Archive for November 27, 2011
Snipers for the House of Saud
These are snipers for the House of Saud. (thanks Fadel)
Posted on November 27, 2011 by As'ad
Bashshar Al-Asad
In addition to tyranny, this man has proven to be one of the most arrogant leaders of the region. He not once thought it would be appropriate to address the Syrian people in a direct speech. He is busy believing that the Syrian people truly love …
Posted on November 27, 2011 by As'ad
Racist Lebanese radio
Ramzi sent me this: ”I was listening to a radio called “Jaras Scoop FM”. They were talking about the girl who was raped and killed recently. It was a call for sectarian war. The terrible racist frenzy was too much to listen to. I am not…
Posted on November 27, 2011 by As'ad
David Ignatius on his friend Paul Wolfowitz
“”I asked Wolfowitz if he ever worried that he was too idealistic –that his passion for the noble goals of the Iraq war might overwhelm the prudence and pragmatism that normally guide war planners. He didn’t answer directly, except to say th…
Posted on November 27, 2011 by As'ad
Correction: the tank in Qatif
Khuloud sent me this correction: ”The link to your post with the above title is one to Bahraini police trying to run over bahraini mourners after the funeral procession. Below is the link to the Saudi tank trying to run over protesters in Qatif.”
Posted on November 27, 2011 by As'ad
Bahrain update
From chief Angry Arab Bahrain correspondent: ”Also did you hear that the foreign minister said that there will be a dialogue with the opposition soon with all options on the table? He said this really defensively on an AlJazeera interview saying …
Posted on November 27, 2011 by As'ad
How dare you not vote in Morocco
“”The real challenge for these polls, in which an opposition Islamist party and a pro-palace coalition are expected to do well, will be getting people to vote in the face of a strident boycott campaign by democracy campaigners. U.S.-based Human R…
Posted on November 27, 2011 by As'ad
Zionist anti-Semitism
““The Big Tent” program itself is also concerning. One of the workshops is titled: “Every Jew is an Ambassador for Israel, why don’t we use them?” According to a definition on the website of the Community Security Trust, “Holding Jews …
Posted on November 27, 2011 by As'ad
Western governments are not losing sleep over butchery in Yemen
“ Yemeni troops appear to have unlawfully killed as many as 35 civilians in the city of Taizz since a United Nations Security Council resolution demanded on October 21, 2011 that Yemen stop attacks on civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. Most…
Posted on November 27, 2011 by As'ad
Again: can you imagine the Western reactions if Arabs were to have made such a terrorist threat?
“Israel warned on Saturday that it would cut the supply of water and electricity to the Gaza Strip if rival Palestinian movements Fatahand Hamas form a unity government.” (thanks Steve)
Posted on November 27, 2011 by As'ad
Gas pipeline to Israel
Since Mubarak fell, the Egyptian gas pipeline to Israel has been bombed at least 8 times. What does that tell you about the attitudes of the Egyptian people toward the Zionist entity.
Posted on November 27, 2011 by As'ad
Sons of Zayid: repression in UAE
“A United Arab Emirates court sentenced five activists accused of publicly insulting the country’s rulers and of disrupting public order to jail terms of up to three years, bringing to a close a five-months-long trial that has polarized opinions in the…
Posted on November 27, 2011 by As'ad
Omar Shihabi
I want to keep to make it clear that I like, respect, and trust Bahraini writer/academic, Omar Shihabi. We disagree amicably on a few matters.
Posted on November 27, 2011 by As'ad