Tuesday, June 07, 2011

Propagandists for the House of Saud: the case of Maysun `Azzam

It is cute.  Anchors and reporters of TV stations of House of Saud members now write columns for...Saudi websites and newspapers.  Here is an anchorperson from Al-Arabiyyah (the news station of King Fahd's brother-in-law).  Look at this sentence in her article:  "اتسمت جمهورياتنا بفساد العائلة الحاكمة والعزيزين عليها".
(Our republics are characterized by the corruption of the ruling family and its cronies).  What about "our" monarchies, ya Maysun `Azzam?  Do you dare tell us what they are characterized by??  How can you have credibility when you spare the monarchies?  The statement would have been accurate had you said: "Our monarchies AND republics are...."