I don't understand how the Libyans could be upset... When you allow to have your country bombed – for whatever reason – by foreign powers, you surely know it is never for your lovely face or for free. Same lesson should be learnt by the Syrian opposition. Cannot have it both ways.
The military wing of the U.S.-backed Syrian National Coalition (SNC), an umbrella opposition group fighting against President Bashar Assad, has flatly rejected a proposal by Russia which would see the regime hand over control of its vast chemical weapons stockpiles to international control to avoid U.S. military strikes.
Surely the continuous US vetoes to any resolution against "Israel" poses quite as much or more dangers to the credibility of the United Nations than the 2 or 3 on Syria that Russia is blocking? Or am I wrong and not enough one sided?
Allow me to add, I generally dislike these kind of programmes. Making music a disposable product (just imagine The Rolling Stones, The Doors, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, etc. going through this process).
This said I doubt you can hear these kind of Lyrics (with the public going wild) on American Idol 😉
JGala… Here are the english lyrics – missing the intro that was added in this version (even more "patriotic" on Palestine). What struck a chord with the public – beside his undeniable talents – is his "arabism" and "patriotism" that goes behind the current "imposed" divisions and are a smack in the face to current so-called "western experts".
Raise your Keffiyeh Raise it
Sing the Ataba and Mijana and enjoy it
Shake your shoulders tenderly
Jafra, Ataba and Diheya
And let guns contribute and make it more fun [interesting double meaning, the song so far has been describing a wedding where people are singing the Ataba and Mijana and doing dabka, traditionally those were always accompanied by shooting guns in the air]
Raise the flag in Ramallah and Mountains of fire [Nablus's nick name]
your proud head band is a symbol of grit and determination [Keffiyeh as a head dress was traditionally associated with head bands 3qal]
The first bullet tells the story of the journey
When the time comes, we make what's up go down [rearranging an old Palestinian proverb]
Raise your Keffiyeh Raise it
Sing the Ataba and Mijana and enjoy it
We grew figs and olives in the orchard
We brought the wheat seeds and the lemon trees
When you call my country .. we will be ready
Lighting the victory paths in the battle day
Raise your Keffiyeh Raise it
Sing the Ataba and Mijana and enjoy it
Yes the state of Palestine will have access to the ICT, on paper it is great but but do you want to bet that the first only ones to be judged will be Palestinians...
The defection came after he and other were threatened by US assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, with being “held accountable.”
Because they and you seriously believe they will not? The name of Tarek Aziz comes to mind.
Surely you will not consider this as a "trolling" comment but a constructive analysis of what this resolution means.
My understanding is with this resolution more than with the previous ones we are entering in uncharted territory as it seems that the 1975 Helsinki Accords (signed by the same states who seeked and voted the recent UN resolution) are definitely dead.
Here are the 10 points of the declaration also known as decalogue
1. Sovereign equality, respect for the rights inherent in sovereignty
2. Refraining from the threat or use of force
3. Inviolability of frontiers
4. Territorial integrity of States
5. Peaceful settlement of disputes
6. Non-intervention in internal affairs
7. Respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief
8. Equal rights and self-determination of peoples
9. Co-operation among States
10. Fulfillment in good faith of obligations under international law
Prof. Cole I believe the unfolding events bring to mind the 1956 Canal Suez crisis. An Anglo-French alliance/plan that did not succeed thanks or because of the US stance…
Saudi forces just entered Bahrain allegedly to protect government buildings. This is the country that with the Gulf States are requesting a no-fly-zone over Libya. I would assume that now western government will surely move to protect like in Libya the popular bahraini revolution… wishful thinking
It is not unanimous so technically not binding ...
The decision was adopted by nine of the 11 foreign ministers attending the meeting in the Egyptian capital Cairo, with Algeria and Syria voting against, a diplomat said. (SkyNews)
You are I believe implying it but not stating it. What they
are celebrating in Egypt (as in the West were Christmas has broadly
lost its meaning) is a secular non religious Christmas or I should
write X-Mas? It has become a day were people don't work, have fun
and exchange gifts after having done extensive lists. We are
witnessing yet another advance of globalization, uniformity and
mono-culturalism. Happy CHRISTMAS nonetheless prof.
Aside. If instead of their shift leader the miners were lead by the psycho-babbling TV guests surely they would have died of starvation or came out as human derelict.
Yesterday Sky News, BBC (all channels) and CNN subjected us non-stop to the Chilean Miners extractions. Don't get me wrong I did follow this story and I wanted to know its outcome, but non stop – come on !!! especially when it eclipsed completely the visit and speech of Ahmadinejad.
Engagement and dismisses Iran War Prospects, overrules Clinton… Hmmm not convinced.
