Archive for October 20, 2011
And now some reform from Saudi Arabia
I am traveling so I don’t know if this made it into the hard copy of the Times–I doubt it. ”A popular Saudi video blogger was detained this week, along with his crew, after his report on poverty in the kingdom’s capital, Riyadh, was viewed hun…
Posted on October 20, 2011 by As'ad
Arab tyrants
In many ways, Arab tyrants are alike. Qadhdhafi was unique in one way: he was too eccentric to have one friend among the tyrants. He had no war to go. Mubarak could still find refuge in a dozen Arab countries (plus Israel)) if he wan…
Posted on October 20, 2011 by As'ad
And now in Libya
Now that Qadhdhafi has been killed and his Third Universal Theory buried with him, Libyan NATO militias can now focus on their priorities: silencing critics, internecine bloody wars, and the gradual imposition of a Bin Ladenite order.
Posted on October 20, 2011 by As'ad
A Christian Palestinian prisoner
Of course, the Western press–which usually is obsessed with religious and sectarian labels in the Arab world–did not take note there was one Palestinian Christian among those released from Israeli jails. Worse, Zionist propaganda released a lie…
Posted on October 20, 2011 by As'ad
A misunderstanding
So NATO killed Qadhdhafi and Italian prime minister declared the end of fighting in Libyya. It seems to me that there is a mistranslation of Arab popular demands. Arabs have been chanting: The people want the downfall of the regime. T…
Posted on October 20, 2011 by As'ad
Qatari gas to Israel
“The Qatari government is holding negotiations to sell liquid natural gas (LNG) to Israel, the Egyptian newspaper “Youm7″ reported today.” (thanks Jonn)
Posted on October 20, 2011 by As'ad
News from the beacon of freedom
“The American Civil Liberties Union has released government documents containing 185 allegations of sexual abuse against female immigration detainees in federal detention centers since 2007.The documents, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, …
Posted on October 20, 2011 by As'ad
Tell us the truth, please: US aid to Egypt
“Since the 1970s, USAID has provided billions of dollars in economic help to Egypt in exchange for promises of liberalization of the socialist economy created in the 1950s by President Gamal Abdel Nasser.” No, it was largely to reward the dictato…
Posted on October 20, 2011 by As'ad
Funding corruption, not democracy
“Beginning two decades ago, the United States government bankrolled an Egyptian think tank dedicated to economic reform. A different outcome is only now becoming visible in the fallout from Egypt’s Arab Spring. Formed with a $10 million en…
Posted on October 20, 2011 by As'ad
Your "boys will be boys"
“Three violent attacks on South Korean residents were allegedly committed in recent weeks by off-duty U.S. servicemen here, including the assault of a 70-year-old grandmother and the unconnected rapes of two other women, Seoul officials say.Park Kyungs…
Posted on October 20, 2011 by As'ad
The Green Book
It would be advisable to bury the Green Book along with Qadhdhafi’s body, although the market value of the book will go up because no publishing house will ever print it again.
Posted on October 20, 2011 by As'ad
Saudi King and Princes: or an STD convention
This was a high-level STD convention within the House of Saud. Saudi news report that the king’s operation was “successful.” Let me translate: the king is dead. My shovel is ready.
Posted on October 20, 2011 by As'ad
Exxon on Aljazeera
It seems that as soon as Aljazeera’s role changed in service of the US/Israeli/Saudi/Qatari counter-revolution, Aljazeera became awash in ads, including from US companies. I could not believe it when I yesterday saw Exxon-Mobil advertise on Aljaz…
Posted on October 20, 2011 by As'ad
women’s rights in the Arab world
“Women’s rights have yet to become an issue that moves the general public. The number of female candidates elected is of less interest to many women than how they will feed their children, whether they can get them to a clinic, or whether they will b…
Posted on October 20, 2011 by As'ad
Jordan political development
This is an account of the recent political changes (at the top) in Jordan. The account really confirms our view of the Jordanian king: as an incompetent ruler relying on advice that often confuses the hell out of him. (thanks Joseph)
Posted on October 20, 2011 by As'ad
Syrian prisoner released
It should be mentioned that the Syrian regime media ignored the release of a Syrian prisoner as part of the prisoners’ swap between Hamas and the Zionist usurping entity because the prisoner from the Golan bravely expressed support for the Syrian upris…
Posted on October 20, 2011 by As'ad