Archive for May 21, 2012
Wahhabi Che Guevara
Muhammad Hasanayn Haykal in Al-Ahram: ”I sometimes listen to the Saudi foreign minister and close my eyes, and imagine that the voice is not that of a conservative person from Saudi Arabia”.وأسمع مرات وزير خارجية السعودي…
Posted on May 21, 2012 by As'ad
Keep building in Jerusalem
Let the Zionists keep building in Jerusalem: the returning Palestinian refugees will be needing plenty of housing upon their return after the liberation of Palestine.
Posted on May 21, 2012 by As'ad
Palestine
I don’t like flags, and I don’t like nationalisms but for Palestine and the Palestinians, everything and anything.
Posted on May 21, 2012 by As'ad
Zionist tactics
“The Middle East Studies Association on Thursday released a letter it sent to The New York Times, criticizing the newspaper for refusing to run a letter to the editor by 151 faculty members objecting to an ad that the newspaper did …
Posted on May 21, 2012 by As'ad
Obama wars
“In an escalation of America’s clandestine war in Yemen, a small contingent of U.S. troops is providing targeting data for Yemeni airstrikes as government forces battle to dislodge Al Qaeda militants and other insurgents in the country’s restive so…
Posted on May 21, 2012 by As'ad
Justifying segregation: it is cute when non-Muslims segregate by gender
“The organizers had allowed only men to buy tickets, in keeping with ultra-Orthodox tradition of separating the sexes. Viewing parties had been arranged in Orthodox neighborhoods of Brooklyn and New Jersey so that women could watch, too.” Oh, the…
Posted on May 21, 2012 by As'ad
sectarianism of the Times
“Many of the protesters said they shared the religious beliefs of the attendees but wanted to show support for victims of child sexual abuse, some of whom in ultra-Orthodox communities have been discouraged from calling the police and have been shunned…
Posted on May 21, 2012 by As'ad
enriching uranium in New York
Krim sent me this: “How’s this for a revelation: The Kodak Eastman Co. had a small nuclear research reactor in a little-known underground labyrinth at its Rochester, N.Y., facility. And, although locked down and under tight security, it also c…
Posted on May 21, 2012 by As'ad
Emir of Qatar is worried about friends for Israel
Basim sent me this: ”Israel “can no longer count on the friendship of leaders who were toppled by Arab Spring revolts and it should also not bet on others against their people,” he said, in a possible reference to Syria, as some in Israel voic…
Posted on May 21, 2012 by As'ad
Poverty in Tripoli
Comrade Raed sent me this: “Pages 10 and 11 are interesting (and readable), approximately 46% of the “extremely poor” of lebanon live in tripoli-dinnieh-akkar area although this region represents no more than 20% of the total population.”
Posted on May 21, 2012 by As'ad
Open Propaganda
This dude basically produces what he receives from Hariri press office. I like that he described the Ql-Qa`idah figure as “activist”. He had fought with Al-Qa`idah in Iraq.
Posted on May 21, 2012 by As'ad
Lies of the Free Syrian Army
It is amazing how the daily lies of the Free Syrian Army never get exposed in Western media. In fact, yesterday both Aljzaeera and Al-Arabiyya aired the claim by a unit of the Free Syrian Army that they killed basically entire ruling elite of Syr…
Posted on May 21, 2012 by As'ad
Analyzing Tripoli
I like this class analysis on Tripoli: ”The resulting flare-ups have been carefully managed by sectarian leaders and have helped maintain the real reason why Tripoli is such a hotbed for hostility. For behind all of Syria’s influence in Lebanon, …
Posted on May 21, 2012 by As'ad
The Most Unpopular Arab Uprising
My latest* blog post for Al-Akhbar English: “The Most Unpopular Arab Uprising”*On two occasions I mistakenly wrote “my last blog post” and folks at Al-Akhbar asked me if I was making an announcement.
Posted on May 21, 2012 by As'ad
`Umar Sulayman: the new Egypt
It is hilarious. `Umar Sulayman gives his first interview to Jihad Al-Khazin of Al-Hayat (the mouthpiece of Prince Khalid bin Sultan). He is worried about the new Egypt and worries about a war with Israel. Mubarak’s proteges are alway…
Posted on May 21, 2012 by As'ad
Socialist Minister of Interior
Comrade Alain Gresh on the new French Minister of Interior.
Posted on May 21, 2012 by As'ad
America’s favorite Salafites
The Hariri Salafites in Lebanon are of the Jihadi-Bin Ladenite type. Those were the folks who recruited fighters in Iraq. They have been burning Lebanon in the last few days and yet not a word against them from the US government. They…
Posted on May 21, 2012 by As'ad
Lebanese developments
I am consumed by Lebanese developments this morning: having to comment on Twitter on Facebook in Arabic. Will resume shortly. Why do I have to explain myself, damn it? As if you are paying me. Go play in the garden.
Posted on May 21, 2012 by As'ad
Yemeni solution in…the US
So Obama yesterday was praising the “Yemeni model” and wants to apply in Syria. The Yemeni “solution” basically preserves the oppressive regime while removing the dictator from the formal picture. Yesterday, I saw scenes of repression in Chicago …
Posted on May 21, 2012 by As'ad
The Salafi monster in Lebanon and Jeffrey Feltman
I will write about that later but make no mistake about it: Jeffrey Feltman and US policies in Lebanon during the Bush administration are responsible for the rise of the Jihadi-Salafi monster in Lebanon. They wanted a sectarian counter to Hizbull…
Posted on May 21, 2012 by As'ad