Archive for August 15, 2012
Modest and carefully circumscribed: US coverts to Sunni Islam
“”Modest and carefully circumscribed intervention in Syria, in coordination with America’s Sunni allies who are already players in the war, will bolster critical relationships and irregular warfare capabilities the United States and its allies will …
Posted on August 15, 2012 by As'ad
Illiteraterate Saudi king has spoken
He orders juice to the guest at the summit.
Posted on August 15, 2012 by As'ad
Iranian nuclear threat is imminent
“1984: West German intelligence sources say Iran’s production of a bomb “is entering its final stages.””
Posted on August 15, 2012 by As'ad
Your friends, the Jihadis
“The British-French-American triumvirate is now in facing a single option of recognizing & dealing with these groups as de facto powers on the ground, or fight it. However, recognizing and dealing with them would be in contradiction with all th…
Posted on August 15, 2012 by As'ad
according to the "rebels" the syrian refugee in algeria are … prostitutes and beggars
“Enfin, la cinquième, de loin la plus importante et qui constitue, selon lui l’écrasante majorité, “la plus répandue et la plus dangereuse” est constituée de “prostituées” et de “mendiants”. “Ils sont issus de diverses régions…
Posted on August 15, 2012 by As'ad
Syria is covered from Lebanon, and Lebanon is covered from Syria–in the Western press
Marc sent me this: “so syria is covered from beirut, and lebanon is covered from damascus?”.
Posted on August 15, 2012 by As'ad
Free Syrian Army may commit crimes but may not film them
From Akram, Angry Arab correspondent in Syria: “The atrocities perpetuated by the Syrian opposition against loyalist of the Syrian regime continue to raise international condemning reactions, the latest of which were from Turkey. Turkish liaiso…
Posted on August 15, 2012 by As'ad
And now a word from Mr. Bull
First Mr. Bull wants more weapons to pour on Syria: “But Syria is not awash with weapons…” He is not satisfied with the number of Syrians dead and would like more weapons so that more Syrians will die. But then Mr. Bull promises–ve…
Posted on August 15, 2012 by As'ad
When war crimes are cute and adorable
From a UN report: “The panel also concluded in its final report Wednesday to the Geneva-based council that anti-government armed groups committed war crimes, including murder, extrajudicial killings and torture, but at a lesser frequency and s…
Posted on August 15, 2012 by As'ad
UAE repression
“The United Arab Emirates’ crackdown on dissent has included the arrest and harassment of leading defense lawyers, making it nearly impossible for detained peaceful dissidents to get access to a lawyer, Human Rights Watch said today. The actions …
Posted on August 15, 2012 by As'ad
Syrian National Council clowns
Look at this clown of the Syrian National Council: he accused the Syrian regime of instigating trouble in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia: this is exactly what the Syrian regime says about its own opponents. So this paid clown of the Syrian National Cou…
Posted on August 15, 2012 by As'ad
Syrian workers in Lebanon
I worry about innocent Syrian workers in Lebanon who suffer abuse at the hands of all sides in Lebanon. I worry that they would be kidnapped and harmed. I also worry about innocent Qataris and Saudis in Lebanon. But I do place the bla…
Posted on August 15, 2012 by As'ad
The military wing of the Clan of Muqdad
Shi`ite families in the Biqa` region are organized into `Asha’ir (clans). They are self-contained social and even economic units. They can’t be classified easily politically: they align themselves either with Hizb or with Amal but they rema…
Posted on August 15, 2012 by As'ad
where do I begin
There are days that I wake up and there is so much news that I get overwhelmed: where do I begin? Lebanon? Syria? Egypt? I need to write something on the kidnappings in Lebanon for AlAkhbar English but now time for blogging. See you.
Posted on August 15, 2012 by As'ad
hazards of humanitarian work in Syria
A seasoned NGO source in the Middle East sent me this:”Humanitarian aid in Syria has been facing obstacles from both the regime and the FSA. There are numerous reports of FSA or armed opposition groups carjacking UN cars, assaulting truck drivers car…
Posted on August 15, 2012 by As'ad
at his feet
I just saw this picture on Facebook. The man to the left, sitting on the floor at the feet of the Saudi King, is `Adil Al-Jubayr, the Saudi ambassador to the US. I have talked about this man before: I went to school with Jubayr (although he…
Posted on August 15, 2012 by As'ad