Archive for January 18, 2012
My talk last night
Here is an audio recording of my talk last night at Goldsmiths College, titled: The Case Against Israel. (thanks Asa)
Posted on January 18, 2012 by As'ad
Covering Syria
“When coverage of an unfolding drama ceases to be fair and turns into a propaganda weapon, inconvenient facts get suppressed.”
Posted on January 18, 2012 by As'ad
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: their propaganda
Take one look at the website of Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and see for yourself the extent to which they casually fabricate. They have an item from two days ago in which they allege that Hizbullah fired Katyusha rockets at Zabadani. Now,…
Posted on January 18, 2012 by As'ad
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
Apparently, just today, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights–aware that their story is going to come out–distributed this statement to journalists: ”Dear Sir/MadamWe would like to apologise for any confusion that you may be currently experie…
Posted on January 18, 2012 by As'ad
Aljazeera haram
Aljazeera Arabic has been airing a most biased story about how Muslims are victims of Christians in Nigeria. Not a word about the other side of the story.
Posted on January 18, 2012 by As'ad
Saad ad-din Ibrahim
They are so damn stubborn: western media that is. It is clear for anyone that Sad Addin Inrahim has no role to play in the new Egypt whatsoever, that he has no appeal whatsoever, not even among liberals. Yet, Western media insist on treating him as …
Posted on January 18, 2012 by As'ad
Oxford University: my talk there on Friday night
Oxford University in the Saskatchewan Room, Exeter Collegeat 7:30pm.
Posted on January 18, 2012 by As'ad
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
This outfit has been the major source for much of the Western and Arab (Saudi and Qatari) media coverage of Syria. Yet, there is not one single story about them and about its director, Rami `Abdur-Rahman (not his real name, of course). But …
Posted on January 18, 2012 by As'ad
Aljazeera English
I don’t have much bases to judge Aljazeera English because I don’t watch it regularly. But what I have seen this week put it head and shoulders above Aljazeera Arabic. A person I trust politically sent me this: ”no as’ad, trust me, i only w…
Posted on January 18, 2012 by As'ad
Birmingham: Thursday Jan. 18
6pm in the Arts Building Main Lecture Theatre of the University of Birmingham.
Posted on January 18, 2012 by As'ad
Internet
The internet of my phone in the US is faster than fast internet in the UK. Kid you not. Hope this gets better in Birmingham.
Posted on January 18, 2012 by As'ad