Archive for April 14, 2012
Abdallah Laroui
Abdallah Laroui supports the Moroccan monarchy and considers it a “guarantor” of stability.
Posted on April 14, 2012 by As'ad
Massive demonstrations in Cairo and in Syria
Those two demonstrations took place in Cairo and in Al-Qasir in Syria yesterday. Which of the two pictures you think made it in the New York Times?
Posted on April 14, 2012 by As'ad
Flash: Electoral commission in Egypt excludes `Umar Sulayman and Khayrat Ash-Shatir
Sulayman and Shatir and Abu Isma`il excluded.PS: Egyptians mock `Umar Sulayman’s ties to Israel and on Twitter he is referred to as Amir Shlomo.
Posted on April 14, 2012 by As'ad
Yalla: call them anti-Semites
“A pro-Palestinian group’s symbolic “eviction” notices on the dorm room doors of a Florida college have Jewish activists fuming and university police probing possible death threats against the group’s leader. Students for Justice in Palestine, a …
Posted on April 14, 2012 by As'ad
Mechanical error in Morocco
“Members of Chattanooga’s “Mike” Battery are training in Morocco where a military helicopter crashed on Wednesday, killing two service personnel and severely wounding two others. ”Mike” Battery is in Morocco for a joint training exercise with the…
Posted on April 14, 2012 by As'ad
Ahmadinejad
Ahmadinejad is incapable of opening his mouth and not vomiting stupidity.
Posted on April 14, 2012 by As'ad
Qaradawi: how God intervened in favor of Qatar
Here, Qaradawi talks about how God intervened to help Qatar win the coveted World Cup hosting honor. (thanks Taleb)
Posted on April 14, 2012 by As'ad
The (Petrodollar) Revolutionaries of Idlib in Syria
So the Petrodollar “revolutionaries” of Idlib finally revealed the name of their revolutionary inspiration. It is Sa`d Hariri. Kid you not. Those who declare their revolutionary inspiration to be Sa`d Hariri are not revolutionaries, b…
Posted on April 14, 2012 by As'ad
You can’t accuse Neir MacFarquhar of not doing his homework
Here, Mr. MacFarquhar shows us his sophisticated methods of research for his articles: ”A video uploaded onto You Tube said to have been filmed in downtown Hama showed an extensive mob…” A video uploaded on Youtube? Who needs corres…
Posted on April 14, 2012 by As'ad
How the New York Times knows that demonstrations in Syria yesterday were massive
““We remembered the old days when we would protest in large numbers, when the whole city would protest,” said Fares, an activist in Zabadani, near Damascus, reached via Skype.” So the New York Times confirmed that demonstrations in Syria were…
Posted on April 14, 2012 by As'ad
Another massive demonstration in Syria
This massive demonstration is in Al-Qasir. A massive demonstration in Syria is a one in which two or more people can be seen in it. Yesterday, tens of thousands of Egyptians demonstrated in Cairo and there was no picture in the New York Tim…
Posted on April 14, 2012 by As'ad
"smaller than anticipated numbers" in demonstrations in Syria
“their smaller-than-anticipated numbers a reflection of the fear of the security forces that have maintained a heavy presence…” This is hilarious. How Western media manage to even find excuses to explain smaller turnout of protesters in S…
Posted on April 14, 2012 by As'ad
Anne Barnard on Beirut: Front-page in the New York Times
So there is a long, front-page, article on Beirut in the New York Times. I never saw such a treatment of a city that is devoid of class analysis or political foresight since Jeffrey Feltman famously said, in the wake of the flight of Zayn Al-`Abi…
Posted on April 14, 2012 by As'ad
Adolescents and fools
Syrian dissident, Subhi Hadidi, writes on the US position toward the Syrian uprising. He concludes that only “fools and adolescents” can ignore “US crimes against people” around the world.
Posted on April 14, 2012 by As'ad
On anti-Semitism. "Not at this level": when Zionists feign fairness
““It’s absolutely the new anti-Semitism for us.” “Israel has earned criticism,” he said, “but not on this level.”” What level is acceptable? Name on critic of Israel who has not been labeled self-hating Jew (like Hannah Arendt…
Posted on April 14, 2012 by As'ad