Archive for September 20, 2011
Muhammad Bazzi did not read a book he cited
“Among these is the Syrian philosopher Sadik al-Azm, whose “Self-Criticism After the Defeat” was published in 1968: it disputed the dominant Arab narrative that the defeat was due only to outside forces of imperialism and colonialism. He argued tha…
Posted on September 20, 2011 by As'ad
Police learns etiquette in Jordan
How lovely. The queen should tweet about that. They should teach etiquette so that police men can say please before they beat up demonstrators. (thanks Hanadi)
Posted on September 20, 2011 by As'ad
The Sunnis are arming; the Sunnis are arming
““The Sunnis are increasingly arming, and the situation is polarizing,” said Vali Nasr…” And now comes the Orinetalist cliches when all Sunnis and all Shi`ites become part of monolithic blocs that allow Western experts to offer generalizations on…
Posted on September 20, 2011 by As'ad
This counts as criticisms of Saudi Arabia in the Western press
“German Chancellor Angela Merkel ‘understands the desire’ of Saudi women to drive amid theongoing driving ban in the Arab country…” It is understandable that Arabs mock the Western stance on democracy and human rights in the Arab world.
Posted on September 20, 2011 by As'ad
Tantawi media
Al-Ahram is one of the lest respected newspaper in the Arab world. It is seen for what it is: a vulgar mouthpiece for whoever rules Egypt. Here, they claim that “armed goons” were behind the storming of the Israeli occupation embassy.  …
Posted on September 20, 2011 by As'ad
SANA fabricates news for the regime
“Director-General of al-Jazeera Satellite Channel, Waddah Khanfar, resigned on Tuesday after he was found directly in contact with the US intelligence as well as fabricating news on the events in Syria, Yemen and Libya. Moreover, Director of al-J…
Posted on September 20, 2011 by As'ad
Jordan sends olives to Israel
Jordanian monarch sends olives to Israel. (thanks Farah)
Posted on September 20, 2011 by As'ad
Bahrain Update
Angry Arab chief correspondent on Bahrain: ”Jafar Hasan died on Sunday. He was beaten up by security forces in March. His injuries were so severe that he went to Jordan to treatment and then was transferred to the ICU unit in Bahrain’s main hos…
Posted on September 20, 2011 by As'ad
This is so kind: US occupation troops engage in mercy killing
“A U.S. Army sergeant accused of the mercy killing of an Iraqi teenager faces court martial at Fort Bliss. On Monday, inside a Fort Bliss courtroom, the government presented its case against Staff Sgt. Andrew Sims, a nurse now assigned to Beaumon…
Posted on September 20, 2011 by As'ad
Patriarch of the Left
This writer in Al-Quds Al-`Arabi refers to me sarcastically as “the patriarch of the left”. I then must need a hat collection of the post. (thanks Waddah)
Posted on September 20, 2011 by As'ad
Saudi reforms
“Saudi Arabia’s government should establish an immediate moratorium on executions in the kingdom, Amnesty International said today after a Sudanese man convicted of “sorcery” was put to death.”
Posted on September 20, 2011 by As'ad
Ziyarah Khassah
This is the official Aljazeera recording of Ziyarah Khassah on me. (thanks Muhammad)
Posted on September 20, 2011 by As'ad
Fahmi Huwayni on the storming of the embassy
I argue that Fahmi Huwaydi, an Egyptian Islamist, is the most widely read columnist in the Arab world. Here, he talks about the storming of the Israeli occupation embassy.
Posted on September 20, 2011 by As'ad
Syrian regime media’s anti-Semitism
Do you notice that Syrian media are becoming more blatantly anti-Semitic? On Dunya TV (owned by the Makhluf alleged crooks), they refer to Sarkozy as “the Jew, Sarkozy”. It must be the last refuge of falling Ba`thists.
Posted on September 20, 2011 by As'ad
So tell me, o Israeli occupying terrorists: what was your experience like?
““We have normal relations. We just went through a horrible experience.””
Posted on September 20, 2011 by As'ad
It is official: they are a "mob"
The Western press has settled on this: the Egyptians who stormed the Israeli occupation embassy in Cairo are a “mob.”
Posted on September 20, 2011 by As'ad
How Israeli discourse of hate does not get any notice in West
“Rabbi Lior: Arabs are ‘evil camel riders’: The rabbi referred to the Arabs as “wolves”, adding: “What we have with those villains and savages is not peace, and it won’t be peace. It’s against their nature. They hate peace.” He called Israel…
Posted on September 20, 2011 by As'ad
Malley and Agha
Comrade Talal sent me this: ”I did not originally wish to comment on the article by Malley and Agha, which on first read sounded asinine. Now that it has been published in translation in AlAkhbar, here are the three paragraphs dealing with the Am…
Posted on September 20, 2011 by As'ad
ON UN bid gimmick
“Indeed, such a strategy has worried Israel enough that it has enlisted the U.S. in the fight against what Israeli leaders term “delegitimization.” “Delegitimizers” are supposedly not seeking justice and full human and political rights for Palestinians…
Posted on September 20, 2011 by As'ad
resignation of Waddah Khanfar
The director-general of Aljazeera, Waddah Khanfar, has resigned. He has shaped the direction of the network since 2003 although I know for a fact that the Emir of Qatar has a hands-on role in directing the network. As for the resignation: i…
Posted on September 20, 2011 by As'ad