosives buried beside the road, and returned Israeli fire for hours from two sites a mile or two apart. The attackers were so persistent, or well-trained, that one of the Israeli dead, an officer in …

Posted on September 9, 2011 by As'ad

Clearly, not Hamas and clearly not from Gaza

“When Israeli troops arrived, militants detonated explosives buried beside the road, and returned Israeli fire for hours from two sites a mile or two apart. The attackers were so persistent, or well-trained, that one of the Israeli dead, an officer in …

Posted on September 9, 2011 by As'ad