Archive for May 14, 2012
Outrageous: the political language (and methods) of Human Rights Watch
Comrade Laure sent me this: “NATO took important steps to minimize civilian casualties during the Libya campaign, but information and investigations are needed to explain why 72 civilians died,” said Fred Abrahams, special adviser a…
Posted on May 14, 2012 by As'ad
Daily Star sneakily changes a story after I mocked them
AJ sent me this: “In a post dated today you quoted an article writen in the Daily Star: “Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri called for calm in Tripoli through several statements on his Twitter account … “linked to the article at this url: Th…
Posted on May 14, 2012 by As'ad
AJE decides: Muslim women need NATO
“The fear is that with the 2014 departure of NATO troops drawing ever closer, the plight of Afghan women could actually worsen rather than improve. Whatever else they may be held responsible for, those forces have tried to use their leverage to promote…
Posted on May 14, 2012 by As'ad
The US hails electoral fraud in Algeria
“” US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has hailed Algeria’s elections, despite widespread suspicion over results that saw the regime tighten its grip on power, bucking the Arab Spring trend of change.”" (thanks Khelil)
Posted on May 14, 2012 by As'ad
Mossad’s ineptitude
“Mossad has enjoyed an equally inflated reputation, its history dotted with examples of comic ineptitude. When I was correspondent in Jerusalem in the 1990s, a retired Mossad officer was detained because it had finally been ascertained that Israel’s…
Posted on May 14, 2012 by As'ad
Can you imagine this headline in a US newspaper?
Nabeel sent me this: ”The headline reads: EU builds, Israel tears down.Last year Israel tore down hundreds of buildings built with the help of finances from the EU.”
Posted on May 14, 2012 by As'ad
US forming a mercenary force in Africa
“The heart of the Obama administration’s strategy for fighting al-Qaeda militants in Somalia can be found next to a cow pasture here, a thousand miles from the front lines. Under the gaze of American instructors, gangly Ugandan recruits are tau…
Posted on May 14, 2012 by As'ad
Al-Wifaq
Basim sent me this: ”The GCC leaders at their Monday meeting are expected to discuss a Saudi proposal to develop their six-nation council into a union, possibly starting with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Sheikh Ali Salman, the leader of Bahrain…
Posted on May 14, 2012 by As'ad
Evolve
When a US politician claims that his position on an issue “has evolved” it means that he is shifting a position for electoral reasons.
Posted on May 14, 2012 by As'ad
In Defense of Haytham Al-Manna`
Diana, a Syrian reader, sent me this: ”I’d like to comment on your post of today “Critisim of Haytham Al-Manna’ “: In the quoted interview (most likely his latest appearance on Al Jazeera’s “Hadith Al Thawra”), Haytham Al-Manna’ said that the r…
Posted on May 14, 2012 by As'ad
NATO killed Libyan civilians to protect…Libyan civilians
“Nato air strikes killed 72 civilians in Libya last year, Human Rights Watch has said, accusing the western alliance of failing to acknowledge the scope of collateral damage it caused during the campaign that helped to oust Muammar Gaddafi. In a …
Posted on May 14, 2012 by As'ad
Egyptian rhetoric against Israel
Are people noticing that the Egyptian political rhetoric in the presidential campaign season is turning increasingly anti-Israeli? Such a refreshing and welcome development in a country where Israel and US spent billions to repress Egyptian popul…
Posted on May 14, 2012 by As'ad
The lies of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood: They have found a solution to the Syrian crisis
The leader of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood, Gardens the Piece (or Riyad Ash-Shaqfah in Arabic), has stated that his organization found a solution to the Syrian crisis. He said in an interview with Saudi newspaper, Ukaz, that “there is no solutio…
Posted on May 14, 2012 by As'ad