Archive for May 11, 2012
Four perspectives on Arab "spring"
Look at this: they claim to have produced “four perspectives” on the Arab spring. There is one Arab, a spokesperson for US occupation in Iraq; an Israeli; an American Zionist who was ambassador in Israel; and a Jerusalem correspondent for the Eco…
Posted on May 11, 2012 by As'ad
Hamas
“Hamas says it will not go to war for Iran” unless it receives large cash payments.
Posted on May 11, 2012 by As'ad
stupid headlines (stupid and dangerous policies)
Look at this one: ”Obama administration seeks to bolster Bahraini crown prince with arms sales”. This is like saying: Israel seeks to bolster Mubarak with terrorism.
Posted on May 11, 2012 by As'ad
royal admissions at US collges
“”The crown prince’s son just graduated from American University, where the Bahraini ruling family recently shelled out millions for a new building at AU’s School of International Service.”" (thanks “Ibn Rushd”)
Posted on May 11, 2012 by As'ad
US resumes democracy promotion in Bahrain
“The Obama administration is resuming some arms shipments to Bahrain after most were suspended last year because of a government crackdown on political dissent.”
Posted on May 11, 2012 by As'ad
Israel and corruption
Christopher sent me this: ”Highest reported widespread corruption in business (as measured by its citizens surveyed) in middle east: Israel (85% responding yes). Lebanon @ 82%. See page 2 for a complete list of countries.”
Posted on May 11, 2012 by As'ad
Not the UAE
“Dany Assaf (How Competition Helped Fuel The Arab Spring – May 7) would have us believe that the example of the United Arab Emirates galvanized Arab youth to take to the streets in revolutionary fervour. But the Spring’s call for universal rights, …
Posted on May 11, 2012 by As'ad
US media change their tune on bombings in Syria as soon as they got new marching orders from the US government
“Even before Thursday’s bloodshed, however, U.S. and other intelligence officials had justified their reluctance to send materiel support to the rebel movement by citing concerns that militant Islamist groups may be gaining a foothold in Syria.  …
Posted on May 11, 2012 by As'ad
The lies of Krauthammer
It is not that Zionist hoodlums are permitted to mouth off on any aspect of Middle East politics and history without having any qualifications or educational background, but they also are given the license to lie and fabricate. Here Krauthammer v…
Posted on May 11, 2012 by As'ad
People without dignity are not easily offended
“When some students put up pictures of Israeli statesman David Ben-Gurion in the hallway near his room, he did not believe it was meant intentionally to offend him, but he was bothered by it. “It’s human nature. But they did it. That’s their righ…
Posted on May 11, 2012 by As'ad
Leila Fadel
“Moussa said the treaty should be slightly revised but stopped short of calling Israel an enemy.” Well, Leila, there is much more to his answer. I am no fan of Musa, but he did not say “slightly revise” he said revise. 2) He did say t…
Posted on May 11, 2012 by As'ad
Correcting the New York Times
“Two of the leading candidates to become Egypt’s next president clashed Thursday night in the Arab world’s first televised presidential debate”. It was not the first Arab presidential debate. The first was in Mauritania in 2008.
Posted on May 11, 2012 by As'ad
Syrian regime bombs itself: Ikhwan conventional wisdom in the Guardian
“4.06pm: Syria: Some observations on today’s attack from our Beirut-based Guardian colleague, Martin Chulov:In 2009, four ministries in Baghdad were blown up with massive fertiliser bombs, each around three tonnes.At the time, the Iraqis…
Posted on May 11, 2012 by As'ad
Neil MacFarquhar changes his tunes on explosions against Syrian regime targets
“The opposition blamed the government, claiming it was trying to frighten ordinary Syrians. Experts dismissed the possibility that the government would blow up its own intelligence headquarters.” Oh, really? You never said that before in previous…
Posted on May 11, 2012 by As'ad
Zionist bias in the Guardian
Jerome sent me this: ”Look at this paragraph from the Guardian:”Hostage-taking is a raw, sensitive subject in Israel. There are 1,500 former prisoners of war living there – an incredible number, given its population is around the same…
Posted on May 11, 2012 by As'ad
Obama and gay marraige
My latest blog post for Al-Akhbar English on “Obama and gay marriage”
Posted on May 11, 2012 by As'ad
Lousy Hamas
“”While Israel is highly suspicious of the force and disparages its capabilities, local sources admit that Hamas is working hard to preserve quiet. The relationship may not be a honeymoon, but there is definitely mutual acceptance by eac…
Posted on May 11, 2012 by As'ad
Religious kooks
It is not misogynistic when such views are expressed by Jewish and Christian men of religion: ”Although the books are used by men and women alike, the holy site’s rabbi, Shmuel Rabinovitch placed the blame solely on the women….
Posted on May 11, 2012 by As'ad
US-Jordan war games
Jon sent me this: “the link from laleh you posted is to last year’s exercise.. this is this year’s.”
Posted on May 11, 2012 by As'ad
Salam Fayyad
Ahmet of Tunisia sent me this: “Asad, you know Zionists are still weeping over his impending demise for a reason; he is been indefatigable at what he does best: a Visionary of collaborationism, as the title of the 5400 words profile article says. He do…
Posted on May 11, 2012 by As'ad