Tillerson announces that Asad's rule "is coming to an end". It is all over--but this time for real. Western correspondent in Beirut can start the fireworks--some already started on Twitter.
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Sensational headline in a Saudi regime paper: It says "US will punish whoever commits crimes against innocent"
Lousy United Airlines
To deflect attention from its horrible treatment of its passengers, the disgraced @United Airlines violated the privacy of the passenger which it forcibly removed from the plane and spied on his private life and leaked the information to the news media hoping people will forget that @United Airlines is the worst carrier.
Another DC think tank servicing an Arab Gulf regime
Here, Sultan pays tribute to the propaganda work of the UAE foreign ministry--in a c country where people go to jail for tweets. Imagine a DC think tank paying tribute to the propaganda work of the Syrian or Iranian regime. Can you imagine the uproar?
The leaders of capital punishment around the world
Monday, April 10, 2017
Pathetic US liberals
"One of the ironies of progressive activism in the U.S. is the fact that so many leaders who supported the boycott of North Carolina over the so-called bathroom law oppose the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign targeting Israel."
NYT's BDS debate excludes BDS proponents
"The most important editorial space in the English-speaking world dedicates a lot of column inches to the topic of Israel, including the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, but hasn’t provided any space to a pro-BDS voice on the topic in over three years."
Islamophobia in the West
Islamophobia in the West has become not only a political current but a vocation.
Britain hands over embassy to Israel's war industry
"Those comments indicate that the British embassy is parroting Israeli propaganda. Israel constantly boasts of innovations in water technology and medical treatment – as if such innovation cancels out Israel’s bombing of sewage treatment plants and hospitals." "Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza has enabled its weapons-makers to test out their products. Palestinians have been used as specimens in sadistic experiments. The British embassy is coy about how it is encouraging such experiments. Yet it does hint that Israel’s much-celebrated technology sector is inextricably linked to an army that denies Palestinian rights." (thanks Amir)
Plagiarist Zakaria on need to drop more bombs and to spill more blood in Syria
"There is much to applaud in President Trump’s decision to attack the Bashar al-Assad regime this week. If anything, the strike might embolden some opposition forces to fight on rather than surrender, and the bloodshed will intensify. No matter the complications, in the short term the president struck a blow against evil, for which I congratulate him." (thanks Basim)
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: demonising da’wa
You have to be a racist to render this judgement: "The late Christopher Hitchens described her as “probably the most important public intellectual ever to come out of Africa”"
Dalal Kaissi is one of the few female Arab political cartoonist
Sunday, April 09, 2017
Alarm in Tennessee over Shari`ah laws
"Some anxious Tennessee legislators have been reassured that a newly installed sink in the state capitol is for janitors to wash their mops not for Muslims to wash their feet before prayer."
Do you ever wonder why a kook would want to kill worshippers in a church?
This is the source of this kooky thought and terrorism.
CAIR (arm of Ikhwan and Gulf regime embassies) is happy with US bombing but wants more bombing
CAIR does not dare call for bombing of Israel to punish it for its war crimes.
I don't think that Ivanka Trump will be moved by those stories
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Sanaa BOMBARDED: 5 Saudi airstrikes rock #Yemen capital shaking 1000s of family homes as children walk home from school.pic.twitter.com/ey8OZofgPO
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A bigoted, racist Indian party calls on Israel (who else) for help
"The possibility of ISIS involvement in Kashmir is the serious issue that we need to deal with iron hand," Swamy was quoted as saying by Financial Express. "They have reportedly said that 'Hindustan' (India) is our incomplete history. This outfit has launched its propaganda in Kashmir (and) that we need to eliminate (it). We must take the help of United States and Israel." Swamy said that the advanced weapons of US and Israel's intelligence will be helpful in eliminating ISIS from Kashmir." (thanks Basim)
Israeli minister praises U.S. strike on Syria; sees opportunity to colonize Golan Heights
"Israel must show its determination to keep control of the Golan Heights by sending another 100,000 citizens to settle it more efficiently, he concluded."
CIA files show U.S. has supported some of the worst chemical attacks in history
"In contrast to today’s wrenching debate over whether the United States should intervene to stop alleged chemical weapons attacks by the Syrian government, the United States applied a cold calculus three decades ago to Hussein’s widespread use of chemical weapons against his enemies and his own people. The Reagan administration decided that it was better to let the attacks continue if they might turn the tide of the war. And even if they were discovered, the CIA wagered that international outrage and condemnation would be muted."
