Archive for July 22, 2012
So what is going on in Syria really?
There is a long article in NYT today and it basically talked about advances by the opposition and then suddenly this sentence appears without any link to what preceded or followed: “The Syrian military appeared to be pushing back successfully agai…
Posted on July 22, 2012 by As'ad
Pro-Western Al-Qa`idah fighters in Syria
(thanks Hikmet)
Posted on July 22, 2012 by As'ad
Hisham Bakhtyar
Bakhtyar who was killed in the explosion in Damascus was a major war criminal who should have been put through a war crime tribunal and sentenced by his victims.
Posted on July 22, 2012 by As'ad
Syria and Bahrain
People in the Bahrain opposition should remember that the Syrian regime supported Saudi military intervention in Bahrain. Most people in the Bahraini opposition remember that.
Posted on July 22, 2012 by As'ad
The number of dead in Syria
The Economist says: “Estimates of the loyalist dead range from 3,000 to 7,000″. Wait: but I thought that we are told that the regime has killed 20,000?
Posted on July 22, 2012 by As'ad
Al-Qa`idah flag in Syria
This is a news story about Al-Qa`idah flag being hoisted in Syria.
Posted on July 22, 2012 by As'ad
Over 3,000 Nepalese migrant workers have died in Saudi Arabia since the year 2000
“Over 3,000 Nepalese migrant workers have died in Saudi Arabia since the year 2000. This number represents only those deaths officially recorded by the embassy, meaning the actual death toll is likely greater – official records are generally the only…
Posted on July 22, 2012 by As'ad
Western media still seek the wisdom of the Jordanian king whose wife does not venture out of the palace for fear of public protests
Ahmet of Tunisia sent me this: ”Asad, CNN brings in this great democrat to weigh in on the subject while in the process it continues to insult the intelligence of Arab and Jordanian people: “Blitzer asked the king whether he thought it w…
Posted on July 22, 2012 by As'ad
How the US ensured that its weapons and equipment don’t fall into Al-Qa`idah hands
“American and other Western intelligence officials have expressed concern that some of the more than 100 rebel formations fighting inside Syria may have ties to Al Qaeda that they could exploit as security worsens in the country or after the collapse o…
Posted on July 22, 2012 by As'ad
independent groups did the looting and burning
“Turkey has closed its Cilvegözü border gate with Syria after nine Turkish trucks were burned and several others were looted after Syrian opposition forces seized control of two border gates last week. Meanwhile, the Free Syrian Army (FSA), an …
Posted on July 22, 2012 by As'ad
to help map out a post-asad government
“American diplomats are also meeting regularly with representatives of various Syrian opposition groups outside the country to help map out a possible post-Assad government. “Our focus with the opposition is on working with them so that they hav…
Posted on July 22, 2012 by As'ad
FLASH: SYRIA AFTER ASAD IS IN GOOD HANDS. PLEASE DON’T WORRY ABOUT SYRIA ANYMORE
“Administration officials have been in talks with officials in Turkey and Israel over how to manage a Syrian government collapse.”
Posted on July 22, 2012 by As'ad
Gender gap
“Women are significantly less likely than men to be employed at capacity for an employer in 38 of the 144 countries where Gallup collected employment data in 2011. The gender gap is at least 15 percentage points in 13 countries, but is as wide as 22 po…
Posted on July 22, 2012 by As'ad
1530 prostrations
According to this newspaper, Prince Al-Walid bin Talal once performed 1530 prayer prostrations in one night. Call him the pious prince, please. I mean, what are Saudi princes known for except piety and devotion.
Posted on July 22, 2012 by As'ad
the all-inclusive Syrian opposition
“Syrian refugees at the site began protesting about the 1,500 Turkmen refugees that had been added to the camp, precipitating a verbal argument with security officials. The row soon escalated into a riot as hundreds of Syrians took Turkish police offic…
Posted on July 22, 2012 by As'ad
UNRWA’s hypocrisy
UNRWA issued a statement saying that it expresses “concern” over the plight of Palestinians in Syria. UNRWA, which is never known to care about Palestinians and which basically implements US orders, never expressed such concerns when Israel perpe…
Posted on July 22, 2012 by As'ad
Going after Jamal `Abdul-Nasser
No one has ever humiliated the oil and gas kings and princes like Abdul-Nasser (up until 1967 when he made peace with them). They were so mocked and ridiculed in his speeches and the entire Arab world was mobilized against those backward polygamo…
Posted on July 22, 2012 by As'ad
Conspiracy of silence
There is news of fanaticism and restrictions coming out of Saudi Arabia on a daily basis: if such news are coming out of Iran, they would make it to the front pages of US newspapers. But such news rarely make it to the American and Western press becaus…
Posted on July 22, 2012 by As'ad
Criticisms of the Free Syrian Army gangs
Notice that you have to read a whole long article to stumble across an in-passing criticisms of the Free Syrian Army: ”And there was criticism of the rebels, even from Syrians who are Sunni, the sect that makes up the bulk of the opposition. &nbs…
Posted on July 22, 2012 by As'ad