Archive for October 2, 2011
Nasser
My new blog post at Al-Akhbar English.
Posted on October 2, 2011 by As'ad
War on Shi`ites and Christians: new order to House of Saud’s propagandists
Now House of Saud propagandists have been launching a war on Shi`ites for years now (if not centuries). There are now new orders to Saudi propagandists: to launch attacks on Arab Christians. The editor-in-chief of the mouthpiece of Prince S…
Posted on October 2, 2011 by As'ad
Qadhdhafi’s reading list
What Qadhdhafi reads: or what someone reads for Qadhdhafi. (thanks Reagan)
Posted on October 2, 2011 by As'ad
An ill-informed US governor defines an Arab democracy
“For example, a Middle East that is largely democratic and at peace will be a Middle East that accepts Israel, rejects terrorism, and is a dependable source of energy. ” (thanks Rob)
Posted on October 2, 2011 by As'ad
NY Police officers offer advise on women’s clothing
“Police officers in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood, where several sexual attacks have occurred in recent months, are amping up their nighttime presence and offering a more unusual form of protection: wardrobe advice. According to the W…
Posted on October 2, 2011 by As'ad
FBI tactics: can you imagine the international and UNSC uproar if it were to infiltrate a synagogue?
“The FBI allegedly told an informant who infiltrated a California mosque to dig up dirt on the immigration status, sexual activities, business problems and drug use of members of the community. A discrimination lawsuit filed against the Bureau this wee…
Posted on October 2, 2011 by As'ad
Iraqi puppet government is quickly becoming like your typical Middle East tyrannical regime with an appetite for US advanced weapons
“Iraq’s decision to purchase 18 F-16 fighter jets will provide a “very robust capability” where now there is none and will allow the country to protect its airspace, the chief U.S. military spokesman in Iraq said Thursday. But an Iraqi parliament…
Posted on October 2, 2011 by As'ad
His case won’t make it in the Western press
“On Thursday a military court sentenced orthopaedic surgeon and Bahraini “local hero”, Dr Ali al-Ekri, to 15 years in prison on more than a dozen charges. Nineteen other medical workers who, like Dr al-Ekri, had also treated injured protesters – or who…
Posted on October 2, 2011 by As'ad
US wants Egypt to free an accused Israeli spy
But US intentions are humanitarian. You see the accused Israeli spy suffers from allergies and those allergies constitute a threat to world peace and security.
Posted on October 2, 2011 by As'ad
I believe this. I mean, isn’t US aid to Arab dictators intended to train them on the "nuts and bolts of elections"?
“Egypt has also complained about an increase in American democracy aid to nongovernmental groups. U.S. officials say the assistance is aimed at training aspiring politicians on the nuts and bolts of elections.”
Posted on October 2, 2011 by As'ad
Jordan’s king fulfilling his obligations to GCC
“The Committee to Protect Journalists is disheartened by the passage in Jordan’s lower chamber of Parliament of a draft anti-corruption law which would allow heavy fines for publishing information on corruption, and calls on the upper chamber to reject…
Posted on October 2, 2011 by As'ad
Dictator to US: I will let you kill anyone you want in my country, and you can continue to support me
“Yemeni officials provided more details on Saturday about their role in the tracking and killing of an American-born cleric, while a government spokesman said that the United States should show more appreciation to Yemen’s embattled president for his…
Posted on October 2, 2011 by As'ad
Flash: how Al-Arabiyya uses a picture from `Ayn Hilwah and bills it as Syrian Shabbihah
There were cases like this before but this one is documented now. The website of Al-Arabiyya (the discredited news channel of King Fahd’s brother-in-law) carried an article on Syrian regime goons (known as Shabbihah) and put a picture of Fath mem…
Posted on October 2, 2011 by As'ad
It is cute when US diplomats meet with Arab opposition figures
After the cute meeting between the US ambassador in Damascus and a Syrian opposition figure, I am wondering: will US diplomats be meeting now with Saudi dissidents? UAE dissidents? Omani dissidents? Kuwaiti dissidents? Qatari dissidents? &n…
Posted on October 2, 2011 by As'ad
Tomato attack on US ambassador in Damascus
The US government has now decreed that Arabs can’t carry tomatoes with them on planes. Eggs and tomatoes have now been declared a terrorist weapon–only in the hands of Arabs.
Posted on October 2, 2011 by As'ad
Turkey’s influence is on the wane, o people
“The Arab Spring has diminished Iran’s ability to wield soft power in the region. Instead, the momentum has shifted to Turkey, which has not been shy about stealing pages from the Iranian playbook for appealing to the Arab street.” So untrue. &nb…
Posted on October 2, 2011 by As'ad
US ambassador in Damascus sitting under a portrait of Nasser
I received an account of the meeting between the US ambassador in Syria and Syrian semi-dissident, Hasan `Abdul-`Adhim. The account was `Abdul-`Dhim’s as relayed to his Nasserist ally in Lebanon, Kamal Shatila. `Abdul-`Adhim is a Nasserist…
Posted on October 2, 2011 by As'ad
Expansion of the GCC
Efforts to expand the GCC are still underway, even after the invitation to Moroccan and Jordanian potentates. Today, Hitler was invited to join the GCC and he is still mulling the offer.
Posted on October 2, 2011 by As'ad
It is not thanks to the Americans, rest assured
“”The increase of the number of female judges had nothing to do with the emphasis on equal rights that the Americans often demand, as there is no objection on that in the [Iraqi] law,” Dabbagh said. ”The Islamic movement can’t seek to forbid wome…
Posted on October 2, 2011 by As'ad
Examining Thomas Friedman
“The innovative prince appears in Friedman’s Hot, Flat, and Crowded eating pizza at a Bahraini bistro with Friedman, while the daughter of a woman in a head-scarf at the table next to them is “dressed like an American teenager and had what looked l…
Posted on October 2, 2011 by As'ad