Archive for June 13, 2012
Not in the US press
“Saudi prosecutors have charged a lawyer with “tarnishing” the image of the kingdom and contempt of the judiciary in what the lawyer said on Wednesday was an attempt to keep him from pursuing his work on human rights cases.”
Posted on June 13, 2012 by As'ad
Salafi rampage in Tunisia
Khelil sent me this: ”Just because Tunisia rarely makes the news in the West, I just wanted to report on the Salafi kooks who went crazy burning shit last night – police stations, fire station, courts, cafes, and a tourism school. While they ma…
Posted on June 13, 2012 by As'ad
normal, white and civilized
Souheil sent me this: ”Here is an adjunct mayor in Poland:”they are normal, white and civilized”
Posted on June 13, 2012 by As'ad
Violence against women in the US
A reader from Saudi Arabia sent me this.
Posted on June 13, 2012 by As'ad
Nazis Attack Egyptian Migrants
Troy sent me this: “Notice how the media continues to refer to the Golden Dawn as a “far-right” party instead of calling them what they actually are.”
Posted on June 13, 2012 by As'ad
repression in Oman
“A poet and a blogger were among 10 people arrested in Oman in the past two weeks in what one source said was a police crackdown on dissent amid rising discontent in the small US ally sitting near key Gulf shipping routes. Activists said on Saturd…
Posted on June 13, 2012 by As'ad
No offense intended by their racism
“A primer for the civics matriculation (bagrut ) exam that was administered Monday suggested as an answer to a practice question that “the association of Jewish girls with Arabs is liable to undermine their right to life and security.¨ K…
Posted on June 13, 2012 by As'ad
US and Russia and the Middle East
Basim sent me this:”There is no difference between U.S. support for the criminal Israeli state and Russian support for the criminal Assad regime – whether by arms, U.N vetoes or PR campaigns on behalf of a “misunderstood” client. There is a di…
Posted on June 13, 2012 by As'ad
Those fanatic gangs are receiving Western military and financial support (not to mention the support of the gas and oil regimes)
“Much of the Christian population of the besieged Syrian city of Qusair has abandoned the town after an “ultimatum” from the rebel military chief there, reports Agenzia Fides, the official Vatican news agency. The ultimatum expired Thursday, …
Posted on June 13, 2012 by As'ad
Muslims not allowed
“An Islamic conference scheduled for this weekend in Rolling Meadows is searching for a new venue, after The Meadows Club was flooded with calls and emails from conservatives demanding the event be canceled. Organizers of the Khilafah Conference …
Posted on June 13, 2012 by As'ad
Oil and gas media
Bob sent me this: “All media that are financed by the petrodollars who ran a story about Al Mayadeen had the same thing to say about it as France24. Same source fed all of them.Also I think you mentioned before that the Ikhwani source in UK never ad…
Posted on June 13, 2012 by As'ad
It is totally fair to compare aspects of Zionism with aspects of Nazim: totally fair and accurate
“Yesterday the Alternative Information Center (AIC) published an excerpt of an Israel civics exam in which a sample piece of writing instructs “the daughters of Israel” to steer clear of Arab men so as to avoid “violence for nationalistic reasons” and …
Posted on June 13, 2012 by As'ad
funding ethnic cleansing
“The chair of Yisrael Beiteinu, the party headed by Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman, in Upper Nazareth has called for a campaign to pay Palestinian citizens to leave the city. As reported by HaKol HaYehudi (‘The Jewish Voice’) – a…
Posted on June 13, 2012 by As'ad
Great Book Robbery project
Abbas sent me this: ”I’m not sure if you’ve heard of this project called the Great Book Robbery. It’s by Dutch-Israeli filmmaker Benny Brunner who has started an initiative to collect all the historical books that were confiscate…
Posted on June 13, 2012 by As'ad
Shafiq and Iran
“If elected, presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq said he would not object to restoring relations with Iran. ”If Iran doesn’t seek to spread the Shia sect in Egypt, why shouldn’t we be friends?,” the former prime minister said in an interview with…
Posted on June 13, 2012 by As'ad
Margalit Fox on Ghassan Tuwayni
It is hilarious when you read those folks writing about Arabic press. I mean, they want to talk about it and analyze it without knowing Arabic. Look at the obituary of Ghassan Tuwayni (more on him soon) in the New York Times: ”editor …
Posted on June 13, 2012 by As'ad
So what is the US position on arming Syrian rebels? Crystal clear
“he United States, these activists said, was consulted about these weapons transfers. Officials in Washington said the United States did not take part in arms shipments to the rebels, though they recognized that Syria’s neighbors would do so, and tha…
Posted on June 13, 2012 by As'ad
A "revolution" armed by Qatar and Saudi Arabia
“Syrian rebels are being armed by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, The Independent has learnt, in a development that threatens to inflame a regional power struggle provoked by the 15-month-old uprising against the Assad regime.” (thanks Laure)
Posted on June 13, 2012 by As'ad
Working for Hafidh Al-Asad
“AMY GOODMAN: Rafif, did your father work for Hafez al-Assad?”You may read Rafif’s answer yourself but I was in Washington, DC when her father was ambassador in heard him make many statements in support not of Syria and not of the nation–let us not fu…
Posted on June 13, 2012 by As'ad
Dumb Mossad propaganda
You know that I detest the Muslim Brotherhood in all its branches and incarnations but I knew the story about the “secret meeting” was a Mossad idea to help Shafiq prior to the election: ”A senior member of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has denied r…
Posted on June 13, 2012 by As'ad