Archive for November 23, 2011
Qatari foreign policy (Part II)
My latest blog post for Al-Akhbar English on Qatari foreign policy.
Posted on November 23, 2011 by As'ad
Barenboim II
And this guy asks Palestinians to forswear violence but never ever asks Israel to forswear violence. What do you call that except a propaganda service for Israeli crimes. We should ask this horrible man to stop invoking the name of Edw…
Posted on November 23, 2011 by As'ad
Ian kershaw
Kershaw in his Popular Opinion and Political Dissent in the Third Reich makes a stronger case about German attitudes and lethal indifference than the thesis by Daniel goldhagen. The book is now in a new edition and is a great read. He is not an apol…
Posted on November 23, 2011 by As'ad
Daniel Barenboim
I am sitting at sf airport and reading an article in the Economist’s The World in 2012. This man Barenboim is an enemy of the Palestinian people and propagandist for Zionism. He not only calls on Palestinians to forswear armed resistance b…
Posted on November 23, 2011 by As'ad
Please welcome the NATO republic of Libya
“Thousands of people, including women and children, are being illegally detained by rebel militias in Libya, according to a report by the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Many of the prisoners are suffering torture and systematic mistreatment w…
Posted on November 23, 2011 by As'ad
After Mubarak: Zionist panic
“And the Maariv newspaper reported that Israel’s army chief Benny Gantz “has presented to the security cabinet a scenario involving the cancellation of the peace treaty” between Egypt and Israel.The report was denied by the military and Vilnai sai…
Posted on November 23, 2011 by As'ad
Sectarian descriptions of protesters
Do you notice that Barhaini and Saudi protesters are consistently referred to in Western and Arab (Saudi and Qatari-funded) as Shi`ite protesters when protesters in Syria are not described in sectarian terms. What gives?
Posted on November 23, 2011 by As'ad
Extent and Objective of CIA Operations Under-reported
Comrade Ibrahim Al-Amin on CIA operations in Lebanon.
Posted on November 23, 2011 by As'ad
Bahrain royal commission
Angry Arab’s chief Bahrain correspondent sent me additional comment:”Continuation:- no immediate reinstatement of workers and students- no democratic “transition”Three interesting points in Bassiounis speech:- no evidence of iranian involvement- no evi…
Posted on November 23, 2011 by As'ad
Arab liberals heart dictators
“The threat of electoral defeat has even made some liberals sympathetic to the military’s attempt to dominate the constitution-writing process.”
Posted on November 23, 2011 by As'ad
What Bassioni did not say about Bahrain
Angry Arab chief Bahrain correspondent sent me this: ”Since you will be soon hearing what Bassiouni did say in his speech I will tell you what he didn’t say:- he did not call for an immediate prisoner release and the dropping of all charges- he d…
Posted on November 23, 2011 by As'ad
Naguib Sawires in New York City
A source in attendance sent me this: ”Naguibb Sawires spoke two days ago in New York at a gala event raising money for his Ahrar party. He told his audience mostly in Arabic how the demonstrators and the strikes have destroyed the Egyptian econom…
Posted on November 23, 2011 by As'ad
Arabs and Arab uprisings
Aghyan (a Syrian) sent me this unscientific survey of Arabs and Arab uprisings: ”Not a scientific survey, but judging by the reactions of my friends on FB/twitter it is interesting how they react to their revolutions:Syrians were very engaged wit…
Posted on November 23, 2011 by As'ad
Zionist spitting
“The group took the step following a report in Haaretz about two weeks ago describing the practice of some ultra-Orthodox Jewish young people of spitting when passing church clergy on the street.”
Posted on November 23, 2011 by As'ad
PR for war crimes
“In 2005, with help from American marketing executives, the Israeli government began a marketing campaign, “Brand Israel,” aimed at men ages 18 to 34. The campaign, as reported by The Jewish Daily Forward, sought to depict Israel as “relevant and…
Posted on November 23, 2011 by As'ad
Liberals and Islamists
The political forces that have accorded legitimacy on the rule of the military junta in Egypt are the Islamists and the liberals. Both are opportunists who are now trying to readjust.
Posted on November 23, 2011 by As'ad
sexual harassment in the Zionist entity
“A resounding 83% of Tel Aviv women report being sexually harassed at least once in their lifetimes, according to a new survey sponsored by the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality’s committee for advancing the status of women, in conjunction with assistance sh…
Posted on November 23, 2011 by As'ad
What happened in Qatif in Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador in UK, Prince Muhammad Bin Nawwaf, explains: the Independent is a liar. (thanks Mohammad)
Posted on November 23, 2011 by As'ad
What happened in Qatif in Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador in UK, Prince Muhammad Bin Nawwaf, explains: the Independent is a liar. (thanks Mohammad)
Posted on November 23, 2011 by As'ad
Zionist People Want Mubarak: Zionist People Want Mubarak
“”This is the state of relations now. There is no real diplomacy, just shuttling back and forth and talks at a bare minimum,” said an official from Israel’s foreign ministry, who spoke anonymously because he was not authorized to speak on the issue. “A…
Posted on November 23, 2011 by As'ad