“However, in order to walk through that door, Iran is going to have to demonstrate its commitment to show its peaceful intent around its nuclear program, and meet its obligations to the international community,”
Beside the how you demonstrate a commitment when you are doing nothing wrong. This is a copy and paste from Bush/Rumsfeld on Iraq and we know how it ended…
It seems to me that you can always find somebody that agree with your point of view and/or make him answer towards it. This reminds me when journalists were able to find Germans who were against unification … enough said.
@ Qasim – Fully agree never liked her. This said did Octavia Nasr US media colleagues – and in particular those of CNN – went on strike in the name of the freedom of the press and opinion ? If not then please let them abstain denouncing the (supposed) lack of freedom in other countries and especially in the Southern hemisphere...
It seems to me that in a way it is ending like Viet-Nam – including for the local US clients that in normal parlance would be called traitors – but better managed (no helicopters from rooftops)...
I do not believe it was rash. It was calculated to once and for all get rid of the "international peace activists", the message is clear you come to "our" shores and we blow you to smithereens
It was done during Memorial Day in the U.S. (to ease any issue with/for the U.S. partner) and the attack was conducted against the turkish boat (to minimize "western" deaths and hence condemnations). The turkish reaction is really the wild card in this equation. But probably they calculated on the NATO connection, etc.
If the "West" was serious about all this it is not condemnation that it will send to "Israel" but… 10, 100, 1000 boats to Gaza
Not really the words used were as usual : deplore, regret, excessive use of violence and the Zionist Propaganda Staffel à la Sky, Fox, etc. went into full gear by stressing on the iron bars (sic) that this so called (resin) pacifist were carrying and on Sky even doubting that the correspondent of al-Jazeera, PressTV were real unbiased journalist reporting facts (resic).
This said what strikes me on this site (both yourself prof and the comments) is that nobody mentioned the USS Liberty – I copy the first paragraph of the Wikipedia entry (note the "incident")
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The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship, USS Liberty, by Israeli Air Force jet fighter planes and motor torpedo boats, on June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War. The combined air and sea attack killed 34 crew members (naval officers, seamen, two Marines, and a civilian), wounded 171 crew members, and severely damaged the ship. At the time, the ship was in international waters north of the Sinai Peninsula, about 25.5 nmi (29.3 mi; 47.2 km) northwest from the Egyptian city of Arish.[1]
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It is also to be noted that the deliberate attack was done on the US Memorial day which tells you that beside the U.S., the Zionists don't give a hoot about what the rest (including Europe) of the world thinks including its wave of condemnations…
I note... No western media ... and then they wonder why in the middle-east and generally in the "south" they are considered as biased (obviously for them weather reporting is more important). Kudos to al-Jazeera and PressTV
This is also an indictment of society's love with technology. Real life is not Hollywood whereby scientists find a solution to a sudden impact in less than a week if not day
I don't understand how the Libyans could be upset... When you allow to have your country bombed – for whatever reason – by foreign powers, you surely know it is never for your lovely face or for free. Same lesson should be learnt by the Syrian opposition. Cannot have it both ways.
Cagri Tanyol... Mollah he may be but Arab he is not. Back to the drawing board with off cuff remarks
He did... or CBS is now not a legitimate link?
First paragraph
The military wing of the U.S.-backed Syrian National Coalition (SNC), an umbrella opposition group fighting against President Bashar Assad, has flatly rejected a proposal by Russia which would see the regime hand over control of its vast chemical weapons stockpiles to international control to avoid U.S. military strikes.
Surely the continuous US vetoes to any resolution against "Israel" poses quite as much or more dangers to the credibility of the United Nations than the 2 or 3 on Syria that Russia is blocking? Or am I wrong and not enough one sided?
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This is paranoid stuff; the US has no intention of bombing Egypt!
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Indeed but it had no intention to bomb neither Lebanon, Iraq, Libya or ... Syria.
At his place I would be paranoid.
You say –
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You never, ever want to encourage the rise of private militias and flood a country with high-powered weaponry.
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Is this not what happened in ... Libya?
Wonder why they did not call for Jihad. So for them in Syria it is Ok but not in Egypt? Not very credible...
Allow me to add, I generally dislike these kind of programmes. Making music a disposable product (just imagine The Rolling Stones, The Doors, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, etc. going through this process).
This said I doubt you can hear these kind of Lyrics (with the public going wild) on American Idol 😉
JGala… Here are the english lyrics – missing the intro that was added in this version (even more "patriotic" on Palestine). What struck a chord with the public – beside his undeniable talents – is his "arabism" and "patriotism" that goes behind the current "imposed" divisions and are a smack in the face to current so-called "western experts".
