Archive for May 25, 2012
Neil MacFarquhar: reporter of rumors
I doubt that the National Inquirer would have run this story. And don’t you like when MacFarquhar takes swipe at Aljazeera and Al-Arabiyya’s coverage of Syria as if this paper any better? “On Sunday, the opposition put a video on YouTube m…
Posted on May 25, 2012 by As'ad
Lies of the Times
Look at this headline in the Times: ”Prison Term for Helping C.I.A. Find Bin Laden”. What a misleading headline and story. No, Times: the man injected innocent Pakistanis with “harmless” chemicals in order to provide information for a…
Posted on May 25, 2012 by As'ad
the citizen settlers of Israel
“A settler ran over a child on the main road between Nabi Saleh and Deir Nidam villages on Friday, witnesses said. Ragheb Muhammad Tamimi, 6, was taken to Hadassah hospital in Ein Kareem, witnesses told Ma’an. His health condition is unknown.”
Posted on May 25, 2012 by As'ad
"Both sides"
“A U.N. investigation on Thursday said both sides in the Syrian conflict had committed serious human rights abuses, with government forces executing entire families in their homes and rebels torturing and killing soldiers and government supporters.”
Posted on May 25, 2012 by As'ad
BHL in Cannes
BHL takes a few Arabs-on-a-rope to Cannes to promote himself as their liberator.
Posted on May 25, 2012 by As'ad
Repression in the UAE
“Reporters Without Borders condemns the possibly imminent deportation of Ahmed Abdul Khaleq, a blogger and member of a group of five pro-democracy activists known as the “UAE 5,” following his arrest on 22 May after being summoned to the immig…
Posted on May 25, 2012 by As'ad
Exclusive news from UAE
“The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has received a note from Comoros President Dr Eklil Zanin concerning bilateral relations and ways of boosting them.Zubair Ahmed Sufian Al Ahdal, Ambassador of Comoros to the UAE, called o…
Posted on May 25, 2012 by As'ad
The so-called Syrian parliament
Akram sent me this: ”Here is the account of Kassioun, the mouthpiece of the Popular Will Party (Communists led by Kadri Jamil) about the scandalous performance of the self-described “patriotic” opposition during the first session of the…
Posted on May 25, 2012 by As'ad
propaganda for Israel
When I first came to America and used to read those propaganda pieces for Israel i used to think that the Israeli government paid for those articles but later learned that US media provide free services for Israeli propaganda. ”An Israeli who res…
Posted on May 25, 2012 by As'ad
sexual harassment in UK
“Sexual harassment is a persistent and dangerous problem on Britain’s streets, women’s charities have warned, as a poll reveals that more than four in 10 young women were sexually harassed in the capital over the last year. A YouGov survey of…
Posted on May 25, 2012 by As'ad
Where do they get those "natives" from?
This writer for CNN is really eager for the return of Mubarak: ”The legacy of the revolution now lives in the streets, where a lack of security means many women feel less safe and are less likely to leave their homes by themselves after dark.” (t…
Posted on May 25, 2012 by As'ad
Night of attacks against African refugees, Tel Aviv, Israel, 23.05.2012
“A mother holding her baby minutes after she was attacked by a mob, with the baby thrown to the ground, following a protest against African refugees and asylum seekers in Tel Aviv’s Hatikva neighborhood on May 23, 2012.”
Posted on May 25, 2012 by As'ad
racism in Lebanon
“But racism is unlikely to be erased overnight, either in Lebanon or in many other Middle Eastern countries where blacks are routinely looked down on. Racist taunts are often heard on Egypt’s streets, and in Yemen, darker-skinned people, known as&nbs…
Posted on May 25, 2012 by As'ad
March 14 propaganda
Hamzeh sent me this: ”Just wanted to share the link from March14 website where they blamed the incident of shooting in Karakas street to a fight between Amal and SSNP. As it turns out this has nothing to do with Amal/SSNP.”
Posted on May 25, 2012 by As'ad
"Politely declined"
“Deputy Health Minister Ya’akov Litzman is in hot water for refusing to shake the hand of his female counterpart from Belgium. Litzman met Belgian Health Minister Laurette Onkelinx at an international healthconference in Geneva…
Posted on May 25, 2012 by As'ad
Asad ship sinking
In Nasrallah’s remarks, there is a clear change in Party’s rhetoric no Syria: it is now less enthusiastic and provocative in its championing of the repressive regime.
Posted on May 25, 2012 by As'ad
attacks on Syrian workers in Lebanon
Nasrallah in his speech now berated those (in the Shi`ite community) who attacked Syrian workers in Lebanon. All sects attacked Syrian workers in Lebanon. No sect is immune.
Posted on May 25, 2012 by As'ad
A Political catastrophe in Yemen
Shih-Yu sent me this. ”It is a man-made catastrophe in Yemen. Oxfam was loath to claim that the so-called ‘humanitarian’ crisis was quintessentially ‘political.’ ‘As the U.S. continues its covert drone war on Yemen…
Posted on May 25, 2012 by As'ad
puppets of the US (and Israel, it seems)
“Venezuelan Opposition Promises “Renewal” for Venezuela-Israel Relations” (thanks Hassan)
Posted on May 25, 2012 by As'ad
Zionism is racism, always
“During a class on Sabbath halacha relating to religious physicians, the spiritual leader of Shas said that while doctors are expected to do everything in their power – even if it requires violating the Sabbath – in order to save Jews whose lives a…
Posted on May 25, 2012 by As'ad