Top U.S. newspapers run 18 opinion pieces praising war on Syria
"Five major US newspapers—the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and New York Daily News—offered no opinion space to anyone opposed to Donald Trump’s Thursday night airstrikes." "Cable news coverage was equally fawning." (thanks Amir)
The New York Times has not stopped since US strike from publishing articles about how much Syrians love US bombing of Syria
"Syrian Refugees Laud U.S. Strike and, in ‘New Emotion,’ Trump". But here is the thing: would Syrians who oppose US strike be contacted by Western correspondents in Beirut? Will Syrian refugees living in West or East dare express anti-Syrian rebel views to reporters? And when Syrian refugees in Lebanon voted in the last Syrian election in support of the regime, they were resoundingly attacked, ridiculed, and mocked and dismissed by Western and Arab Gulf regime reporters for making the wrong choice. The only thing missing from New York Times article above is the prediction that Syrians would welcome US liberators with "sweets and flowers". Where is Kanan Makiyya when you US wars need him?
US left: So Bernie Sanders now wants regime change in Syria provided Israel and Saudi Arabia are on board
Meet the Press (@MeetThePress)
.@SenSanders: "Yes, we have to get rid of Assad...But we cannot do it unilaterally." #MTP pic.twitter.com/Vg5EZQNwSt
HRW director now reproduces all the propaganda claims by Gulf regimes and their allies among the rebels
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Sarin is rare (most is chlorine), but @sams_usa counts 175 chemical attacks in Syria, 2/3 since Obama's "red line." bit.ly/2nWNwdt
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Would opponents of US missile strike among Syrians dare write to US journalists, and if they do, would they be publicized?
Syrian activist rejoices: I want to thank President Trump http://cnn.it/2nnt1uh #TheLead
How Syrian rebels report chemical attacks on them almost weekly (lately daily): I kid you not.
Here, is one
Widespread reports of multiple chlorine bombs dropped on areas of East Ghouta outside #Damascus.
here is another about widespread reports from yesterday: this one is a claim of Napalm and Phosphorous attack:
How come those don't get publicity? How do Western media and government decide which of the weekly claims of chemical attacks by Syrian rebels are believed and which are to be discarded? I am just trying to understand.
Saturday, April 08, 2017
Ben Hubbard assures readers that nothing brings hope to the Arab people like US bombs and missiles over their heads
"U.S. Strike on Syria Brings Fleeting Hope to Those Caught in Brutal Conflict". This is not journalism: i call this "war journalism". So for the hope to be min-fleeting, do you suggest more sustained bombing, Mr. Hubbard?
Do you know that Syrian rebels claim that they were subjected to chemical weapons attack almost every week?
I am not making this up. If you follow the social media account of Syrian rebels and their media people, they make claims of chemical weapons attack almost weekly (and some times more frequently) and sometimes they say that there were an attack by chemical weapons but only one was killed form it. Like this one from yesterday: how come this didn't get media attention and how come it did not result in US missile strike? How come?
| Asaad Hanna (@AsaadHannaa) | |
Washington Post and NYT cite the same experts
"a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, a think tank based in Washington.". If only they tell their readers who fund those "think tanks". I expect a time when US media will start referring to Gulf regime embassies in DC as "tank tanks".
People close to the regime told him their secrets
Notice that "people close to the regime" shared their secrets with someone they know if an advocate of Saudi regime. This reminds me of those unnamed Hizbullah commanders who only confide in Zionist American correspondents in the Middle East: "People close to the regime have repeatedly told me that Mr. Assad and his inner circle recognize that the United States is the single greatest potential threat to their survival." I bet those people close to the regime also told him to please ask for more US bombing in the region.
Ben Hubbard found an expert to speak on behalf of the Arab people
"“People are jubilant in the Gulf right now,” said Mohammed Alyahya, a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council who is from Saudi Arabia. “What is clear is that Trump understands what American power can change and is willing to use it.”" He does not mention that the Atlantic Council is funded by Gulf and Hariri money. He does not mention that you can go to jail if you are a Saudi who disagrees with your government. And this is the one NYT correspondent who reads Arabic--but he stays pure by only reading the Arabic of pro-Saudi regime Arabs.
