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Events in Egypt and Russia (while I am sick)

Dear friends, I am still really sick, though the antibiotics have kicked in and I hope to be back in more or less normal shape in a day or so. Please keep on posting news items and comments here, in particular concerning the events in Egypt. Two small notes of substance (I am too sick to write more): a) Predictably, it appears that the Empire will not let go of

Latest news from Egypt

This was sent to me by a friend (thanks A.!) – the lastest news from Egypt: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jan/28/arab-states-quagmire-of-tyranny http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/jan/28/obama-clinton-wobble-egypt-mubarak http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/28/egypt-police-brutality-torture-wikileaks http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jan/28/protests-end-egypt-pharoah-complex http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo5Fn1-2E8o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr-R7d40_s0&feature=player_embedded http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jan/27/egypt-protests-regime-citizens PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADD MORE INFO SOURCES!

Does anybody know?

Does anybody have any info on what is happening, if anything, at the border between Egypt and Gaza? Also, has Hezbollah made any statement about the events in Egypt? What about Hamas – are they doing anything in response to these events?  FYI – al-Jazeera live stream here: http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

Tehran 1979 – Cairo 2011? (some random thoughts)

I am amazed by the video coming out of Egypt.  I constantly switch from al-Jazeera, to RT TV, to Press TV and back.  Could it really be that the Mubarak regime could really fall? (I got to give al-Jazeera a big “bravo!” for its coverage of the events in Palestine and Egypt.) I have written many time here that Egypt is the most important and also the weakest link in

Speech of Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah January 25th, 2011.

In the Name of Allah, The Compassionate, The Most Merciful. Peace be on the Seal of prophets, our Master and Prophet, Abi Al Qassem Mohammad and on his chaste and pure Household. Peace be on you my master and Lord Abu Abdullah and on all the souls gathering around your holy site. Peace be on you as long as I remain alive and as long as night follows day. May

Putin: “Blast in Moscow not linked to Chechnia”

Russian Prime Minister Putin has just declared on the NTV television news channel that “according to the preliminary results of the investigation the terrorist act is not linked to the Chechen Republic” (Нынешний террористический акт не имеет отношения, по предварительным данным следствия, к Чеченской республике). According to Russian sources, the terrorist was, quote, “of a Mediterranean type which would include Arabs”, unquote. More details soon, hopefully.

Sayyed Nasrallah: We are a Resistance Not Power Seekers, Don’t Backstab Us

Al-Manar reports: Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah delivered a televised speech Tuesday addressing huge crowds gathering in Baalbek’s Ras Al-Ein to commemorate Arbaeen of Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions. Sayyed Nasrallah said he will address three main issues in his speech.  “The first will be about the occasion, the second concerning the developments in the region in brief, the last will be about latest Lebanese developments, especially that

Speech delivered by Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on January 23, 2011

In the Name of Allah, The Compassionate, The Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, The Lord of the world. Peace be on the Seal of prophets, our Master and Prophet, Abi Al Qassem Mohammad and on his chaste and pure Household, chosen companions and all prophets and messengers. Peace be upon you all and Allah’s mercy and blessing.It was necessary to address you with this direct speech on the light

Blast in Moscow’s airport

Dear friends, I am totally sick with the flu and I don’t feel like writing much, but I hear so much nonsense about the blast in Moscow that I want to share some really quick thoughts with you: 1) Don’t rush to blame the Chechens for what happened.  Yes, it most definitely *could* be them, but there are *many* other possible explanations including, but not limited to, the following: a)

Speech delivered by Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah via Al Manar Channel on 16-1-2011

The speech delivered by Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah via Al Manar Channel on 16-1-2011 on the developments following the resignation of the ministers and the toppling of the Lebanese government. In the Name of Allah, The Compassionate, The Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, The Lord of the world. Peace be on the Seal of prophets, our Master and Prophet, Abi Al Qassem Mohammad and on his chaste

Iran Foils Zionist Mossad Scheme to Sabotage Iranian Nuclear Program, ’’Israeli’’ Espionage Networks Collapse like Dom

From Al Intiqad by Ali Matar via Moqawama.org The list of scientists assassination goes on, where the Zionist Mossad has assassinated some of the major nuclear scientists in the Arab countries. Of these scientists for example, is the Egyptian Nuclear scientist Samira Moussa, who made a study on stopping the power countries’ domination over the possession of nuclear weapons, and reached a result where an atomic bomb could be provided

What now for Lebanon?

by Franklin Lamb for Al Manar (my comments added in the text in blue color – The Saker) Beirut: Informed Congressional sources in Washington DC on 1/15/11 are confirming that the White House has informed Congressional Committee Chairpersons and American allies that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) will indict Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Wali al Faqih (jurisconsult or Supreme Religious Leader) for issuing the order to assassinate

‘Gentile sperm leads to barbaric offspring’

Ynet news reports: Rabbi Dov Lior, a senior authority on Jewish law in the Religious Zionism movement, asserted recently that a Jewish woman should never get pregnant using sperm donated by a non-Jewish man – even if it is the last option available. According to Lior, a baby born through such an insemination will have the “negative genetic traits that characterize non-Jews.” Instead, he advised sterile couples to adopt. Lior

Please help David Rovics record the “Song for Bradley Manning”

Dear friends, I just got this email from David Rovics: ——- Hi folks, Since I recorded “Song for Bradley Manning” on my iPhone less than two weeks ago it has been viewed many thousands of times. This is a lot more than usual for a song that was recorded badly and has received no radio airplay or media attention aside from the occasional blog. I’ve been getting emails from lots

McCarthy Comes to the Knesset

By Uri Zaki for the Jewish Daily Forward The danger of the Knesset’s decision to set up a McCarthy-style committee for investigating Israeli human rights organizations was aptly summed up by Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin. He warned that the inquiry would be a “show trial” and stressed in a newspaper interview: “We must stop this murky wave.” Regrettably, only two of Rivlin’s colleagues from the governing Likud party joined him

The Last Days of the Jewish State

by Gilad Atzmon, A few minutes ago, I came across a press release written by Left Israeli MK Nitzan Horowitz. Horowitz, a member of Mertz Party, disclosed the new suggestions made by the McCarthyite Knesset Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Organizations. According to Horowitz, the commission is now considering the following measures: · New bills and regulations restricting the entry to Israel of anyone who may be affiliated with

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