Archive for June 8, 2012
Assessing the Arab counter-revolution
A socialist colleague who does not want to be identified sent me this: ”As’ad, the Americans and the Saudis overplayed their hand in Egypt and the result will not be good. The Jordanians who began repressing a few weeks ago after being told by …
Posted on June 8, 2012 by As'ad
Moroccan blogger arrested
A Moroccan blogger has been arrested. Human Rights Watch swiftly responded and called on the Syrian regime to end its repression. (thanks Hassan)
Posted on June 8, 2012 by As'ad
Arabs versus Americans
“More than a year into to the Arab Spring, one inconvenient and politically incorrect truth stands out: the Arabs are much better at acquiring and fighting over power than they are at sharing it”. Yes, unlike Americans who share power very amicab…
Posted on June 8, 2012 by As'ad
Alameda does not make history
“Yesterday, Oakland’s Alameda County Board of Supervisors should have rubber stamped a proclamation marking June 5th as Palestine Day. But after noted Islamophobe and birther Pamela Geller lambasted county officials as “Jew-haters” working with Muslims…
Posted on June 8, 2012 by As'ad
Qatar’s shenanigans
Mahmoud sent me this: ”In case you missed it, Qatar’s shenanigans in the Sahel:http://maliactu.net/13674/nord-mali-le-qatar-accuse-de-financer-les-groupes-islamistes-de-lazawadhttp://www.letempsdz.com/content/view/75820/1/(Strangely, Le Canard E…
Posted on June 8, 2012 by As'ad
Jordan arrests Syrian "revolutionaries" but not a word of criticisms from the exile Syrian opposition shops
Hisham sent me this: ”Where is the criticism of Jordan by the great Syrian opposition? They don’t tire day and night bashing Hezbollah but not a word about another dictatorial regime conspiring against their “revolution”".
Posted on June 8, 2012 by As'ad
Not in the US press: racism festivals in Israel
“Attacks on Israel’s fast-growing population of African asylum-seekers, mainly from South Sudan and Eritrea, are rising. Hundreds of Jews led by settlers from the West Bank, where Palestinians hope to create their state, recently marched through dist…
Posted on June 8, 2012 by As'ad
Ambassador of House of Khalifah in Paris
“L’ambassadeur du Bahreïn pourrait bien avoir affaire à la justice française. Une ancienne employée de maison qu’il a licenciée avec son compagnon fin 2011 a porté plainte pour agression sexuelle l’accusant d’attouchements répétés entre jui…
Posted on June 8, 2012 by As'ad
Free Syrian Army in Le Monde
Adam sent me this: ”HelloFrench newspaper Le Monde starts to be objective about the free syrian army and its ideology. Here are the best :” ‘ The revolution has revealed to me my faith. I’ve unterstood the importance of moral values. I want t…
Posted on June 8, 2012 by As'ad
City for slaves in Israel
“Israel’s interior minister said on Friday he hoped to soon start moving tens of thousands of illegal African migrants from Tel Aviv and elsewhere to a detention camp being built and a planned “tent city.”An Israeli court cleared the way on Thursday fo…
Posted on June 8, 2012 by As'ad
Censorship of sites in Saudi Arabia
Another example of censorship of internet in Saudi Arabia. When asked about that, Human Rights Watch strongly condemned censorship by…Syrian regime.
Posted on June 8, 2012 by As'ad
Adventures with gangs of the Free Syrian Army
“The chief correspondent of Channel 4 News has claimed that Syrian rebels deliberately tried to get him and his crew killed by gunfire from government forces in a bid to discredit the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Alex Thomson alleged a small group …
Posted on June 8, 2012 by As'ad
Saudi Arabia: model for women’s rights
The title of this panel says: ”International Conference: Woman in the Prophet’s sirah and contemporary wome. Saudi Arabia as a model.” (thanks Osama)
Posted on June 8, 2012 by As'ad
Jihad in Syria
Saudi clerics ban Jihad in Syria…unless authorized by House of Saud.
Posted on June 8, 2012 by As'ad
Ghassan Tuwayni
Yes, I will be writing about him in Arabic and English.
Posted on June 8, 2012 by As'ad
lights over the skies of Lebanon and Syria
The Free Syrian Army has its own scientific explanation for the lights. (translation please) (thanks Taleb)
Posted on June 8, 2012 by As'ad
Drunk or not drunk? this is the question
Thus spoke Ahmad Shafiq
Posted on June 8, 2012 by As'ad
Salafite Jihadi kooks for Israel
“”The Alawite and Shiite coalition is currently the biggest threat to Sunnis, even more than the Israelis,” Tahawi stressed.” (thanks Rana)
Posted on June 8, 2012 by As'ad
Sovereignty
“Expressing both public and private frustration with Pakistan, the Obama administration has unleashed the CIA to resume an aggressive campaign of drone strikes in Pakistani territory over the last few weeks, approving strikes that might have been ve…
Posted on June 8, 2012 by As'ad
Syrian armed "rebels"
“Predictably the black car was there which had led us to the trap. They roared off as soon as we re-appeared. I’m quite clear the rebels deliberately set us up to be shot by the Syrian Army. Dead journos are bad for Damascus.That conviction …
Posted on June 8, 2012 by As'ad