Archive for May 15, 2012
Flash: results of Syrian elections are in
It is official. The Ba`th party won in the Syrian parliamentary election. This was considered a great victory for the ruling Ba`th Party against its strong rival, the Ba`th Party.
Posted on May 15, 2012 by As'ad
US Chutzpah
My latest blog post for Al-Akhbar English on US Chutzpah on Bahrain.
Posted on May 15, 2012 by As'ad
Syrian regime torture
Palestinian-Syrian writer, Salmah Kilah, shows signs of torture on his body, after he was released from Syrian regime prisons. The Syrian regime interrogator also insulted the Palestinian people and their cause. This is a regime that does n…
Posted on May 15, 2012 by As'ad
Queen Youtube
From Ahmet in Tunisia: ”Asad, we have one theory right here from the Guradian: it sounds like the Mukhabarat pulled a fast on her : ” According to sources in Amman, the previous head of the Mukhabarat secret police told the queen she needed t…
Posted on May 15, 2012 by As'ad
No prostitutes, no alcohol
“”The head of the U.S. Northern Command has a reminder for his troops supporting the upcoming NATO summit in Chicago: no alcohol, no prostitutes.”" (thanks Mohamed)
Posted on May 15, 2012 by As'ad
The brave Lebanese Army
“The head of the Lebanese Army Gen. Jean Kahwagi said in remarks published Tuesday that the army’s decision to begin deployment in Tripoli came after he made sure soldiers would not be targeted. “The army entered the areas of clashes right …
Posted on May 15, 2012 by As'ad
Not USA
“As shown in a recent global survey conducted by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), China’s global popularity has increased, surpassing France and the United States, and is now ranked fifth in the world’s most popular countries.”
Posted on May 15, 2012 by As'ad
Views of Europe
“Positive views of the European Union and European nations have declined sharply over the last year—so much so that Germany has been overtaken by Japan as the world’s most positively viewed major nation, a new 22-country global poll for BBC World S…
Posted on May 15, 2012 by As'ad
An outraged Lebanese woman
A Lebanese woman raises a fuss aboard a Lebanese airliner because she was seated next to an Ethiopian woman–kid you not. (thanks Fadi)
Posted on May 15, 2012 by As'ad
Salamah Kilah and the lousy Syrian regime
I received (indirectly) information from Salamah Kilah about his imprisonment in Damascus. He was actually tortured and the interrogator the cowardly Syrian regime insulted the Palestinian people (Kilah is Palestinian-Syrian). He was also b…
Posted on May 15, 2012 by As'ad
Addressing the House of Saud
This Egyptian woman addresses House of Saud.
Posted on May 15, 2012 by As'ad
Leading the Syrian National Council
The Syrian National Council needs a very strong leader: it also needs a leader with charisma, eloquence, and great oratorical skills. For that post, I only recommend one man with those qualifications.
Posted on May 15, 2012 by As'ad
Walid Khalidi on Nakbah
“The UN partition plan, presented as a compromise between the two communities was anything but. It gave the Jewish population, which by then had artificially grown into about 30 percent of the population, over half (55 percent) of Palestine where Je…
Posted on May 15, 2012 by As'ad
The disgustingly pathetic liberal racists of Israel
Look at this: ”The Israel Air Force is not providing enough shaded space for the hundreds of dogs guarding its bases and should be held in contempt of court for contravening a court order requiring it to do so, an animal rights group said yesterd…
Posted on May 15, 2012 by As'ad
The Muslim Brotherhood wants to reassure you
“Brotherhood leaders say they have been reaching out to Syria’s neighbors, including Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon — as well as to U.S. and European diplomats — to reassure them that they have no intention of dominating a future Syrian political syste…
Posted on May 15, 2012 by As'ad
The brave Lebanese Army in action
A Lebanese soldier is running after a man who stole his gun in Tripoli.
Posted on May 15, 2012 by As'ad
Tripoli: the new Al-Qa`idah center
American policies in Lebanon are producing one of the worst unintended consequences syndromes that I have seen: Tripoli is now the official and unofficial headquarters of the most fanatic extremist groups in the region. Tripoli and `Akkar a…
Posted on May 15, 2012 by As'ad