Archive for April 7, 2012
Lebanon could not be more proud
“Un Libanais soupçonné de trafic de femmes a été arrêté à Moscou, a rapporté vendredi l’agence d’information russe RIA Novosti.”
Posted on April 7, 2012 by As'ad
Mr. Noble: how could you?
“The deep support Mr. Noble enjoyed among his viewers helped him survive two controversies stemming from interviews with figures considered anti-Semitic, biased against Israel or both. In 1982, the Anti-Defamation League accused Mr. Noble of showing an…
Posted on April 7, 2012 by As'ad
Against Wahhabi clerical terror
“Turkey’s top imam blasted the Saudi grand mufti’s call to “destroy all the churches” in the Gulf region, saying that the announcement is in total contradiction to the peaceful teachings of the Muslim religion.Speaking to Today’s Zaman, Mehme…
Posted on April 7, 2012 by As'ad
Flash: this Hariri wants to liberate Palestine
This Hariri means business. (thanks “Ibn Rushd”)
Posted on April 7, 2012 by As'ad
Here we go
“Mutasem smiles when I quote Gene Sharp and his 1993 handbook From Dictatorship to Democracy as an inspiration for their non-violent struggle.” I chuckle. (thanks Austin)
Posted on April 7, 2012 by As'ad
Al-Khawaja
“The Dublin-based human rights organisation Front Line Defenders has appealed on behalf of its former employee Abdulhadi al-Khawaja (51) who is on the 59th day of a prison hunger strike in Bahrain.A statement from the organisation said the condition of…
Posted on April 7, 2012 by As'ad
Zionist objects to the principle of boycott against Israel, but practice boycott against any critics of Israel
“Thompson has attracted the ire of many Jewish and Zionist supporters for her stance, with many blogs and users of social media calling for her films to be boycotted.”
Posted on April 7, 2012 by As'ad
rock throwing by Palestinians causes more outrage in US than Israeli war crimes and massacres
There are no limits to propaganda reach of the Times.
Posted on April 7, 2012 by As'ad
New York Times obituaries
Do you notice the Israeli-centric focus of New York Times’ obituaries. If there is any link to Israel, it is made prominent in the obituary. Somebody could be a great scientist, but if his plane was stopped for few hours in Israel for refue…
Posted on April 7, 2012 by As'ad
Look at this silly headline: you read it and realize that there is no storm except in lousy Israel
“Storm Continues After German Writer’s Poem Against Israel”.
Posted on April 7, 2012 by As'ad
Mali
I heard on the BBC yesterday that Western governments “can’t” allow the rebels to secede in Mali. It said that Western governments are worried about the precedent of splitting from a sovereign country. The West? Same Western government…
Posted on April 7, 2012 by As'ad
`Umar Sulayman
The sudden announcement of the candidacy of `Umar Sulayman is a clear ploy by Saudi Arabia/Israel to fully hijack the Egyptian uprising.
Posted on April 7, 2012 by As'ad
Fallujah
The atrocities at Fallujah by US occupation forces should never be forgotten or forgiven. In fact, the American occupation of Iraq will historically be remembered as a chronology of war crimes, atrocities, massacres, and acts of brutality. …
Posted on April 7, 2012 by As'ad
Usamah Sa`d
I like the Sidon-based, Usamah Sa`d (a local Nasserist politician known for his modesty and honesty). He suffered from Syrian regime pressures over the years (his group was responsible for hitting directly a Syrian tank in 1976 when the Syrian re…
Posted on April 7, 2012 by As'ad
Carl Rove and Hollywood
This is just amazing. It should not be forgotten. It is like 1984 in 2001. Do people still remember that in the weeks after Sep. 11, Carl Rove (Bush’s senior adviser) flew to LA and met with people in Hollywood and discussed with them how t…
Posted on April 7, 2012 by As'ad
Barzou Daragahi of LA Times
I watched Barzou on Hariri TV show (or I listened to it while driving). He was quite emotional about the Syrian uprising and the Free Syrian Army. And it got me thinking: why do Western journalists never ever show any hint of emotions when …
Posted on April 7, 2012 by As'ad