Archive for December 20, 2011
You can’t accuse Western media of disregarding the victims of drone attacks
“Air Force Drone Operators Report High Levels of Stress”. These are the real victims of the drone attacks.
Posted on December 20, 2011 by As'ad
in good hands
The man to the right will succeed the man to the left. How can you doubt that Saudi Arabia is in good hands? Prince Nayif exudes vigor.
Posted on December 20, 2011 by As'ad
Syrian chants
I really have always liked the Syrian people and appreciated the manners and modes of Syrian culture. I have always maintained that the charm and success of Syrian TV serials is due to the likability and charm of the Syrian people. But…
Posted on December 20, 2011 by As'ad
the vapid insights of Vacllav Havel
“He belongs among the handful of modern political leaders who could write with originality, psychological insight, power and flair. Communism was defeated by “the resistance of Being and man to manipulation.” The point of European unification “is…
Posted on December 20, 2011 by As'ad
Strongmen in the Middle East
“ the Obama administration has pressured strongmen still standing in places such as Iran and Syria”. That is quite impressive but has the Obama administration also pressured “strongmen” in Morocco, Sudan, Algeria, Morocco, Jordan, Saud…
Posted on December 20, 2011 by As'ad
Isabel Kershner outdoes herself
This is quite a propaganda show. MEMRI could have taken a full page ad in the New York Times, or have Isabel Kershner do a more than half page story on Israeli “monitoring” of Palestinian media. I mean, this is a report about one side …
Posted on December 20, 2011 by As'ad
Bashshar
I was wondering on Twitter (in Arabic). How can Bashshar, if he survives, smiles after the slaughter of so many Syrians? How can he ever wave to the “crowd”?
Posted on December 20, 2011 by As'ad
US Presidential candidates
My latest blog post for Al-Akhbar English on Republican presidential candidates and foreign policy.
Posted on December 20, 2011 by As'ad
Allawi’s parliamentary bloc
Apparently, US generals attend meetings of the parliamentary bloc of Iyad `Allawi.
Posted on December 20, 2011 by As'ad
Al-Akhbar on Syria
“The media was hailed as one of the heroes of the revolt. Al Jazeera failed to disappoint in its coverage of the early stages of Tunisia’s and Egypt’s uprisings. But the Qatari Saudi rapprochement turned the station into yet another state-controlled ou…
Posted on December 20, 2011 by As'ad
Beyond Bouazizi
Comrade Hicham: “But one year later, you still have to visit Sidi Bouzid to pay homage to this impoverished fruitseller who lit the torch of revolt across the Arab world.Except for the town’s newly unveiled monument – a giant statue depicting his veg…
Posted on December 20, 2011 by As'ad
Searching for missing Americans in Lebanon but not Syrians
Some 600 Syrians have been missing in Lebanon since 2005. Do you think that Lebanese state bothered to look for them? ”Approximately 100 personnel from both the Lebanese Army and the Internal Security Forces (ISF) participated in the s…
Posted on December 20, 2011 by As'ad
Saudi media
Did you notice that Saudi media (especially the mouthpiece of Prince Salman, Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat) have been attacking Egyptian youths and defending the crackdown?
Posted on December 20, 2011 by As'ad
Closely watch Syrian workers at LAU
Look at this racism. I received internal communication from LAU (Lebanese American University) whereby so much effort is devoted to the matter of closely watching Syrian workers lest they steal a stapler. Here is a sample:”Dear Dr. SFEIR,&n…
Posted on December 20, 2011 by As'ad
a college campus and rape
“A University of Vermont fraternity whose members are accused of circulating a survey that asked who they would like to rape has been closed indefinitely.” (thanks T)
Posted on December 20, 2011 by As'ad
courage
Do you notice that mainstream press only discovered the “courage” and “wit” of Hitchens when he started supporting Bush? I mean how much courage does it take to support the president of the US when launching wars that were fairly popular here in …
Posted on December 20, 2011 by As'ad
Hitchens
“I rarely wrote about Hitchens because, at least for the time that I’ve been writing about politics (since late 2005), there was nothing particularly notable about him. When it came to the defining issues of the post-9/11 era, he was largely indistin…
Posted on December 20, 2011 by As'ad
Zionists and Islamists
“Meanwhile, a senior diplomatic official in Jerusalem said Sunday that Israel’s new ambassador in Cairo, Yaakov Amitai, will attempt to open communication channels with Islamic officials in Egypt, including representatives of the Muslim Brotherhood and…
Posted on December 20, 2011 by As'ad
An-Nur Party
The leader of An-Nur party says that they accept the peace treaty with Israel and and the two-states solution. As is known, An-Nur now is Saudi-funded and supported while Ikhwan are clients of Qatar. An-Nur party leaders talks about discussions w…
Posted on December 20, 2011 by As'ad
Beyond borders
This is very touching. Prince Nayif gives an award to his dead brother, Prince Sultan for a role that extended “beyond borders.” Oh. (thanks Houssam)
Posted on December 20, 2011 by As'ad