Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Selective history of Arab communism by Hazim Saghiyyah: here, Hazim Saghiyyah, lists ME communist victims. Oddly enough, he fails to mention any Arab communist who was killed by pro-US regimes (Jordanian, Saudi, Moroccan, Sudanese (during the Numayri era), Yemeni, Omani, Iraqi (when the US supported Iraqi persecution of Iraqi communists), Tunisian, etc). But then again: it is really brave to criticize the enemies of Saudi Arabia in a Saudi newspaper. Really brave. And it is really consistent to champion "liberalism" in a newspaper of the Wahhabi government. Really consistent. And it is really courageous to attack Arab communists in a newspaper funded by the government that bans women from driving cars. Really courageous.