Archive for July 14, 2012
Resignation at UN (Pakistan)
My friend and colleague, Mumtaz Ahmad (president of International Islamic University in Islamabad) sent me this (I cite with his permission): ”Here is a news: Today, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative at the UN resigned from his position expres…
Posted on July 14, 2012 by As'ad
Meet some of the armed Syrian groups lionized in the West
“The FSA’s leadership, a collection of mid-ranking Sunni Arab military defectors headed by Colonel Riyad Musa al-As’ad from a base in Turkey, is actively courting Western support and has unambiguously condemned jihadi groups. This attitude is not …
Posted on July 14, 2012 by As'ad
Anyone? Is there one person in the exile Syrian opposition who is not a congenital liar?
I mean, really. Anyone in the exile opposition who is not a habitual and serial liar? Don’t get me wrong. They are duping everyone in the exile Western media, but still.
Posted on July 14, 2012 by As'ad
stupid Saudi propaganda
from the Angry Arab correspondent on the scene: ”The four of these poor injured policemen were hit in the same place in their heads that lead to have their heads wrapped the same way!MBN himself is now in Eastern Province to make sure this fron…
Posted on July 14, 2012 by As'ad
Militant?
Al-Quds Al-Arabia described the Marxist-Leninist ideology of the Democratic Course Party in Morocco as “militant”. Yet, the paper never ever described Al-Qa`idah or Bin Laden as militant. In fact, it romantizied Bin Laden to his last day an…
Posted on July 14, 2012 by As'ad
What happened in Traymseh
I asked Akram, the Angry Arab chief correspondent in Syria yesterday to give his account. He wrote:”In the night of 11-12 of July, something big happened in Al-Traimsseh, a tiny village of in the Province of Hama. AS always, we have two contradicting…
Posted on July 14, 2012 by As'ad
Last night in Qatif
From an Angry Arab correspondent in Qatif: ”One young man (has not been identified yet) was killed in Awameya and this video has been leaked by Al-Saud soldiers (they were making fun of him): Unconfirmed reports of one soldier has been shot (h…
Posted on July 14, 2012 by As'ad
Firas Tlas to the rescue
From Akram: ”Firas Tlas, the brother of the “defected” Brigadier General Manaf, to A-Shark Al-Awsat (Arabic):I provide Al-Farouk batallion of humanitarian supplies!!!! ( headed by his cousin Abdel Razzak Tlas, Al-Farouk Batallion is one of the…
Posted on July 14, 2012 by As'ad
Marcel Khalife’s conditions
Ahmet of Tunisia sent me this: ”Asad, at least this guy should stop singing about and pretending to be on the side of the wretched of the earth. He was invited to give a concert in Sidi Bouzid –the seedbed of Arab uprisings and a destitute re…
Posted on July 14, 2012 by As'ad
Aljazeera and the recent massacre
Alex sent me this: ”I don’t know if you noticed this but the video of the victim’s families that was shown on Aljazeera shows the women wearing Shieete & Alawitte Islamic Hijab and not Sunni and Aljazeera would not broadcast what the women…
Posted on July 14, 2012 by As'ad
Israel offered nuclear technology to the Shah?
“Then came Shimon Peres, the defense official—and future prime minister and president of Israel—who was one of the creators of his own nation’s secret nuclear program. Peres offered the Shah nuclear technology and the use of Israel Atomic Energy…
Posted on July 14, 2012 by As'ad
Racism at Lebanese beaches
Shant sent me this: ”This is a disgusting youtube video about the segregation in Lebanon, particularly in private (public/stolen) beaches. At the end of the clip, the speaker for Zahrat Al Kahyzaran in Saida expresses outrage at the question…
Posted on July 14, 2012 by As'ad
I am sorry: this is about Saudi Arabia and not Syria
Is this story confirmed?
Posted on July 14, 2012 by As'ad
Look how Reuters describe troop movements for repression in Saudi Arabia
“Saudi Arabia boosts security in Eastern region fearing riots”. Can you imagine the uproar if Reuters were to talk about Syria and say: Syria boosts security in Hamah fearing riots? (thanks Jawad)
Posted on July 14, 2012 by As'ad
How can I take anything that this party says or does? It sat on Bremer’s council.
“Hundreds of Iraqi Communist Party supporters marched through Baghdad on Saturday to mark the July 14 revolution, when army officers overthrew the country’s monarchy and declared Iraq a republic.Unlike many Iraqi protests, which often see angry yout…
Posted on July 14, 2012 by As'ad
The insights of Andrew Tabler
““The Assad regime is losing control of its territory,” Mr. Tabler said. “You don’t move this stuff unless you have to, and they obviously felt they had to move it.”” You know, I always mocked how US media are often quoting this “expert…
Posted on July 14, 2012 by As'ad
Washington Institute for Near East Zionism
In one article on Syria in the New York Times, two “experts”–not one–from the Institute are quoted.
Posted on July 14, 2012 by As'ad
Neil MacFarquhar changes his tune
“Although what actually happened in Tremseh remains murky, the evidence available suggested that events on Thursday more closely followed the Syrian government account.” If I wrote those words, I would have been accused of being a supporter of th…
Posted on July 14, 2012 by As'ad
For news on Syria, I rely on Hillary Clinton’s statements
“Clinton said accounts of the government attack on the village of Tremseh provided “indisputable evidence that the regime deliberately murdered innocent civilians.”"
Posted on July 14, 2012 by As'ad
Lessons on Arab culture in the Guaridian
“Ibn Rushd” sent me this: ”"Hezbollah men asked Manaf what he thought about Assad’s handling of the situation, according to one Syrian source. ”The response came fast and dry – ‘a donkey’,” said the source. “In Arabic, the poor animal o…
Posted on July 14, 2012 by As'ad