Archive for April 27, 2012
Israeli agent
My weekly article in Al-Akhbar: ”Israeli Agent carried Over the Shoulders”
Posted on April 27, 2012 by As'ad
Zionists retract
“During Part I of this hearing in December 2011, a representative of the Obama administration characterized Assad as a “dead man walking.” I agreed with that assessment at the time, and I think much of it still holds true: international pressure an…
Posted on April 27, 2012 by As'ad
Forgotten Bahrain
My latest blog post on Bahrain for Al-Akhbar English.
Posted on April 27, 2012 by As'ad
Women under the African National Congress
“Under the rule of Mr Zuma’s African National Congress, women have indeed done rather well in the public arena. In the World Economic Forum’s latest World Gender Gap report, South Africa is ranked a remarkable 14th out of 135 countries, with only L…
Posted on April 27, 2012 by As'ad
Gunther Grass
Daniel sent me this: ”haaretz sneakily removed gidh3on lëwi’s piece defending gunther grass:the hebrew version is still up: the english version is still up here: “
Posted on April 27, 2012 by As'ad
BDS in Lebanon
Comrade As`ad–not me sent me this: ”this is our letter this FB group asking them to canceland this is the online petition”
Posted on April 27, 2012 by As'ad
China in Africa
“In the recent past, ambassadors from countries in the European Union especially Germany and France have been complaining over their lack of access to President Kibaki, and also the growing influence of China in Kenya and Africa at large. Also unhappy …
Posted on April 27, 2012 by As'ad
Censors of the US government
When Zionists in Washington, DC push for legislation to censor channels that they deem to be harmful to Israeli interests (like Al-Manar and others) do they not know that all channels are now available on the internet? Or are the Zionist hoodlums at th…
Posted on April 27, 2012 by As'ad
Decline of Political Islam
“While Egyptian political polls are subject to broad skepticism, one conducted late last month indicates how far Islamist politicians’ public star has fallen: The Al Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, a government-owned think tank, fo…
Posted on April 27, 2012 by As'ad
Nawfal Dawalibi
This guy is a nutcase with plenty of Saudi money. He announced yesterday a Syrian government-in-exile but said that most of the members are secret and would not be known. While he is not taken seriously outside of Saudi Arabia where the roy…
Posted on April 27, 2012 by As'ad
Repression in Saudi Arabia: reform according to Hillary and Obama
“Saudi Arabia should abolish the Specialized Criminal Court, set up in 2008 to try terrorism cases, but increasingly used to try peaceful dissidents and rights activists on politicized charges and in proceedings that violate the right to a fair trial, …
Posted on April 27, 2012 by As'ad
By the way: from the Economist
A few weeks ago, I read a sentence in passing in the Economist on Syria. It said something that I have been hearing from Syrians inside the country: that some people were originally opposed to the regime but that as of late they have turned against the…
Posted on April 27, 2012 by As'ad
Unreliable Western reporters
At least twice, Neil MacFarquhar and another correspondent, said in the Times that Syrian regime media is not reporting the bloodshed in Syria and that the media portrays quiet and peace in Syria. I said that this is an outright lie. I woke…
Posted on April 27, 2012 by As'ad
Armed settlers
“A group of Israeli settlers raised Israeli flags on top of the fourth holiest site in Islam, the Ibrahimi Mosque in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. This is the first time ever since Hebron fell under Israeli occupation in 1967.” (thanks Basim)
Posted on April 27, 2012 by As'ad
Kuwaiti repression
A Kuwaiti TV station was fined $1.8 million for offending the Kuwaiti royal family.
Posted on April 27, 2012 by As'ad