Archive for August 3, 2012

Free Syrian Army sectarianism

From Akram–who does not sleep:”In an interview with Al-Arabyia TV station, Ryiad Al-Assa’ad, the puppet commander in chief of the Free Syrian Army, said that Al-Salamyiah city is pro-regime because it “facilitate the passage of the military reinforc…

Posted on August 3, 2012 by As'ad

Saudi-Zionist alliance

From Ahmet in Tunisia:  “Asad, who needs further proof, MBC censors Adel Imam series because he praises Hezbollah resistance..”

Posted on August 3, 2012 by As'ad

Syria and Lebanon: 1976

My weekly article in Al-Akhbar:  “Syria and Lebanon: 1976″.

Posted on August 3, 2012 by As'ad

Secularism and Syrian opposition (some of it at least)

From Akram, the Angry Arab correspondent in Syria:”The statement (Arabic) warned that “similar operations [Attacking Hafez Al-Assad tomb in Al-Qirdaha] will be carried out in all the Alawite villages and towns in Lattakia and Tartous and their outs…

Posted on August 3, 2012 by As'ad

war on drugs in…Lebanon

The US goes around the world forcing governments to adopt is silly “war on drugs”.  I mean, leave people alone if they want to cultivate drugs and enjoy drugs.  Why does the puritanical Christian kooky morality of recent US administrations ha…

Posted on August 3, 2012 by As'ad

House of Saud

I wrote this in Arabic on twitter and I will write it here.  Arabic history has not vomited a family worse than House of Saud–ever.

Posted on August 3, 2012 by As'ad

Double the pleasure

Comrade Joseph’s article on Intolerance in US foreign policy in Arabic. (English version posted this week).

Posted on August 3, 2012 by As'ad

Yarmuk camp is being shelled again

Sources in the camp are telling me that three shells fell on areas of Palestine street (part of the camp and adjacent to the Tadamun quarter which is being now overrun), and there is a sniper on the separating line.  It is confirmed that two peopl…

Posted on August 3, 2012 by As'ad

Yarmuk bombing

I have received communications from Palestinians in Yarmuk.  I can summarize what I received although there are Palestinians who support the PFLP-GC who side with the regime, and there are Palestinians who side with Fath-Hamas and who side with th…

Posted on August 3, 2012 by As'ad

Syria in a nutshell

“Other analysts are less forgiving. As’ad AbuKhalil, a professor of political science at California State University, Stanislaus, who runs the popular Angry Arab blog, says the revolution has been fully co-opted—with the armed element, led by the m…

Posted on August 3, 2012 by As'ad

Syrian regime media

I remember that Patrick Seale (is he also now posing as a champion of freedom and democracy in Syria? I won’t be surprised.  ’tis the season) once told me that the English language Syrian daily is modeled–literally–after the North Korean English…

Posted on August 3, 2012 by As'ad

SANA-like reports

From Akram:”Look at this Sana-like report about the massacre committed yesterday at Al-Yarmouk Palestinian refugees camp in Damascus:At least 20 people were killed on Thursday when Syrian security forces fired three mortar rounds at a Palestinian ca…

Posted on August 3, 2012 by As'ad

The Economist correspondent has rendered her verdict: it is a secular "revolution"–still

“Secular-minded rebels still predominate…”  But I like that the second part of the sentence begins:  “but jihadists with links to al-Qaeda are coming in.”  Wait: so the “revolution” is secular but the Jihadis are coming in? Coming in t…

Posted on August 3, 2012 by As'ad

POWs in Aleppo

Akram sent me this:  “They, seemingly, practice what they learned on the Third and Fourth Geneva conventions and their instructor in that comprehensive course on the matter was no one than the talented General ‘Adnan Al-Ahmad”.

Posted on August 3, 2012 by As'ad

Killing and more killing

“But he is angrily interrupted by a young Sunni from Latakia, a port in the Alawite heartland. “The killing will not stop when Assad falls,” he shouts. “We will kill all those who stood by the regime—and not just Syrians.”” (thanks Khelil)

Posted on August 3, 2012 by As'ad

Yarmuk II

Now, of course, if it is revealed that the Syrian regime has shelled the camp (although it is under the forced control of the PFLP-GC), it won’t be that surprising.  The Syrian regime has shelled Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon (directly or t…

Posted on August 3, 2012 by As'ad

Yarmuk

It is impossible to know what is happening in Syria. Yesterday, I posted on FB an innocent question about what actually happened in Yarmuk.  I received tons of answers from both sides of the conflict and each insisting that his/her version is the …

Posted on August 3, 2012 by As'ad

Olympic games

I have not watched any of the Olympic games.  But yesterday, just before I went to bed, I saw an Israeli flag and an Israeli swimmer.  I knew that I had to watch that race.  I did and once I realized that the Israeli swimmer lost (badly)…

Posted on August 3, 2012 by As'ad

This Army is supposed to defend Lebanon from Israeli aggression

“Two policemen and two soldiers were wounded Friday in separate shootings over the crackdown on cannabis fields in east Lebanon, security sources said. An army major and lieutenant were wounded when a joint force came under fire by farmers in the Yam…

Posted on August 3, 2012 by As'ad

Syrian on-line opposition folks (that does not apply to all opposition, I hope)

A young expert on Arab affairs sent me this (she does not want to be identified):”My Twitter activity is very limited – I have about 300 Tweets, 150 followers, and myself follow about 130 (including yourself). As we all know, Twitter is very useful f…

Posted on August 3, 2012 by As'ad