Archive for May 26, 2012
evidence of fraud mounting in Egypt
Calls for investigations.
Posted on May 26, 2012 by As'ad
Egyptian elections
“In the Islamist stronghold of Alexandria, the two Islamist candidates, Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh and Mohamed Morsi, managed only 37% between them. In areas of the delta long considered to be the Brotherhood’s electoral fortresses, their official candid…
Posted on May 26, 2012 by As'ad
The Afghan occupation puppet wants some respect
“Most of the contentious parts of the pact, which could have seen the obstructive parliament reject the deal, had earlier been removed and dealt with separately, including giving Afghans control of controversial night raids on homes and prisons used to…
Posted on May 26, 2012 by As'ad
rendition project
Joerg from Germany sent me this: ”there is a new website which tries to document CIA renditions. 45 countries are involved:I found the information here:”By bringing all the data into one place, The Rendition Project is uncovering the sheer extent…
Posted on May 26, 2012 by As'ad
outrage
“A number of Israeli companies have recently won UN tenders for reconstruction projects in the Gaza Strip, enraging Palestinian contractors who claim they were outbid by the country that destroyed their infrastructure.” (thanks John)
Posted on May 26, 2012 by As'ad
racist separation
“ Israeli settlers east of the separation barrier in the central West Bank occupy the land most critical for any future final status agreement under a two-state solution. But instead of limiting settlement expansion, critics say the Israeli author…
Posted on May 26, 2012 by As'ad
Festival of racism against blacks in Tel Aviv
Israeli media are full of coverage (often apologetic) about the festival of racism against blacks in Tel Aviv, while the New York Times did not bother to cover the story. Did any other US media cover it?
Posted on May 26, 2012 by As'ad
Zionism is racism, always
“Wednesday’s looting is not the first time Amin has experienced violence since he opened the bar – a tiny, cozy place with pictures of Eritrea on the walls – a few months ago. He described how a gang of Israeli teenagers burst into the bar …
Posted on May 26, 2012 by As'ad
why do you call descendants of refugees?
“In a new statement given to The Cable Thursday, a State Department spokesman said that the U.S. government does, in fact, agree with UNRWA that descendants of refugees are also refugees.” He said that descended of refugees should be ca…
Posted on May 26, 2012 by As'ad
And they will return
“An analysis by the academic journal Refugee Survey Quarterly projected that if that definition remains intact, there will be 11 million Palestinian refugees by 2040 and 20 million by 2060.”
Posted on May 26, 2012 by As'ad
apartheid Israel
“Between mid-February and early March 2012, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination held its 80th session, in which it evaluated the compliance of several states with the 1966 International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms o…
Posted on May 26, 2012 by As'ad
Egypt’s credibility
Don’t you like this Mossad’s definition of Israel’s credibility? ”Israelis say those constraints offer reassurance. “Any levelheaded person who becomes president of Egypt will have to think fast and well whether by antagonizing Israel he will b…
Posted on May 26, 2012 by As'ad
Egypt’s election
I will write later about the Egyptian election but I will only say now that even if Shafiq is selected (not elected) president, he will be the weakest president in Egypt since Muhammad Najib. This bode well for the Egyptian youth of the uprising….
Posted on May 26, 2012 by As'ad
Kershner and Kirkpatrick assures Zionists (in tears over the fall of Mubarak)
This is a funny piece over all. My favorite part is Shadi Hamid (whoever he is) assuring Zionists that the Israeli ambassador in Cairo would be received with respect: ”If, as promised, the Brotherhood maintains the peace with Israel, Mr. Mo…
Posted on May 26, 2012 by As'ad
The tribes are coming, the tribes are coming
Of course, the reactionary tribes have been supporting the regime and not the opposition although the exile Syrian opposition have put some individuals in the traditional head gear to pose as tribal leaders in conferences arranged for foreign video cam…
Posted on May 26, 2012 by As'ad
David Ignatius seems to like this Al-Qa`idah guy
“An illustration of how the regional and sectarian strands come together is the case of Shadi Mawlawi, a Sunni activist supporting the anti-Assad opposition. He was arrested two weeks ago by the Shiite-led General Security service. According to a Leban…
Posted on May 26, 2012 by As'ad
Lebanese Army participates in the harassment of Syrian workers
So only one side of the brawl is blamed: this is Lebanese (in)justice: ”The Lebanese Army detained 11 Syrian workers Friday following a fight between the laborers over the unloading of a shipment in Zahle, east Lebanon. Security sources told The …
Posted on May 26, 2012 by As'ad
Hula massacre
I received videos of the Hula massacre. Yet, I don’t believe any media of the Syrian regime and I don’t believe any media of the exile Syrian opposition. Both the Syrian regime army and the gangs of the Free Syrian Army are war criminals wh…
Posted on May 26, 2012 by As'ad
Kidnappers of the Free Syrian Army
Not a single US newspaper report on acts of torture and kidnappings and ransom by gangs of the Free Syrian Army. They kidnapped innocent Lebanese pilgrims and MacFarquhar of the Times (the mere publisher of press releases by exile Syrian oppositi…
Posted on May 26, 2012 by As'ad
Ahmad Shafiq
The headline (from an older newspaper during the early days of the “revolution”) says: ”Shafiq before the American chamber [of commerce]: I did not regret saying that Mubarak is my idol and my [future] reliance on `Umar Sulayman is possible”. (th…
Posted on May 26, 2012 by As'ad