Archive for August 2, 2012
Nasser
In the contemporary history of the Arabs, no Arab ruler–none–has received unpaid and free praise except Nasser. All the rest obtained praise either through money or through correction. Aside from assessing the Nasserist experience.
Posted on August 2, 2012 by As'ad
A primer on Shi`ite twelvers
“Twelver Shi’a venerate what they believe are 12 divinely ordained Imams comprising Imam Ali, cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, and Ali’s 11 sons.” So Ali had 11 sons. He named the first: Imam no. 1, the second: Imam no. 2, etc.  …
Posted on August 2, 2012 by As'ad
The people want the downfall of the Bashir dictatorship in Sudan
But I suspect that Bashir is making deals under the table with US and Saudi Arabia to stay in power. Stoning for adultery is consistent with doctrine of Wahhabiyyah. Hell, Muhammad Ibn Abdul-Wahab killed a woman himself for the same charge.”A 23-…
Posted on August 2, 2012 by As'ad
Look how Western media go out of their way to explain away or justify crimes of the Free Syrian Army
“But during brief supervised encounters with prisoners, there were signs suggesting some of the captives had endured beatings and perhaps far worse during or since their capture by rebel forces.One of the prisoners could barely see, his eyes were s…
Posted on August 2, 2012 by As'ad
That the Free Syrian Army suddenly discovered a massacre by the Syrian regime hours after it was critizied for summary executions is pure coinciddence damn it
“The claim of a new mass killing at the hands of the government came as human rights groups condemned what appeared to be reprisal killings of regime loyalists.”
Posted on August 2, 2012 by As'ad
deporting Syrians from Lebanon
Lebanon has deported Syrians who have criminal records to Syria. I am opposed to deporting any Syrian to Syria at this point. Yet, I was kind of nauseated reading about the outrages from US and French governments, and from the leader of 75%…
Posted on August 2, 2012 by As'ad
Critique of Saudi and Qatari media
Sultan (who I may soon call comrade–but he is not there yet) offers an excellent critique of Aljazeera’s and Al-Arabiyya’s coverage of Syria.
Posted on August 2, 2012 by As'ad
Lies of the Free Syrian Army
There is no question that Free Syrian Army, which mimics to a large degree the discourse of the Syrian regime–but with more religion and more vulgarities, lies habitually in all its religion-filled statements and speeches. Today, Al-Arabiyya (th…
Posted on August 2, 2012 by As'ad
spare me your mild and half-hearted criticisms of FSA’s war crimes
For months, UN, HRW and Amnesty have very mildly (and in passing) mentioned the crimes of the Free Syrian Army. And for months the Western media have ignored. Videos and pictures of the crimes by Free Syrian Army have been around for months…
Posted on August 2, 2012 by As'ad
Western reporters and Mahmud Jibril
Western reporters–lacking language skills in countries that they cover–can easily be fooled. Take Mahmud Jibril. He speaks good English and wears suit and tie so Western reporters immediately assume that he is secular. Have you listened t…
Posted on August 2, 2012 by As'ad
A coincidence really
“This claim of a new massacre came as the rebels faced severe criticism themselves for what appeared to be their brutal summary execution, one day earlier, of suspected pro-government gunmen on the streets of Aleppo”. By the way, is it confirm…
Posted on August 2, 2012 by As'ad
J. DAVID GOODMAN of the Times
J. David Goodman casually justifies the massacre of the Barri family: “While the details remained murky, the killings appeared to stem from the pitched battles that have raged for days in Aleppo”. Imagine if someone were to write that circu…
Posted on August 2, 2012 by As'ad
Christians in Aleppo
“”We saw what happened to the Christians in Iraq,” Abu George, a Christian resident of Aleppo’s Aziza district told GlobalPost. “What is going on in Aleppo is not a popular revolution for democracy and freedom. The fighters of the so-called Free S…
Posted on August 2, 2012 by As'ad
Doubting the Holocuast on Hizbullah’s Al-Manar wesbite
Anti-Jewish stupidity on Al-Manar (Hizbullah’s TV) website. (Referring to Holocaust as “so-called”).
Posted on August 2, 2012 by As'ad
Hamas anti-Jewishness
“The Hamas Islamist group in charge of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday denounced a Palestinian official’s visit to the site of a Nazi death camp in Poland, and called the Holocaust in which 6 million European Jews perished an “alleged tragedy.”" (thanks…
Posted on August 2, 2012 by As'ad
The leader of 75% of 5% of the Lebanon’s population speaks: the world listens
This leader of 75% of 5% of the Lebanese population dares call upon Sunnis to do this, and calls on Alawites to do that, and calls on Shi`ites to do this, and calls on Christians to do that. I mean, who does he put in his Matte? Really? The…
Posted on August 2, 2012 by As'ad
Typical American Academic Cowardice: Jared Diamond
Look at this long piece by Jared Diamond responding to Romney’s remarks about culture and Palestinians. I mean, how can we not notice that the word Palestinian appears not once in this article. Not once.
Posted on August 2, 2012 by As'ad
Culture and Palestinian economy
“The reason most Palestinians have low third-world income levels is that they are born into impoverished towns or refugee camps inside the gerrymandered Bantustans of the Palestinian Authority, where border crossings are controlled by Israeli milit…
Posted on August 2, 2012 by As'ad
Another Israeli
Another Israeli set himself on fire to protest economic conditions. I hereby once more call on all Israelis to protest the economic conditions.
Posted on August 2, 2012 by As'ad
The methods of the exile Syrian opposition
For the first time, this article talks about the Ba`thist methods of exile Syrian opposition: about how they are quick to dismiss as “traitor” anyone–ANYONE–who disagrees with them. How can you forgive those who beat up the brave Haytham Al-Man…
Posted on August 2, 2012 by As'ad