According to this lousy piece in the New York Times, there is not a single Syrian who oppose US missile strike
Not one Syrian is cited in opposition to US bombing. Not one.
Notice that Zionists like Dennis Ross assume that because Gulf regimes are aligned with Israel, it means Arab people are with them
"Arabs and Israelis alike — will surely be heartened by this strike". Yes no one is more qualified than than Dennis Ross to speak on behalf of the Arab people since the death of Nasser.
Experts on the Middle East in US media
How can you take seriously an article which cites such expertise: "Daniel Byman, a scholar at the Brookings Institution". He holds a degree in political science and he never studied the Middle East (and knows none of its languages) but worked on the Middle East as one of the Zionist staffers in Congress. That made him an expertise. But forget about that: read his book: A High Price: The Triumphs and Failures of Israeli Counterterrorism. I have recommended it as one of the worst books on the Middle East (and lest scholarly) in the last decade--and a bit more.
The only Palestinians who receive Western sympathy are those who collaborate with Israel and assist in Israeli terrorism
"Hamas executes 3 over suspected ties to Israel : Hamas, the Islamist militant group that rules the Gaza Strip, on Thursday executed three Palestinians it had accused of “collaborating” with Israel. The development was probably spurred by the killing of a senior Hamas commander last month. The three were sentenced months ago for relaying information on attack tunnels and other military details to Israel and were not directly connected to the killing of the senior commander."
Nuking the Middle East
From Chathan: "I recently discovered this on debate.org, a site where "intelligent minds from around the world come to debate online and read the opinions of others."
81% of these "intelligent minds" said yes. Thought you would want to see that."
Trump, the humanitarian president?
"Perhaps the most bizarre aspect of the last 24 hours has been watching those who have vilified Trump as an Evil Fascist and Bumbling Clown and Unstable Sociopath suddenly decide that they want him to bomb Syria." "In the last two months, Trump has ordered a commando raid in Yemen that has massacred children and dozens of innocent people, bombed Mosul and killed scores of civilians, and bombed a mosque near Aleppo that killed dozens. During the campaign, he vowed to murder the family members of alleged terrorists. He shut America’s doors to Syrian refugees, and is deporting people who have lived in the U.S. since childhood despite committing no crimes. Given all that, could American elites possibly believe him when he says that he is motivated by humanitarianism – deep-seated anger over seeing Syrian children harmed – in bombing Syria?"
A US Senator wants a beautiful regime in Syria designed by Saudi regime
"Rubio is a Florida Republican and onetime rival of President Donald Trump. The conservative tells NBC's "Today" show that Trump should reach out to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as well as Turkey, to discuss ways to get Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down and create a new regime." (thanks Amir)
Whenever you read "Arab people", they simply mean Gulf regime despots and their propagandists in the West
Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell)
Lebanese diplomat to me: "Your Trump is getting near universal accolades from Arab diplomats. They are ready for US leadership" (thanks Michele)
Ayaan Hiirsi Ali: giving a bad name to atheists and free thinkers in the Middle East
It is amazing how space and platforms this person is given. She is no expert or scholar but is treated as one across the Western world simply because her hostility toward Islam is favored. Just imagine an anti-Semite (and she is as far as Islam is concerned the exact equivalent of an anti-Semite) treated with such respect. I suspect that she knows what Da`wa means. People like her give atheists and free thinkers in the Arab and Islamic world a bad name. She even wants the government to interrogate Muslim families about their faith and views: "Is Ms. Hirsi Ali proposing to give Washington enhanced powers to supervise parenting? “Yes,” she says. “We want these children to be exposed to critical thinking, freedom, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the rights of women.” She also suggests subjecting immigrants and refugees to ideological scrutiny, so as to deny entry, residence and naturalization to those “involved with, or supportive of, Islamism.”" If David Duke were to suggest something like that about Jewish families, can you imagine the uproar? We would move toward tolerance and equality when people like her are treated just as David Duke is treated (and deservedly, with utter contempt).
The Least Famous victims in the world are Syrian and Iraqi civilians killed by US bombs and missiles
AԼison Meuse (@AliTahmizian)
SOHR: Suspected coalition strikes have killed 15 civilians, including 4 children, in an eastern ISIS-held village between Tabqa and Raqqa
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