Archive for January 24, 2012
Arab monitors’ report
Has the New York Times reported on the findings of the Arab League monitors’ report? Because the Arab (Saudi and Qatari) report on the criticisms of the report and less on the report itself, which has not been published in full, I am told. I am asking …
Posted on January 24, 2012 by As'ad
The comedy thickens
“The past year has seen people take to the streets across the Middle East and North Africa to demand an end to tyranny and oppression and as a result, unprecedented regime change has taken place across the region. Less known is the extent to whic…
Posted on January 24, 2012 by As'ad
Hamah massacre: 30 years later
A reader sent me this: ”I see on facebook that many Syrian are ready to commemorate the memory of the hama massacre after 30 years … I wonder why they forget to commemorate the 29 previous anniversaries.”
Posted on January 24, 2012 by As'ad
T E Lawrence
A Syrian comrade sent me this: “About the most contemptible character in my youth was T. E. Lawrence, and time did not mellow my dislike of this ‘clever dick’ even after I learnt that he really was psychologically very disturbed from a thoroughly resea…
Posted on January 24, 2012 by As'ad
Meet the new Egyptian MPs
This picture is circulating widely among Arabs. (Reuters)PS I refuse to concede that the fat cats of the corrupt Mubarak regime looked any better in parliament. At least those have better legitimate credentials than the Mubarak MPs.
Posted on January 24, 2012 by As'ad