Archive for October 5, 2011
Silence
There is silence in the Western and Arab (Saudi) press about the “clashes” in the eastern province in Saudi Arabia. The official statement by the government seems to question the loyalty of Shi`ite citizens. Yet, not one word in Western capitals:…
Posted on October 5, 2011 by As'ad
Hizbullah and sectarianism
Al-Manar TV hosted Ibrahim Al-Ja`fari, the formersectarian Shi`ite puppet prime minister of Iraq. The party seemsvery friendly with the Shi`ite sectarian occupation puppets ofIraq-under-occupation. I saw AhmadChalabi on TV in the Palestine …
Posted on October 5, 2011 by As'ad
Hizbullah in the Atlantic
My sources tell me that the Atlantic has refused to run a letter by Ibrahim Moussawi (media director for Hizbullah) in which he denies making statements attributed to him by Thanassis Cambanis in his latest article on the party.
Posted on October 5, 2011 by As'ad
Another failed Zionist smear campaign. Let me remind desperate Zionist hoodlums: Joseph got tenure at Columbia. Go fly a kite.
““It is important to note that the individual complaint appears to relate to academic advising at Barnard College and in no way involves Professor Joseph Massad,” Bollinger said. “Based on these facts, therefore, it is extremely unfair for profes…
Posted on October 5, 2011 by As'ad
Counter-revolution Force
“alaingresh Nouvelles d’Orient Washington and Riyadh have quietly agreed to train a new force to fend off any potential revolt against the kingdomisn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Af…”
Posted on October 5, 2011 by As'ad
Samir Amin: Less than a revolution
I read that Samir Amin consider the Arab uprisings: more than uprisings and less than a revolution.
Posted on October 5, 2011 by As'ad
Walid Jumblat on Qadhdhafi’s model of government
Back in October 1978, Walid Jumblat (in a published letter to Mu`ammar Al-Qadhdhafi) wrote: ”…the unique Libyan experience which aims at liberating the Libyan man, and consequently the Arab man from exploitation, monopoly, and class chains….”…
Posted on October 5, 2011 by As'ad
Bahrain Update: the case of Ali Al Ekri
From Angry Arab’s chief Bahrain correspondent: ”He has a reputation for being one of the best doctors in Bahrain. He like many of the consultants in Salmaniya hospital could be making double had they gone to private practice but they didn’t, beca…
Posted on October 5, 2011 by As'ad
Iraqi law applies to Americans in Iraq? How dare they
“Iraq’s political leaders announced late Tuesday that they had agreed on the need to keep American military trainers in Iraq next year, but they declared that any remaining troops should not be granted immunity from Iraqi law, a point the United Stat…
Posted on October 5, 2011 by As'ad
Hikers
How would have the US reacted if three Iranian hikers were found along the Canadian-US border?
Posted on October 5, 2011 by As'ad
West has no agenda: read all about it
“The tiny Arab emirate of Qatar, a leading supporter of the revolution in Libya, has been accused by western diplomats of interfering in the country’s sovereignty. The claims come amid growing concern among Libyans in the National Transitional Co…
Posted on October 5, 2011 by As'ad
This is how the website of Al-Arabiyya reported on the clashes in Saudi Arabia
A. kindly translated this piece from the website of the news station of King Fahd’s brother-in-law. He noted that the original article in Arabic referred at one point to a citizen and two women, thereby implying that women are not citizens.  …
Posted on October 5, 2011 by As'ad
Zainab Al-Husni
The New York Times did not mention today that Zainab Al-Husni appeared on Syrian TV. Here is the story that had appeared in the Times.
Posted on October 5, 2011 by As'ad
Is this an obituary or love poetry?
“he was a fiery advocate of hard-line Zionism, cutting a handsome figure with a mane of thick dark hair topped by a knitted yarmulke.” There is no mention of the violence associated with the movement of course. (thanks Sarah)
Posted on October 5, 2011 by As'ad
Groveling to the House of Saud
Hariri rag, Al-Mustaqbal, has a special supplement in praise of House of Saud. Fu’ad Sanyurah writes that King `Abdul-`Aziz accomplished “the first Arab unity in modern times.” (thanks Mohammad)
Posted on October 5, 2011 by As'ad
Zionism and children
“The Israel Defense Forces last week upped the age for suspects to be tried as minors from age 15 to up to 18. The move comes following criticism by human rights groups of the IDF’s treatment of minor suspects. According to human rights groups, m…
Posted on October 5, 2011 by As'ad
Grilling Rumsfeld
Watch Aljazeera’s bureau chief in DC, `Abdur-Rahim Fuqara’, grill Donald Rumsfeld. Of course, Rumsfeld is shocked at the questioning because he is used the gentle and non-intrusive treatment by US reporters.
Posted on October 5, 2011 by As'ad
Israel humiliation of Aljazeera reporters
“The Foreign Press Association published an open letter on Tuesday demanding that Israeli authorities immediately cease “racist” security procedures for Arab journalists, calling them “an assault on human dignity and a blight upon the state of Israel.”…
Posted on October 5, 2011 by As'ad
Rashid Ghannushi
You have to find the comments that Rashid Ghannushi made a few days ago: he was reassuring Western governments about the protection of their economic interests when, or if, Islamists seize power in Arab countries. And notice that Islamist pronoun…
Posted on October 5, 2011 by As'ad