Archive for April 11, 2012
For the liberation of all the Moroccan political prisoners: international solidarity with all the hunger strikers
“Ezzedine is a Moroccan student, member of the students’ union in his city, Taza, in northern Morocco. He was arrested on December 1st, 2011, at his university during a students’ protest and accused of belonging to an “unlawful organization”. He …
Posted on April 11, 2012 by As'ad
Egyptian reactions to the candidacy of `Umar Sulayman
“Hamdi Qandil:Alaa al-Aswany:Tamim Barghouti:Wael Qandil: (thanks Reem)
Posted on April 11, 2012 by As'ad
BBC biases
“” The BBC should be featuring alternative views, but its news programmes are largely a parade of vested interests. We analysed interviews on the BBC’s Today programme in the period in which UK banks were part nationalised and found that…
Posted on April 11, 2012 by As'ad
Naharnet correction
I received corrections about Naharnet, that it is no more related to An-Nahar. Here is one from a reliable source who knows: “Initially, Naharnet was run by one of Ghassan’s cousins. But I think it’s now rather independent. Last I heard (two year…
Posted on April 11, 2012 by As'ad
The candidate of Israel in Egypt
“Omar Suleiman Israel’s candidate for presidency of the Farm – graffiti in Quseir bus station”. (thanks Farah)
Posted on April 11, 2012 by As'ad
BBC absurdity
The coverage of Syria on the BBC could easily have the stamp of approval of Saudi government. Yesterday, they had a discussion about Syria and the main guest was a propagandist for Gulf regimes. I kid you not. And they entertained calls fro…
Posted on April 11, 2012 by As'ad
Alem Dechassa, again
“How does one explain the casual brutality of the agent, Ali Mahfouz? The agency system in Lebanon has always been corrupt, lacking in regulation and transparency, its violence and authoritarianism tacitly tolerated. We have known that recalcitrant wor…
Posted on April 11, 2012 by As'ad
Protests in Tunisia
“”Several political and civil society figures expressed their indignation at the violent handling of yesterday’s protest on Habib Bourguiba Avenue. Yesterday, hundreds of Tunisians took to the streets to celebrate Martyrs’ Day on Habib Bourgu…
Posted on April 11, 2012 by As'ad
Duplicity of the Muslim Brotherhood
In this interview with an Egyptian magazine in 2005, the General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood says: ”We support the candidacy of President Mubarak and I wish to sit down with him.”
Posted on April 11, 2012 by As'ad
Sheikh Mo of Dubai feels very much like the White Man in this picture
(thanks Mohamed)
Posted on April 11, 2012 by As'ad
Tell that to Tom Segev: Peres threatens to wipe Iran off the map
Regarding Tom Segev’s allegation that Israel never threatened to wipe another country off the map. ”"In an interview with Army Radio on 8 May 2006 [Shimon Peres] remarked that “the president of Iran should remember that Iran can also be wiped off…
Posted on April 11, 2012 by As'ad
"il y a un phénomène, on le voit en Tunisie, de salafisation. Ce phénomène est dû au fait que l’Arabie Saoudite dispose de capitaux gigantesques
Ahmet in Tunisia sent me this: ”Asad, this an extensive and interesting interview in a french language Tunisian daily the with the knowledgeable french expert, like so many of them, here is some quotes — and notice how, from such…
Posted on April 11, 2012 by As'ad
Salafi repression
My Tunisian contacts tell me that Salafite kooks participated in repressing protesters in Tunisia the other day.
Posted on April 11, 2012 by As'ad
Comrade Alain Gresh on centrality of Palestine
“Beyond these direct consequences, the Arab revolutions have changed a fundamental fact – for the first time since the 1970s, the geopolitics of the region cannot be analyzed without taking into account, at least to some extent, the aspirations of peop…
Posted on April 11, 2012 by As'ad