Archive for September 13, 2011

Syrian regime and US: torture alliance

“For all its condemnation of President Bashar al-Assad’s human rights record, the United States appears to have had few qualms about sending terrorism suspects to Damascus. Although Almalki, Arar, and El-Maati have been released, seven prisoners whom t…

Posted on September 13, 2011 by As'ad

Tantawi

“With six Israeli security guards fending off an angry mob rampaging through the mission, Leon Panetta, the US defence secretary, tried for two hours to get hold of Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, Egypt’s de facto head of state, to demand an i…

Posted on September 13, 2011 by As'ad

Look at the language now: "Assault" on the Israeli occupation embassy

I give it a few weeks, and US media will start talking about the “terrorist attack on the Israeli embassy in Cairo”.  ”The Obama administration is watching warily as relations among its allies Israel, Egypt and Turkey deteriorate, threatening Mide…

Posted on September 13, 2011 by As'ad

Bahrain Update

This from Angry Arab chief Bahrain correspondent:  ”Bahrain witnessed very large demonstrations last friday, said to be the largest yet since after the crackdown.  Shaikh Isa Qassim (opposition gave a speech) as did Shaikh AlMahmood (pro-regi…

Posted on September 13, 2011 by As'ad

Cash and gifts to Chirac (and the role my cousin)

“Ibn Rushd” sent me this:  ”your cousin is now an “affaire d’Etat”, the talk of the town and one of the biggest scandals in the past 30 years In this video, he is talking about more than  $ 20 million(he looks a bit like you, there …

Posted on September 13, 2011 by As'ad

Can you imagine if a US ambassador is caught paying tributes to Nasser or Habash?

US Ambassador in Israel:  ”And my profound respect for the State of Israel and its remarkable achievements stems from a lifetime of exposure to the extraordinary people who brought Theodore Herzl’s Zionist dream to life…But it’s not just Jew…

Posted on September 13, 2011 by As'ad

Neither the mentor of Sayf Al-Islam nor the Bin Ladenite dude will bring democracy to Libya

“A plan approved Sunday by Libya’s transitional leadership team to bring rebel fighters under civilian authority has stoked tension between the new civilian leadership and the rebel commander whose troops patrol the city.   The disp…

Posted on September 13, 2011 by As'ad

Israeli tears for Mubarak and the Arab "jungle"

“”…Since the tiny state was founded in 1948, Israel has always regarded itself as a vulnerable bastion of civilisation in a hostile region bent on its destruction – “a villa in the jungle”, as Ehud Barak, the Israeli defence minister, has put i…

Posted on September 13, 2011 by As'ad

Regular Israeli racism

“Recently the Israeli cabinet approved a major plan for the Negev that seeks to “relocate” an estimated 30,000 Bedouin Palestinian citizens to government-approved townships.  The details that have emerged about the government’s ‘…

Posted on September 13, 2011 by As'ad

Obama and Egyptian uprising

“The American government did not support the uprising at the start, said Dalia Mogahed, executive director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, in a Monday interview with an Egyptian newspaper.  The interview contradicts a popular belief in Eg…

Posted on September 13, 2011 by As'ad

Captured Israeli occupation embassy’s documents

Israel’s clients in Egypt. 

Posted on September 13, 2011 by As'ad

The Zionist propaganda schtick stuck

“This week, soccer goons tore down walls surrounding the Israeli Embassy in Egypt…”  If these were “soccer goons” why the alarm then?  (thanks Sultan)

Posted on September 13, 2011 by As'ad

What about the role of the Jordanian King?

“Jordan’s prime minister personally authorised a secret contract to build an extra-legal supercasino complex, despite publicly denying responsibility for it, documents seen by the Guardian reveal.   The multimillion-dollar Dead Sea casino dea…

Posted on September 13, 2011 by As'ad

Storming of the Israeli occupation embassy

Tamim Barghuti on the storming of the Israeli occupation embassy.

Posted on September 13, 2011 by As'ad

Saudi-Qatari alliance: the command of Arab counter-revolution

Emir of Qatar met with Saudi King.  This alliance is the worst development in inter-Arab relations in recent years and has been the most severe blow to Arab media in decades.  Aljazeera website now posts propaganda pieces about Saudi Arabia. …

Posted on September 13, 2011 by As'ad

Saudi counter revolution

This is a talk I had given in London in July on the Saudi counter-revolution at the invitation of Saudi opposition groups. (thanks Rashid)

Posted on September 13, 2011 by As'ad

Min Washington

I made a mistake yesterday.  The Min Washington program that I will appear on this morning will begin at 7:05 AM my time (10:05 Eastern Time), or 5:05 PM Beirut Time.

Posted on September 13, 2011 by As'ad

The Outrageous Lies of Buthayna Sha`ban

Buthayna Sha`ban has emerged as the dishonest spokesperson for a brutal regime.  She has proven that she would not stop at anything in defending the crimes of the regime.  She has claimed in Russia that “only” 1400 Syrians have been killed an…

Posted on September 13, 2011 by As'ad