Archive for March 3, 2012
A biography is in the making: Patrick Seale
Having written hagiographies of Hafidh Al-Asad and of Prince Khalid Bin Sultan, it seems that Patrick is getting ready to launch a hagiography of the Emir of Qatar and of Qatar Airways. (thanks Ahmet)
Posted on March 3, 2012 by As'ad
Under the feet of Saudi princes
You have to see this. Janadiriyyah Conference attracts Arab writers, intellectuals, and politicians. They go there and all compete in paying tribute to Saudi King and princes. It is such a nauseating affair. Read the statements of the…
Posted on March 3, 2012 by As'ad
Iranian elections
So in the Iranian elections, voters are permitted to choose from a group of clerical fanatics and another group of clerical fanatics. What a choice.
Posted on March 3, 2012 by As'ad
Who cares about numbers, really
Aljazeera reports that the Free Syrian Army announced that it killed 100 Syrian soldiers. So then they had Riyad Al-As`ad, commander of the Free Syrian Army, on the air: and he said that they killed 135 Syrian army soldiers. So the anchor a…
Posted on March 3, 2012 by As'ad
Bin Laden pictures in Tunisia
Saudi-funded Salafites in Tunisia raise pictures of Bin Laden in front of the US embassy in Tunis.
Posted on March 3, 2012 by As'ad
Hizb At-Tahriri in Tunisia
Under the sponsorship of lousy An-Nahda, Hizb At-Tahriri is holding the largest all-women conference for its supporters. Check your local listings.
Posted on March 3, 2012 by As'ad
support for the Syrian regime
You rarely see that in the Western press although it is rather obvious–even if one does not like it. ”But it would be a mistake to assume that only the Alawites support the status quo.”
Posted on March 3, 2012 by As'ad
The Red Cross
“The Red Cross angrily rebuked the Syrian government”. As it should, but: would the Red Cross EVER angrily rebuke the Israeli government in any case of war crimes, invasions, wars of aggression, and massacres? Ever?
Posted on March 3, 2012 by As'ad
unconfirmed reports in the New York Times
“There were unconfirmed reports that Syrian security forces were conducting…summary executions in the neighborhood.” This is hilarious. The reports are confirmed and yet they are fit to print in the Times. Do you think that we will …
Posted on March 3, 2012 by As'ad
fraud in the Iranian elections
The headline of this story on Al-Arabiyya (the pioneer unprofessional Arab news station owned by King Fahd’s brother-in-law and run by his son, `Abdul-`Aziz), says that Iranian Revolutionary Guards rigged the Iranian parliamentary election. You r…
Posted on March 3, 2012 by As'ad
The Left on Syria
Let me say this: OK, he is right. It is easy to argue that the Syrian regime is not Left and should not be supported by anyone on the Left. But he conveniently left out the other side of the equation: that the Syrian National Council is NOT…
Posted on March 3, 2012 by As'ad
Amr Musa
This is an interesting profile of the long opportunistic career of Amr Musa.
Posted on March 3, 2012 by As'ad
At Portland State University
You may watch the video of the plenary session in conclusion of the “Arab Spring” conference at Portland State University. Here is the audio for my talk on US foreign policy toward Arab uprisings.
Posted on March 3, 2012 by As'ad
Syria versus Saudi Arabia
So yesterday, the Syrian government for the first time went after the Saudi government. This was a first. I have been noting that the Syrian government has hitherto avoided criticizing Saudi Arabia’s government. It is ironic that in the sum…
Posted on March 3, 2012 by As'ad
Aljazeera-leaks
This is rather explosive. You know how low Aljazeera has sunk when Syrian regime TV stations have a field day with the shoddy journalism and fabrication procedures of Aljazeera. It seems that people inside Aljazeera have leaked raw footage …
Posted on March 3, 2012 by As'ad
An Israeli soldier wants to lecture me about the crimes of Zionism
I never thought that I would live to a day when an Israeli who fought (or provided “medical work”) in the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982. Yes, that kind of a guy is qualified to teach me about the crimes of Zionism, when I was at the receivi…
Posted on March 3, 2012 by As'ad
Ikhwan Syrian opposition
According to Ikhwan Syrian opposition, as it fed the right-wing Lebanese MTV station (known for its racism against the Syrian and Palestinian peoples), there were protests in Damascus (but no footage was shown) but that people in Damascus could not go …
Posted on March 3, 2012 by As'ad