Archive for February 17, 2012

When the Saudi King opened his mouth

My weekly article on Al-Akhbar:  ”When the Saudi King Opened His Mouth”.

Posted on February 17, 2012 by As'ad

Cicero of Syria is a neo-con now

“The letter was organized jointly by the Foreign Policy Initiative and the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, both conservative policy organizations in Washington, D.C. Signees included Max Boot, Paul Bremer, Elizabeth Cheney,&nb…

Posted on February 17, 2012 by As'ad

Saudi and Qatari media

Saudi and Qatari media yesterday were insisting that the Egyptian people will turn out in millions in Tahrir Square to protest against the Syrian regime. Did that happen?

Posted on February 17, 2012 by As'ad

Syria desk officer in the Chinese Foreign Ministry

Are you watching Aljazeera Arabic? There is a live interview with the Syria desk officer at the Chinese Foreign Ministry.  His Arabic is as good as the best Arabic speakers.  It is incredible.  I never ever met an American diplomat with …

Posted on February 17, 2012 by As'ad

Saudi Arabia has a candidate in Egypt

Saudi media has started to promote Gen. Ahmad Shafiq as its candidate for president in Egypt.  

Posted on February 17, 2012 by As'ad

Every Friday

Every Friday, Al-Arabiyyah (the news station of King Fahd’s brother-in-law) and Aljazeera (the news station of Qatari royal family) being their news broadcasts with this: finally, the protests have reached Damascus and Aleppo.  Every Friday, damn …

Posted on February 17, 2012 by As'ad

Solution for Syria

Based on the bloody record of the last year, this is clear to me: any solution for Syria should exclude the Syrian regime, the Syrian National Council and the Free Syrian Army.  

Posted on February 17, 2012 by As'ad

Free Syrian Army: they are open about their targeting

I mean, look at this statement.  The Free Syrian Army is open that it wants to target all centers of the army in Syria.   Yet, when those Army centers are hit, Western and Arab (read Qatari and Saudi) media insist that the regime is bombing i…

Posted on February 17, 2012 by As'ad

Best and most democratic constitution in the world

Yesterday, I heard on Syrian regime TV the correspondent say that the new Syrian constitution is so democratic that it is unlike any constitution in the whole world.  Kid you not.

Posted on February 17, 2012 by As'ad

Rick Gladstone at the UN

“A handful of the other countries that opposed the resolution, notably Russia, China, Iran, Venezuela and North Korea”.  Yes, Mr. Gladstone. And those who voted in favor included such luminary democracies like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Yemen, UA…

Posted on February 17, 2012 by As'ad

Saudi-Israeli alliance: do we have to prove it anymore?

“وإسرائيل تقول إن رقعتها لا تحتمل حروبا طويلة مع العرب ولا بد من وجود رادع يخلق الرعب لمنع أي مغامرة عسكرية، لكن إيران قوة إقليمية لا يوجد Ù……

Posted on February 17, 2012 by As'ad

Crimes of the Syrian regime

“But what is the fallout from the crumbling of this façade? First, it may help to explain the cognitive dissonance some regime supporters had between the alleged popularity of Bashar al-Asad and the actual level of hatred that people had towards the r…

Posted on February 17, 2012 by As'ad

Judith Miller mourns Mubarak and his cronies

“Only a year ago, Ghali was among Egypt’s most prominent officials. With a doctorate in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he had given up a lucrative post at the International Monetary Fund to return to Cairo 18 years ago to h…

Posted on February 17, 2012 by As'ad

Israel taking comfort in 39%

“Israel can still take some comfort in a survey conducted by the American Pew Research Center, which found that 39 percent of Americans think the U.S. should help Israel take action against Iran (meaning a military strike).”

Posted on February 17, 2012 by As'ad

Saudi discrimination

“As the world prepares for the 2012 Olympics, the Saudi government is systematically discriminating against women in sports and physical education, and has never sent a female athlete to the Olympics, with no penalty from the international Olympic auth…

Posted on February 17, 2012 by As'ad

The New York Times did not dare state the facts

” I assigned several pieces on Shadid. The first time we interviewed him was after he was shot in the shoulder by an Israeli soldier while covering violence in Ramallah in 2002″.  Tell the New York Times editors that Shadid knew for sure that he w…

Posted on February 17, 2012 by As'ad

Is it anti-Semitic for a country other than Israel to possess nuclear weapons? I am wondering

“Most experts argue that Iranian scientists now possess enough technological know-how so that no air campaign, not even sustained bombing by U.S. forces, could destroy Iran’s ability to someday produce a nuclear weapon should it choose to do so.”

Posted on February 17, 2012 by As'ad

All that you have done to our people is registered in notebooks

“A report released and published by the Mezan Center for Human Rights stated that Israeli troops killed 114 Palestinians, including 15 children and two women, and injured 467 residents, including 120 children and 25 women in dozens of attacks, airstrik…

Posted on February 17, 2012 by As'ad

It is official: the US won’t walk away from the terrorists who plant car bombs

“”The United States urges this voluntary movement to Hurriya to begin on schedule February 17. The U.S. will not walk away from the people at Camp Hurriya,” said the statement.”  The only reason that this terrorist group enjoys wide support in US …

Posted on February 17, 2012 by As'ad

From the Syrian people to The Palestinian people

This banner was raised in Syria.  It says: “Palestine. Don’t wait for Arabs.  The Syrian people are coming.”

Posted on February 17, 2012 by As'ad