Sunday, June 16, 2013

ugly sectarianism of (some in) the Syrian intellectual class: Yassin Haj Saleh

There is a twin movement in Syria: the March 14 of Lebanon found its sister March 14 movement in Syria: how could it not be when the sponsor and the funder is the same in Saudi intelligence?  Ali Farzat's Facebook page is a daily barrage of vulgar, sexist, crude and sectarian fulminations.  Yassin Hajj Saleh (and I attacked him early on in the Syrian uprising especially as I noted his fawning earlier praise for Rafiq Hariri--to the consternation of some of my friends and comrades) has joined the sectarian band wagon: his website now features regular sectarian hate and now has has made his own contribution with this ugly sectarian diatribe.  (thanks Raed)