Archive for January 16, 2012
Egypt-Libya summit
I saw footage of Gen. Tantawi meeting with Mustafa Abdul-NATO. So the handpicked military commander of Huni Mubarak was meeting with the hand picked Minister of Justice of Qadhdhafi to celebrate the victory of their so-called revolutions?
Posted on January 16, 2012 by As'ad
Egypt-Libya summit
I saw footage of Gen. Tantawi meeting with Mustafa Abdul-NATO. So the handpicked military commander of Huni Mubarak was meeting with the hand picked Minister of Justice of Qadhdhafi to celebrate the victory of their so-called revolutions?
Posted on January 16, 2012 by As'ad
Except in the pro-US Gulf countries, he meant
But on Sunday, the secretary-general of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, urged Mr. Assad to halt the violence against the protesters and said the time of dynasties and one-man rule in the Arab world were coming to an end.”PS This article by Shadid give…
Posted on January 16, 2012 by As'ad
Except in the pro-US Gulf countries, he meant
But on Sunday, the secretary-general of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, urged Mr. Assad to halt the violence against the protesters and said the time of dynasties and one-man rule in the Arab world were coming to an end.”PS This article by Shadid give…
Posted on January 16, 2012 by As'ad
The blatant racism of Israeli liberals
“Dan Ben-David, executive director of the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel, said fertility rates in the Haredi community made the issue especially acute; the very religious Jews are the only group in Israel having more children…
Posted on January 16, 2012 by As'ad
Exchange of lands
Don’t you like the terminology of PA-Israeli negotiations, like when they invoke the principle of exchange of territory? So basically the Israelis offer the Palestinians what Israel does not lawfully own, in return of what Palestinians lawfully own.
Posted on January 16, 2012 by As'ad
Wael Ghonim
“Much of your rhetoric about self-determination echoes what George Bush said about Iraq. The Iraq war was deeply unpopular in Egypt, but do you feel differently now that Iraq is free? Not at all. The war in Iraq killed so many innocent people, and…
Posted on January 16, 2012 by As'ad
Wael Ghonim
“Much of your rhetoric about self-determination echoes what George Bush said about Iraq. The Iraq war was deeply unpopular in Egypt, but do you feel differently now that Iraq is free? Not at all. The war in Iraq killed so many innocent people, and…
Posted on January 16, 2012 by As'ad
Wael Ghonim
“Much of your rhetoric about self-determination echoes what George Bush said about Iraq. The Iraq war was deeply unpopular in Egypt, but do you feel differently now that Iraq is free? Not at all. The war in Iraq killed so many innocent people, and…
Posted on January 16, 2012 by As'ad
Tunisian president
Apparently, the Tunisian president, Munsif Al-Marzuqi, made his critical remarks about the Syrian uprising (about “militarization and sectarianism”) after meeting with a delegation from the inside opposition (the coordinating committee).
Posted on January 16, 2012 by As'ad
Tunisian president
Apparently, the Tunisian president, Munsif Al-Marzuqi, made his critical remarks about the Syrian uprising (about “militarization and sectarianism”) after meeting with a delegation from the inside opposition (the coordinating committee).
Posted on January 16, 2012 by As'ad
Tunisian president
Apparently, the Tunisian president, Munsif Al-Marzuqi, made his critical remarks about the Syrian uprising (about “militarization and sectarianism”) after meeting with a delegation from the inside opposition (the coordinating committee).
Posted on January 16, 2012 by As'ad
Riyadh Al-As`ad
My sources tell me that the background of Riyadh Al-Asad and his colleagues is in Hizb At-Tahrir.
Posted on January 16, 2012 by As'ad
Riyadh Al-As`ad
My sources tell me that the background of Riyadh Al-Asad and his colleagues is in Hizb At-Tahrir.
Posted on January 16, 2012 by As'ad
Riyadh Al-As`ad
My sources tell me that the background of Riyadh Al-Asad and his colleagues is in Hizb At-Tahrir.
Posted on January 16, 2012 by As'ad
Syrian opposition
I met with a known Syrian opposition person in London today. I have much to report but don’t have time and internet is not good enough here. We had an argument about Bashshar: he thinks that Bashshar is rather dumb, and I argued that Bashsh…
Posted on January 16, 2012 by As'ad
Ironic for Bashshar
It is rather ironic that in the last pro-regime demonstration in Damascus, Syrian regime TV showed a close-up of the crowd without showing their end or edges, clearly to make the crowd bigger on screen. It is ironic because Bashshar himself mocke…
Posted on January 16, 2012 by As'ad
Sectarian formula for Syria
My sources tell me that French foreign ministry is already pushing for a sectarian formula for power in Syria in the post-Asad era: they want a non-ruling `Alawite president, and a ruling Sunni prime minister, and a Christian speaker of parliament.
Posted on January 16, 2012 by As'ad
My talk in London
For those who care, I am giving a public talk tomorrow (Tuesday) in London at the arts school, Goldsmiths College, at 5:30 PM. The title is: The Case Against Israel.
Posted on January 16, 2012 by As'ad
Patrick Cockburn on Aljazeera
Finally, some one said it: ”Sadly, al-Jazeera, which has done so much to shatter state control of information in the Middle East since it was set up in 1996, has become the uncritical propaganda arm of the Libyan and Syrian rebels.”
Posted on January 16, 2012 by As'ad