Archive for February 3, 2012
Akram Shuhayyib
My weekly article in Al-Akhbar: ”Akram Shuhayyib and Shibli `Aysami”.
Posted on February 3, 2012 by As'ad
Mason conspiracy
Speakers (especially Lebanese) on Syrian regime TV are out of control. They are invoking all sorts of theories. To them, Russia is a great super power again and is willing to defeat the US over Syria. They lately have been speaking ab…
Posted on February 3, 2012 by As'ad
Syrian regime TV
Syrian regime TV has not stopped using images and songs from the 1973 October to brandish its ostensible patriotic credentials. But I think I am missing something there: how could the 1973 war be used to underline the credentials and legitimacy of the …
Posted on February 3, 2012 by As'ad
Israeli propaganda in the Times
“A senior Israeli official said Thursday that the missile testing site near Tehran that was destroyed in a huge explosion three months ago was developing missiles with a range of about 6,000 miles that could reach the United States. The…
Posted on February 3, 2012 by As'ad
Cooking for the male protesters
“She points out that Syrian women have been “providing logistical work for protest activity.”" Oh, spare me the fake attempt to attribute feminist motives to a movement that is led by the polygamous leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood. Yes, e…
Posted on February 3, 2012 by As'ad
Robert Worth on Iranian hypocrisy
The point of the article by Robert Worth is a point that Jeffrey Feltman makes in every appearance he makes in the Arab media. So Iran is indeed hypocritical and inconsistent for supporting all Arab uprisings except the uprising in Syria. B…
Posted on February 3, 2012 by As'ad
He is "a translator for Mr. Daniel Pipes (The famous American historian)"
So the LA Times said: ”According to blogger Omar Dakhane, he’s neither — and probably not a soldier, either. ”Don’t believe everything you see on the Internet,” he wrote on his blog. Showing the full picture from which the soldier was cro…
Posted on February 3, 2012 by As'ad
Interview
“Palestine is Still the Issue | Interview – The Angry Arab on Zionism, Syria, and more.”
Posted on February 3, 2012 by As'ad
Sultan Qaboos speaks for Israel
“Asked about reports that Israel was allegedly weighing a military strike to degrade and delay Iran’s nuclear program, Qaboos replied that while he understood that “Israel must be looking at all the options and keeping all of them open,” he hoped…
Posted on February 3, 2012 by As'ad
Zionism is racism, always: a "Jews only" parking lot
“Armenian residents of Jerusalem’s Old City are protesting a municipal decision to designate a parking lot in the area solely for Jews, although part of it stands on land belonging to the Armenian Patriarchate.”
Posted on February 3, 2012 by As'ad
Cicero speaks to Hariri rag
So Cicero speaks to Hariri rag, Al-Mustaqbal. He expressed “salutations” to Sa`d Hariri for his political stance vis-a-vis Syria and said that the Syrian National Council does not receive funds from Hariri. And people expect progressives to…
Posted on February 3, 2012 by As'ad
Subhi Tufayli
Of course, Western media don’t bother with those details. March 14 and its Saudi sponsors have been searching for alternatives to Hizbullah in Lebanon among Shi`ites. They produce and funds alternatives every other week. Every time they are…
Posted on February 3, 2012 by As'ad