Archive for December 6, 2011
Flash: Now Lebanon discovers that Muhammad had a son
Aside from the vulgar and crude narrative here, look at this one (before they change it): ”“Haidar! Haidar!”—which means lion in old Arabic, one of the nicknames of Imam Ali, the prophet’s son and Imam Hussein’s father.” (thanks Ahmad)P…
Posted on December 6, 2011 by As'ad
Flash: Now Lebanon discovers that Muhammad has a son
Aside from the vulgar and crude narrative here, look at this one (before they change it): ”“Haidar! Haidar!”—which means lion in old Arabic, one of the nicknames of Imam Ali, the prophet’s son and Imam Hussein’s father.” (thanks Ahmad)
Posted on December 6, 2011 by As'ad
Clinton and Ghalyun
I so enjoyed watching the footage of Hillary Clinton while she was lecturing Burhan Ghalyun and his friends from the Ikhwan’s Syrian National Council about women’s rights and democracy. They have turned into little Hamid Karzai’s, no more. …
Posted on December 6, 2011 by As'ad
low voter turnout in Egypt
I am so proud of the Egyptian people for the low voter turnout. They dispelled, yet again, another myth about their uprising. It is not about casting a silly ballot.
Posted on December 6, 2011 by As'ad
Al-Azhar Brothel, literally
In the 3rd volume of Al-Jabarti’s history (Dar Al-Jil edition), he reveals that there was a brothel around Al-Azhar that was uncovered in that century.
Posted on December 6, 2011 by As'ad
did people notice?
Saudi Arabia expresses interest in nuclear weapons, and there was no reaction in any part of the world. Notice that Israel did not even bother to react. Why would they? ”Saudi Arabia may consider acquiring nuclear weapons to match reg…
Posted on December 6, 2011 by As'ad
Gender Segregation in Israel
Why do you find gender segregation cute when practiced in Israel? ”Gender segregation is in effect at 65 percent of the state-run religious elementary schools in Israel, according to data obtained by Haaretz from the Education Ministry’s elementa…
Posted on December 6, 2011 by As'ad
Aljazeera promotes
Now Aljazeera promotes Gene Sharp. How dumb can it get?
Posted on December 6, 2011 by As'ad
What is happening in Syria?
A reader sent me this report: ”I noted that you are uncertain and doubtful in your blog regarding what is going on in Syria. Please allow my to give you my impression based on phone calls and Skype with my acquaintances, friends and relatives.It…
Posted on December 6, 2011 by As'ad
Syrian Muslim Brotherhood on political identities
“KurdWatch: Why don’t we forgo the label »Arab« and speak only of Syrian identity?Zuhayr Salim: No, no. To hell with Syrian [identity]! We do not recognize Syria. Who created Syria? Sykes-Picot. Is that true or not? ” (thanks Mohammed)
Posted on December 6, 2011 by As'ad
secrets
“The radar-evading drone that crash-landed over the weekend in Iran was on a mission for the CIA, according to a senior U.S. official, raising fears that the aircraft’s sophisticated technology could be exploited by Tehran or shared with other American…
Posted on December 6, 2011 by As'ad
Syrian military maneuvers
I was quite disgusted with the SANA’s footage of Syrian military maneuvers. The lousy Syrian regime has suddenly remembered the Golan heights. Is the regime sending those scenes to the Syrian people to scare them? Why not engage in those ma…
Posted on December 6, 2011 by As'ad
Drone in Iran
Comrade Amer, my chief military adviser, tells me that the drone that was downed by Iran is very advanced and sophisticated. He tells me it somewhat classified as there are no public information about it.
Posted on December 6, 2011 by As'ad
Drone in Iran
Comrade Amer, my chief military adviser, tells me that the drone that was downed by Iran is very advanced and sophisticated. He tells me it somewhat classified as there are no public information about it.
Posted on December 6, 2011 by As'ad
Resilience of the Syrian regime
I have raised this point before about the lousy Syrian regime: that it has surprisingly remained largely resilient. There have been no defections whatsoever in the diplomatic corps. There are no defections in the government bureaucracy eith…
Posted on December 6, 2011 by As'ad
Resilience of the Syrian regime
I have raised this point before about the lousy Syrian regime: that it has surprisingly remained largely resilient. There have been no defections whatsoever in the diplomatic corps. There are no defections in the government bureaucracy eith…
Posted on December 6, 2011 by As'ad
Aren’t Israeli leaders (from the standpoint of Western liberals) cute when they talk about women?
“Yet despite the army chief’s warnings, the video was released. In it, Barak asks: “Who are the girls here? From the battalion or the brigade? Or from the division?” Gantz replied: “They sing during the break. During the break they start to sin…
Posted on December 6, 2011 by As'ad
Aren’t Israeli leaders (from the standpoint of Western liberals) cute when they talk about women?
“Yet despite the army chief’s warnings, the video was released. In it, Barak asks: “Who are the girls here? From the battalion or the brigade? Or from the division?” Gantz replied: “They sing during the break. During the break they start to sin…
Posted on December 6, 2011 by As'ad
Ghalyun and Shaqfah Council
Comrade Bassam in Jadaliyyah (and he was kind to Ghalyun): ”Moreover, Ghalyoun states above that the SNC is “banking” on the “western powers” to help reclaim the Golan, presumably through international law and diplomacy. Really, Burhan? I…
Posted on December 6, 2011 by As'ad
Rashid Ghannushi reassures Zionists in DC that he does not care about Palestine
“I am concerned about Tunisia, and I have a model and an experiment that I want to succeed, while othersare concerned about Palestine or Libya. Everyone is concerned about their own interests, and mine isTunisia.” This is a man who used to a…
Posted on December 6, 2011 by As'ad