Archive for December 8, 2011
The Arabs and the Holocaust
My latest post for Al-Akhbar English: ”The Arabs and the Holocaust”: A review” (Part I of 3)
Posted on December 8, 2011 by As'ad
Pipeline in Homs: non-Violently bombed
It is hilarious how the Western media–obsessed with the New York Times theory that Gene Sharp inspired Arab uprisings–insist on the thesis that Arab uprisings are strictly non-violent even when violence hits their TV screens. Did Gene Sharp ins…
Posted on December 8, 2011 by As'ad
Nostalgia for colonial times?
To my dear comrades at Jadaliyyah: they should avoid the trend of nostalgia for colonial times or for the 1950s. There is nothing to be nostalgic about in those times. Shukri Quwatli? The “independence” buffoon? The one who received a Pales…
Posted on December 8, 2011 by As'ad
Saudi Arabia’s response to the "Arab spring"
“But King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has signalled serene royal continuity by ordering the construction of a specially equipped private train to whisk him and his entourage between the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.The luxurious VIP train is being buil…
Posted on December 8, 2011 by As'ad
Influence websites
“The Senate Armed Services Committee has asked Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to assess the effectiveness of a series of news and information Web sites that have been initiated by U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) in recent years in a bid to coun…
Posted on December 8, 2011 by As'ad
Israeli border police
“”Animals. Animals. Like the Discovery Channel. All of Ramallah is a jungle. There are monkeys, dogs, gorillas. The problem is that the animals are locked they can’t come out. We’re humans. They’re animals. They aren’t humans we are.”"
Posted on December 8, 2011 by As'ad
NATO republic
“Hundreds of residents and policemen in Tripoli protested jointly on Wednesday against former rebels who toppled Moamer Kadhafi but are still camping out in the capital and parading their weapons.Men, women and children waving Libya’s national flag and…
Posted on December 8, 2011 by As'ad
Max Responds
“Max Blumenthal Responds To Sleaze Campaign Waged By Atlantic Monthly’s Ex-Detention Camp Guard Jeffrey Goldberg…And Why The Atlantic Monthly’s Sleaze Reminds Us Of Putin’s Russia…”
Posted on December 8, 2011 by As'ad
Reform in Saudi Arabia
“An Australian man has been sentenced to 500 lashes and a year in a Saudi Arabian jail after being convicted of blasphemy, according to officials.”
Posted on December 8, 2011 by As'ad
When Zionists delude themselves
Israeli media always do that. They stumble on an Arab, or they invent one, and they have him say things they like, and then they make that person somebody important or representative of the entire population. Has anyone heard of this person, ever…
Posted on December 8, 2011 by As'ad
Lebanese Forces heart UAE
See this propaganda promotion of UAE on the website of Lebanese Forces, who are now funded by UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait. (thanks Mohammad)
Posted on December 8, 2011 by As'ad
The clown and his paid fans
“The pair are animated about the film getting its Middle Eastern premiere in Dubai – and the fact that Suha Arafat will be attending in person to introduce it. They have already shown the film to the Palestinian leadership with positive results and alt…
Posted on December 8, 2011 by As'ad
Bahrain repression lobby
“Ever since last February, when security forces in Bahrain brutally cracked down on demonstrators at the Pearl Monument, human rights groups have documented extensive violence by the government against pro-democracy protesters. In late November, an in…
Posted on December 8, 2011 by As'ad
PA: at the service of Israel
“Senior Israeli army officials say the Israeli government should strengthen the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority to avoid Hamas gains in elections next year, the Hebrew-language newspaper Maariv reported Thursday.”
Posted on December 8, 2011 by As'ad
Barbara Walters
“Congratulations to brittle newsmatron Barbara Walters on landing a blockbuster exclusive with Syrian madman Bashar Al Assad, who is responsible for the wanton murder of 4,000 of his own men, women, and children. Or as Walters put it, a “mild-mannered …
Posted on December 8, 2011 by As'ad
When Israeli occupation leader tries to "woo" Arabs
Look at this dumb propaganda from Israel. They don’t think that Arabs can read their propaganda trash? Has there been an attempt by Israeli occupation propagandists to communicate with Arabs in Arabic in which there was no avalanche of the most o…
Posted on December 8, 2011 by As'ad
Israeli propaganda and Mouthpieces of House of Saud
“Gendelman’s response most have caught the attention of Arab media, as he was soon after featured in a profile report on Asharq Al-Awsat – one of the leading newspapers in the Arab World.” This is hilarious. Mouthpieces of House of Saud, …
Posted on December 8, 2011 by As'ad
What is on the mind of Nicholas Kristof: alcohol, peace and Israel
“I asked skeptically about alcohol, peace with Israel, and the veil.”
Posted on December 8, 2011 by As'ad
Zionism is racism, always
“They thought that army service would be their entry ticket into society. But internal Israel Defense Forces data reveals that for many Ethiopian immigrants, integrating into Israel society’s chief melting pot, the IDF, is difficult: One in four Ethiop…
Posted on December 8, 2011 by As'ad
terrorist propaganda in the Israeli press
Look at this headline: ”IDF: Gaza strike killed terrorist planning attack on Egypt border”. They have examined his heart?
Posted on December 8, 2011 by As'ad