Archive for June 16, 2012

Supporting the "Arab spring"

“In May, the United States resumed military sales to Bahrain, after a seven-month suspension.”

Posted on June 16, 2012 by As'ad

From Mujtahid

The inside Saudi dissident source has reported details about the death of Nayif on Twitter.  He said that Prince Salman has returned from Spain, and Prince Turki returned from Egypt and Prince Mish`al returned from New York, and that Prince Mu`ab …

Posted on June 16, 2012 by As'ad

Look at this headline in the New York Times

“Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, Saudi Crown Prince Who Led Crackdown on Al Qaeda, Dies”.  As if he did not lead a crackdown on dissent for a longer duration.”  Neil MacFarquhar even calls him part “charming”. What do we know.  The most despised S…

Posted on June 16, 2012 by As'ad

When an Arab addresses the US on the opinion pages of the New York Times

It is quite pathetic when an Arab is allowed to address the US on the opinion pages of the New York Times.  The requirements for the role are clear and simple: prostration and internalization of all US foreign principles.  Look at this Yemeni…

Posted on June 16, 2012 by As'ad

Mustafa Barghuti: could it get worse?

Did you know that Mustafa Barghuti is a board member of the Prince Nayif University for torture and mutilation? 

Posted on June 16, 2012 by As'ad

Details, details

The anchorwoman of Al-Arabiyya TV (the news station of King Fahd’s brother-in-law) asked her Saudi guest about the cause of death for Prince Nayif.  He answered: these are unimportant details.  

Posted on June 16, 2012 by As'ad

Shi`ites of Qatif celebrate the death of Prince Nayif: and those who will celebrate will be arrested

Posted on June 16, 2012 by As'ad

Muslim Brotherhood reassures Israel

Ahmet of Tunisia sent me this: “Asad, even when the Military Council is readying detention centers to host them again, this despicable organization is still kissing the White man butt to intervene : ” On foreign policy, Shater offered a hint of conc…

Posted on June 16, 2012 by As'ad

Wow. Inventive Israeli chefs use local vegetables and fruits. Who would have thought of that?

“Inventive Israeli chefs use local vegetables, fruit, fish, lamb and dairy products to create their own interpretation of local food.” (thanks Cameron)

Posted on June 16, 2012 by As'ad

Reporting on Syria: a call for skepticism

“In the aftermath of the massacre at Houla last month, initial reports said some of the 49 children and 34 women killed had their throats cut. In Damascus, Western officials told me the subsequent investigation revealed none of those found dead had bee…

Posted on June 16, 2012 by As'ad

Nuking Baghdad

“Campbell also relays another nuclear threat a year later when George Bush told Blair he feared that Ariel Sharon, the former Israeli prime minister, was planning to launch a nuclear attack against Iraq. In an account of a conversation with Bush at a N…

Posted on June 16, 2012 by As'ad

Egypt’s military dictatorship monitors the Palestinians

Tantawi junta acting on behalf of Israel.

Posted on June 16, 2012 by As'ad

The actual record of the Syrian regime

“”Syria has been run by a ruthless, corrupt regime. Syrian left activists have been on the receiving end of severe repression since Hafiz Assad’s coup in 1970. It was after that coup that Henry Kissinger described Syria as “a factor for stabilit…

Posted on June 16, 2012 by As'ad

Her name is Bint at-Jabal

Some Western reporters don’t even notice that people are making names up:  ”"A woman from the town, who gave her name as Bint al-Gabal, said: “There are not more than 100 people who stayed in the city. Haffa is now a city of ghosts.” The Syrian …

Posted on June 16, 2012 by As'ad

Forced to spy

“Iraniha, a US citizen born in the naval hospital in San Diego, California, where his mother works in the Navy (she’s an American born in Michigan), was raised in San Diego and is a known pro-Palestinian and anti-US-imperialism activist. He just gra…

Posted on June 16, 2012 by As'ad

still stylish

“Ms. Sadat, still stylish in appearance at 78″.  If she appeared wearing a potato sack, Western reporters would pay tribute to her elegance just because her husband was the anti-Semitic Nazi, Anwar Sadat.  (thanks Basim)

Posted on June 16, 2012 by As'ad

Amnesty on Syria

Akram sent me this:  ”Deadly Reprisals is the latest report issued by Amnesty International about what happening in Syria and can be downloaded here. The report, full of horrible details, worth to be read in an objective and critical manner bec…

Posted on June 16, 2012 by As'ad

Nayif’s offspring

“Nayef has 10 children from several wives.”

Posted on June 16, 2012 by As'ad

Trial in Bahrain

From the chief Bahrain correspondent of Angry Arab: “Today, 9 of the 20 doctors sentenced last year were acquitted of all charges (well to be accurate three of the twenty are nurses). This leaves 11 doctors. Two doctors did not appeal their sentenc…

Posted on June 16, 2012 by As'ad

Hero of Libya

Mustafa Abdul-NATO tells Al-Arabiyyah TV (the news station of King Fahd’s brother-in-law) that he suffered an assassination attempt back in the 1990s at the hand of Qadhdhafi’s regime.  But the hero did not tell us how he was later appointed Minis…

Posted on June 16, 2012 by As'ad