Archive for March 17, 2012

Bhutto

My latest blog post for Al-Akhbar English about Benazir Bhutto.

Posted on March 17, 2012 by As'ad

Western media and Syrian fabrications

Western media, with their reliance on reporters who can’t read Arabic, seem unaware that both sides in the Syrian conflict (lousy regime and lousy Ikhwan opposition) have been fabricating “documents”, interviews, websites, numbers, theatrics, and facts…

Posted on March 17, 2012 by As'ad

Bin Laden files

It is an election year so I am expecting a sudden leaks of various finds from the Bin Laden files.  This one will make it into campaign videos, and I am sure that another file will soon reveal that Bin Laden supported the Republican rivals of Obam…

Posted on March 17, 2012 by As'ad

Karzai has had it

One of the most amusing scenes on the international stage is the theatrics of Karzai fake histrionics.  Every month or so, Karzai feigns outrage at the behavior of US occupation troops.  He speaks in forceful language before he hears one…

Posted on March 17, 2012 by As'ad

NATO democracy

NATO really delivered its style of democracy in Libya assisted by the lousy Qatari autocracy.  So yesterday two militias of NATO clashed over the question of federalism.

Posted on March 17, 2012 by As'ad

Syrian regime and Saudi Arabia

Although Syrian regime began days ago to criticize Saudi regime directly, the criticisms are limited and reserved.  What does that prove? My theory of course that the Syrian regime still hopes for under-the-table deal to save itself.

Posted on March 17, 2012 by As'ad

Enamored with Russia

Syrian regime propaganda outlets are so full of hypocrisy.  When Qatar and Turkey were allies of Bashshar, the media were full of praise. When they turned against him, Syrian regime discovered that indeed Qatar is a client of the US and that it ha…

Posted on March 17, 2012 by As'ad

Bashshar’s emails

So the Guardian published those emails allegedly sent or received by Bashshar and his wife.  But I notice this: no one has mentioned that those emails have been banded about for a while now and published on Syrian opposition websites.  Why th…

Posted on March 17, 2012 by As'ad

NATO Libyan fighters in Syria

It is official now.  Libyan foreign minister admits that there are Libyan fighters in Syria.  Ya`ni the Ikhwan needed nothing more than NATO Libyan fighters.  

Posted on March 17, 2012 by As'ad

The new Egypt

Demonstrators in Egypt call for the expulsion of the US ambassador in Cairo. 

Posted on March 17, 2012 by As'ad

Walid Jumblat

There is no more unprincipled Lebanese politician than Walid Jumblat.  And if former Senator Bob Kerry once famously said that Bill Clinton is a good liar, than Walid Jumblat is a bad liar.  Over the last few years, he alternated between sayi…

Posted on March 17, 2012 by As'ad

Free Syrian Army bombers

There is no investigation of the Free Syrian Army bombers and their crimes: except in passing in the UN Human Rights report on Syria and in he recent Amnesty International report.  Yet, war crimes by Free Syrian Army are dismissed under the pretex…

Posted on March 17, 2012 by As'ad