Archive for June 29, 2012
Israeli thieves
Now `Araq is claimed to be Israel’s “national drink”. (thanks John)
Posted on June 29, 2012 by As'ad
When Israel stole `Araq
Comrade Laleh comments on the Jerusalem Post article below on Israeli “`Araq”:”Araq – and the stupid Jpost article:”The word arak means “sweat”. The drops of condensed alcohol are saidrepresent perspiration!”What a bunch of stupid idiots. It is called …
Posted on June 29, 2012 by As'ad
Israeli arms to Rwandan Genocidaires
“What is most surprising about the whole affair is that anyone would be surprised at all. Israeli arms―whether government sanctioned or black market, from multinational arms corporations or individual dealers and mercenaries―can be found in nearly …
Posted on June 29, 2012 by As'ad
Dearborn or Beirut?
“During the interview, Lieutenant General Boykin warned listeners that every serious Muslim was determined to enshrine Sharia law wherever they lived and that they were making great progress in establishing it in America. This prompted one of the…
Posted on June 29, 2012 by As'ad
toothless
“But there is pessimism in some quarters that the report’s recommendations will be implemented. The document has been criticized as “toothless” by a prominent Palestinian human rights activist. “Children in Military Custody” was funded …
Posted on June 29, 2012 by As'ad
This Saudi Jihadi fighter wants to die in Syria
And he is serious. (thanks F)
Posted on June 29, 2012 by As'ad
Another omission of the Times
Nadia sent me this: ”"In Spain, Italy, Greece and Russia, advertisements by people peddling organs — as well as hair, sperm and breast milk — have turned up on the Internet, with asking prices for lungs as high as $250,000. In late …
Posted on June 29, 2012 by As'ad
AUB
My weekly article in Al-Akhbar: ”The American University of Beirut: Nationalization is the Solution”.
Posted on June 29, 2012 by As'ad
Asad regime
Why do supporters of the Syrian regime like to forget that the Asad regime had supported the Saudi military intervention in Bahrain? Why?
Posted on June 29, 2012 by As'ad
Barry Obama pushing for more democracy in the Middle East
“The United States and the United Kingdom on Thursday declined to sign a UN document condemning the ongoing human rights abuses in Bahrain. ”PS Bahrain chief correspondent added: ”One more thing – these countries also refused to sign the sta…
Posted on June 29, 2012 by As'ad
Bahrain and BBC
From Angry Arab chief Bahrain correspondent: ”Read this ridiculous statement about the BBC on Bahrain. I did not read the report but I’m assuming that they believe that their coverage on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is impartial as is their c…
Posted on June 29, 2012 by As'ad
How did Rod Nordland–who now covers Syria and Lebanon for the Times–cover Iraq during the war
“FP: How often do you travel outside of the Green Zone?RN: The restrictions on [journalists] movements are very severe. It is extremely dangerous to move around anywhere in Iraq, but we do. We all have Iraqi staff who get around, and we go on…
Posted on June 29, 2012 by As'ad
Syrian regime tactics
“They say the arrests have focused on two groups: secular activists…” I can confirm this. I have been hearing this from Syrians from early on in the uprising: that the Syrian regime went out of its way to target secular and leftist leaders and …
Posted on June 29, 2012 by As'ad
AIPAC and Syrian intervention lobby
I have it on good authority that something called Syrian Emergency Task Force in Washington, DC is enlisting the help of AIPAC to lobby the US government for military intervention in Syria.
Posted on June 29, 2012 by As'ad
Caliph of Egypt
The new Caliph of Egypt did not mention Palestine in his speech in Tahrir square but he managed to mention Shaykh `Umar `Abdur-Rahman.
Posted on June 29, 2012 by As'ad
First lady of Egypt, so to speak
Look how disgustingly bigoted and politically biased the coverage of the New York Times is about the wife of Muhammad Mursi. They found this person (a convenient native who is willing to say what the White Man correspondent wants to say) to say …
Posted on June 29, 2012 by As'ad
Israel and the Saudi-Qatari alliance
Look at this Mossad-planted “story” on Aljazeera.net. It basically absolves Israel from a clear responsibility for the assassination of a Hamas operative in Damascus. The article cites “Israeli security experts” as if those experts ever adm…
Posted on June 29, 2012 by As'ad
pictures and images of Syria
Some supporters of the Syrian opposition asked me yesterday about the reason for posting the picture of a man being tossed out of the window given my reluctance to post videos and pictures of the opposition. Answer: simple. I don’t trust th…
Posted on June 29, 2012 by As'ad
Syrian delusions
What supporters of the exile Syrian opposition don’t know is that the US (and Israel behind it) does not want a regime change in Syria. This is the formula that whenever I explain, supporters of the Syrian regime on FB and Twitter makes them upse…
Posted on June 29, 2012 by As'ad