Archive for November 10, 2011
Progressive versus Reactionary Islam
My latest blog post for Al-Akhbar English: “Progressive versus Reactionary Islam”
Posted on November 10, 2011 by As'ad
Meet NATO rebels
“”We’ve walked all the way here to tell everybody that we are being treated like dogs,” said 23-year old Hamuda Bubakar, among a couple of hundred black refugees protesting at Martyrs Square in Tripoli. “I’d rather be killed here. I wouldn’t be t…
Posted on November 10, 2011 by As'ad
That lousy Iraqi puppet regime
“The Iraqi authorities must halt the imminent execution of 15 men, Amnesty International said today, following reports that their death sentences had been ratified by the Iraqi presidency on Tuesday.”
Posted on November 10, 2011 by As'ad
Reform that Obama and Hillary can be proud of
“Atgaa, 10, and her sister Reemya, 8, are about to be married to men in their 60s. Atgaa will be her husband’s fourth wife. Their wedding celebrations are scheduled for this week and will take place in the town of Fayaadah Abban in Qasim, Saudi Arabia….
Posted on November 10, 2011 by As'ad
The lousy sectarian Al-Wifaq of Bahrain
I never liked or trusted this lousy sectarian organization: “”I do not blame the Saudis for what is happening. Their entrance into Bahrain is a symbolic move… I am in favor of Saudi interference but in the form of diplomats and academics that can med…
Posted on November 10, 2011 by As'ad
Emir of Qatar will teach Tunisians about democracy
So the Emir of Qatar will attend the first meeting of the constituent assembly of Tunisia. (thanks Fethi)
Posted on November 10, 2011 by As'ad
Bigots
This Mubarak propagandist, `Imad Ad-Din Adib, now writes for the mouthpiece of Prince Salman and his sons, Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat. He believes that there 5% only of the population of Syria are `Alawites. The Economist used to maintain that it w…
Posted on November 10, 2011 by As'ad
7th bombing of the Pipeline: the new Egypt
“An Egyptian pipeline delivering gas to Israel and Jordan was hit by two explosions Thursday, Egypt’s security services and state media said, the seventh time it has been attacked by militants this year.” To show you that the social media are oft…
Posted on November 10, 2011 by As'ad
This is hilarious: learning unity from the NATO council in Libya, is like learning resistance from Salam Fayyad
“Most experts agree that the opposition would be better off with the kind of united front that Libya’s Transitional National Council represented in the battle to topple Moammar Kadafi.” You talk about unity when the NATO militias are engaged in g…
Posted on November 10, 2011 by As'ad
Comrade Joseph sets the record straight: who should have nuclear weapons and who should not have?
“The racist policies of the United States as to who should get to possess nuclear weapons and who should not (according to racial criteria of whether they are European or of European stock or not) aside, it must be made clear that the extent to which t…
Posted on November 10, 2011 by As'ad
He will soon receive the Congressional Medal of Freedom
“Israel’s Supreme Court has upheld rape convictions and a seven-year prison sentence for former President Moshe Katzav, capping a legal and public drama that has roiled the country for more than five years.” Do do doubt that after his release (in…
Posted on November 10, 2011 by As'ad
Zionism is racism, always
“Some 15 Muslim gravestones were found desecrated in Jerusalem with the slogan “Death to Arabs” on Thursday, in what is suspected to be the latest “price tag” attack by right-wing extremists.“Death to Arabs” and “Givat Asaf” – the name of a W…
Posted on November 10, 2011 by As'ad
The Political Economy of the Egyptian Uprising
“Western ideological systems and establishment propaganda in Egypt have largely reproduced Clinton’s implicit message of “bad” versus “good” capitalism: Mubarak and his gang of “corrupt” associates have been driven out, and now the system…
Posted on November 10, 2011 by As'ad
NEIL MacFARQUHAR on Egypt
““They were all beggars before the revolution,” said Mohamed Salah, an acerbic columnist for the pan-Arab Al-Hayat newspaper, summarizing a common perception.” 1) Notice that MacFarquhar identifies the mouthpiece of Prince Khalid bin S…
Posted on November 10, 2011 by As'ad
Syrians in Lebanon
My Burhan Ghalyun, on behalf of the lousy Syrian National Council, addressed a letter to Prime Minister Najib Miqati to inquire about the plight of Syrians in Lebanon. There have been reports about Syrians being kidnapped by supporters of the Syrian re…
Posted on November 10, 2011 by As'ad
The Thugs of the Syrian National Council: Opposing them is as important as opposing the Asad regime
The democratic credentials of the lousy Syrian National Council was in full display in Cairo yesterday when goons of the Syrian National Council beat up members of the Syrian opposition who were in Cairo to meet with the lousy Secretary-general of the …
Posted on November 10, 2011 by As'ad
Amr Moussa’s presidential campaign
It came to my attention from sources in Cairo that Saatch and Saatchi has been hired to run Amr Moussa’s presidential campaign.
Posted on November 10, 2011 by As'ad
"Imminent Iran nuclear threat? A timeline of warnings since 1979"
“Breathless predictions that the Islamic Republic will soon be at the brink of nuclear capability, or – worse – acquire an actual nuclear bomb, are not new. For more than quarter of a century Western officials have claimed repeatedly that Ira…
Posted on November 10, 2011 by As'ad
How to make a revolution? Are you kidding me?
It came to the my attention that the Gene Sharp shop (dukkan in Arabic) is showing a “documentary” titled How to Make a Revolution” about how the “ideas” of Gene Sharp (who is known by 0.000005% of Arabs) inspired Arab uprisings. The dog and pony…
Posted on November 10, 2011 by As'ad
Watch this propaganda cycle, again
I have seen this Zionist propaganda trick before: in 1967, Israel threatened Syria, and when Syria stated that it would fight back, Israel came crying to the West and yelled: Syria is threatening Israel. Syria is threatening Israel. In the late 1…
Posted on November 10, 2011 by As'ad