Archive for May 4, 2012
Walid Jumblat
My weekly article in Al-Akhbar: ”Walid Jumblat begs for forgiveness from House of Saud”
Posted on May 4, 2012 by As'ad
Sarkozy
Arabs are circulating this picture of Sarkozy.
Posted on May 4, 2012 by As'ad
Bin Laden Letters
My latest blog post for Al-Akhbar English on Bin Laden letters.
Posted on May 4, 2012 by As'ad
Live on Dunya TV
A caller expresses to Dunya TV (a Syrian regime TV) his desire that God takes Bashshar to him. (It is a curse in Syrian Arabic).
Posted on May 4, 2012 by As'ad
Egyptian delegation in Saudi Arabia
The lousy Muslim Brotherhood led a delegation of “Egyptians” to visit Saudi Arabia to beg the King to re-send the Saudi ambassador to Cairo. It was a pathetic scene and made me realize that Egyptian politicians (Islamists in this case although th…
Posted on May 4, 2012 by As'ad
Women’s Economic Opportunity Index
(thanks Khelil)
Posted on May 4, 2012 by As'ad
In passing
“No president has ever really taken Saudi Arabia to task as one of the world’s most repressive societies, where religions other than Islam are banned, women cannot drive and no one can vote.”
Posted on May 4, 2012 by As'ad
Human Rights Watch praises US policies toward Bahrain
If this does not discredit Human Rights Watch’s work on the Middle East, nothing will: ”Tom Malinowski, Human Rights Watch’s Washington director, recently returned from Bahrain and praised the administration’s quiet efforts to force the gover…
Posted on May 4, 2012 by As'ad
UAE repression
“The United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities should immediately and unconditionally release nine political activists held in the context of a widening attack on dissent, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. The government s…
Posted on May 4, 2012 by As'ad
Syrian Social National Party–the `Ali Haydar branch
Nour sent me this regarding my post yesterday about this Syrian “legal” opposition party:”In response to your post about the death of Ismail Haidar, I wanted to clarify some things. 1. The Syrian Social Nationalist Party headed by Dr. Ali Haidar is …
Posted on May 4, 2012 by As'ad
Joke of the day
“His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Monarch of the Kingdom of Bahrain, delivered the following speech on the occasion of the International Day for Freedom of the Press:” (thanks Ali)
Posted on May 4, 2012 by As'ad
Mullah’s Persian nationalism
Ahmet from Tunisia sent me this: ”Asad, no wonder they are tolerating this : “Iranian nationalists responded joyfully. Anti-Arab gags dominated comedy programmes on state radio, while astonishment was expressed in parliament and in the newspape…
Posted on May 4, 2012 by As'ad
Anarchists
Desperate Amr Musa calls Egyptian revolutionaries “anarchists” who “should be fought”. Salutation to Egyptian revolutionaries.
Posted on May 4, 2012 by As'ad
unalloyed support for Israel
“”The Tories had hoped their unalloyed support for Israel would help win closely contested ridings with large numbers of Jewish residents.”" (thanks Reagan)
Posted on May 4, 2012 by As'ad
Sinai
A reader who does not want to be identified sent me this: ”You might “like” this one by Steven Cook. He writes: (emphasis mine)” As I wrote last August, the Sinai is a haven for drug smuggling, human trafficking, gun running, and extrem…
Posted on May 4, 2012 by As'ad
A Chinese dissident
Basim sent me this: ”The U.S. government and American media are in an uproar over the plight of Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng. I, too, am shocked by Chinese state repression. What kind of regime, after all, lets its dissidents call the U.S…
Posted on May 4, 2012 by As'ad
Bowing down to Jeffrey Feltman
This is the biggest story in Lebanon since last night. As-Safir printed this picture showing Lebanese MP, Butrust Harb (a former friend of Syrian intelligence in Lebanon who now is a friend of the Saudi-US alliance and is a leading figure of Marc…
Posted on May 4, 2012 by As'ad