Archive for May 6, 2012
Free Syrian Army bombs a Damascus car wash
Yesterday, the BBC reported matter-of-factly that the Free Syrian Army bombed a Damascus car wash because the owner is “shabbih” (probably he euphemism for the religious identify of the owner). The BBC reporter seemed impressed with the deed. &nb…
Posted on May 6, 2012 by As'ad
Cairo subway
A reader in Cairo sent me this: ”Two days ago, the New York Times published an article () praising the “dependability” and “efficiency” of Cairo’s subway amid the “chaos” above ground. But the article failed to even mention that, many times ov…
Posted on May 6, 2012 by As'ad
Ahmedinejad humiliated
The headline of this story was yesterday about “the humiliation” of Ahmedinejad. When Ahmedinejad wins an election, Western media cry out: this is fraudulent. But when Ahmedinejad loses, they cry out: he was humiliated. You need to ma…
Posted on May 6, 2012 by As'ad
French socialists
What do you do when you find Western socialists to be too conservative for you?
Posted on May 6, 2012 by As'ad
Yusuf Al-Qardawi: cleric of oil and gas
Ahmet in Tunisia sent me this: “Asad, i think he is threatening to pass Sistani as the worst cleric around; here is video of him lavishing praise on Ben Ali.”
Posted on May 6, 2012 by As'ad
Syrian Muslim Brotherhood and Syrian National Council
““The Muslim Brotherhood monopolizes everything — the money, the weapons, the S.N.C.,” said Kamal Lebwany, a dissident physician released last November from nearly a decade in jail in Syria. He quit the Syrian National Council in February, labeli…
Posted on May 6, 2012 by As'ad
Bahrain and Palestine
Political prisoners in Bahrain declare solidarity with Palestinian prisoners.
Posted on May 6, 2012 by As'ad
This is how an Islamist is described if he follows US/Israeli interests
“said Mr. Rashid, 47, an amiable man with a neatly trimmed, salt-and-pepper beard”.
Posted on May 6, 2012 by As'ad
Syrian opposition against Ghaylun and the Syrian
Syrians hold signs against Burhan Ghalyun and against the Syrian National Council. (thanks Aghyan)
Posted on May 6, 2012 by As'ad
House of Saud’s clerics
“Saudi Arabia’s top religious official has blamed Muslim sinfulness for instability in the Middle East, where pro-democracy unrest has toppled four heads of state. ”The schism, instability, the malfunctioning of security and the breakdown of unity…
Posted on May 6, 2012 by As'ad
Dumb House of Khalifah
Angry Arab’s Bahrain chief correspondent: ”This shows you how petty the regime is, especially our idiot foreign minister:http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-04-29/bahrain-government-tries-to-influence-radio-times-bafta-pollhttp://www.radiotimes.c…
Posted on May 6, 2012 by As'ad
les Arabes et les Noirs
“”N’est-il pas fâcheux qu’on cherche des responsables uniquement du côté de la droite extrême – qui en effet tire les marrons du feu – sans jamais mettre à nu la responsabilité écrasante de ceux, bien souvent – disaient-ils – “de gauche”, et…
Posted on May 6, 2012 by As'ad
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood bows down to House of Saud
“Saad al-Katatny, the current speaker of Egypt’s parliament, led the high-level delegation to Riyadh and was filmed sitting prominently next to the Saudi king. Katatny is a major Brotherhood leader, having been a member of its Guidance Bureau and the…
Posted on May 6, 2012 by As'ad
Some of the 10 dumbest ideas of Thomas Friedman
“5. Saudi Arabia suffers from an excess of democracy.In the same 2003 column in which he confessed to having “a soft spot for the de facto Saudi ruler, Crown Prince Abdullah,” Friedman explained: “The problem with Saudi Arabia is not that it has …
Posted on May 6, 2012 by As'ad
An-Nahar columnists
Of course, An-Nahar is dying newspaper and is now considered an out-of-fashion newspaper that is only read by the elderly and is only saved by 1) the funding from the Greek Orthdox chruch; 2) Hariri and Saudi funding; 3) ads revenue from right-wing Shu…
Posted on May 6, 2012 by As'ad
Human Rights Watch
Having praised US policies in Bahrain, Human Rights Watch today praised US human rights policies in Saudi Arabia, and said that the regular beheadings in the Kingdom have now become more human thanks to US efforts.
Posted on May 6, 2012 by As'ad
AlJazeera and Al-Arabiyya
Those two stations (one owned by House of Thani in Qatar and the other by House of Saud in Saudi Arabia) are the official voices of the Arab counter-revolution. For the last few days, they have been leading a campaign against the Egyptian people …
Posted on May 6, 2012 by As'ad