Raise your Keffiyeh Raise it
Sing the Ataba and Mijana and enjoy it
Shake your shoulders tenderly
Jafra, Ataba and Diheya
And let guns contribute and make it more fun [interesting double meaning, the song so far has been describing a wedding where people are singing the Ataba and Mijana and doing dabka, traditionally those were always accompanied by shooting guns in the air]
Raise the flag in Ramallah and Mountains of fire [Nablus's nick name]
your proud head band is a symbol of grit and determination [Keffiyeh as a head dress was traditionally associated with head bands 3qal]
The first bullet tells the story of the journey
When the time comes, we make what's up go down [rearranging an old Palestinian proverb]
Raise your Keffiyeh Raise it
Sing the Ataba and Mijana and enjoy it
We grew figs and olives in the orchard
We brought the wheat seeds and the lemon trees
When you call my country .. we will be ready
Lighting the victory paths in the battle day
Raise your Keffiyeh Raise it
Sing the Ataba and Mijana and enjoy it
Hizb-Allah acknowledged long time ago that it doesn't want (or cannot) establish an Islamic sate in Lebanon due to its structure.
Islamic Jihad which at the difference of Hamas is still "aligned" to Syria/Iran is a SUNNI Palestinian group.
Yes the state of Palestine will have access to the ICT, on paper it is great but but do you want to bet that the first only ones to be judged will be Palestinians...
You are forgetting Musa Sadr. His Iranian and Lebanese allies had no sympathy for Gaddafi. This said the whole story seems far from credible
–> but he did get to know his half-sister Mona.
Not half if she is from the same father and mother than Job.
Thanks for a different take than mainstream media.
The defection came after he and other were threatened by US assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, with being “held accountable.”
Because they and you seriously believe they will not? The name of Tarek Aziz comes to mind.
Surely you will not consider this as a "trolling" comment but a constructive analysis of what this resolution means.
My understanding is with this resolution more than with the previous ones we are entering in uncharted territory as it seems that the 1975 Helsinki Accords (signed by the same states who seeked and voted the recent UN resolution) are definitely dead.
Here are the 10 points of the declaration also known as decalogue
1. Sovereign equality, respect for the rights inherent in sovereignty
2. Refraining from the threat or use of force
3. Inviolability of frontiers
4. Territorial integrity of States
5. Peaceful settlement of disputes
6. Non-intervention in internal affairs
7. Respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief
8. Equal rights and self-determination of peoples
9. Co-operation among States
10. Fulfillment in good faith of obligations under international law
Here we have it again like all the UN interventionist measures, endless divisions and never ending wars – Korea, Cyprus, Yugoslavia, etc. etc.
Prof. Cole I believe the unfolding events bring to mind the 1956 Canal Suez crisis. An Anglo-French alliance/plan that did not succeed thanks or because of the US stance…
Saudi forces just entered Bahrain allegedly to protect government buildings. This is the country that with the Gulf States are requesting a no-fly-zone over Libya. I would assume that now western government will surely move to protect like in Libya the popular bahraini revolution… wishful thinking
It is not unanimous so technically not binding ...
The decision was adopted by nine of the 11 foreign ministers attending the meeting in the Egyptian capital Cairo, with Algeria and Syria voting against, a diplomat said. (SkyNews)
Well certainly a REVOLUTION it ain't. Popular UPRISING or REVOLT yes but not revolution
@ Curt
In Italy gifts were (and to some extent still are) given on Epiphany Eve (Jan 5/6) by the Befana – the Old Woman, the Witch.
You are I believe implying it but not stating it. What they
are celebrating in Egypt (as in the West were Christmas has broadly
lost its meaning) is a secular non religious Christmas or I should
write X-Mas? It has become a day were people don't work, have fun
and exchange gifts after having done extensive lists. We are
witnessing yet another advance of globalization, uniformity and
mono-culturalism. Happy CHRISTMAS nonetheless prof.
NO RISK as NO CRIME. Imagine leaving this tree in an hotel
in Paris, Rome or ... New York. Tells you a lot … isn't
it.
Prof. Kudos
Aside. If instead of their shift leader the miners were lead by the psycho-babbling TV guests surely they would have died of starvation or came out as human derelict.
Slightly off tangent. LONG LIVE THE INTERNET
Yesterday Sky News, BBC (all channels) and CNN subjected us non-stop to the Chilean Miners extractions. Don't get me wrong I did follow this story and I wanted to know its outcome, but non stop – come on !!! especially when it eclipsed completely the visit and speech of Ahmadinejad.
Thanks Prof. for your work.
(being greeted enthusiastically by large crowds (probably mostly Shiites)…)
Maybe so Prof, but I would like to see Barack (Obama) and David (Cameron) strolling like this in their respective capitals.
In the western world that is how art and culture developed and it never had anything to do with democracy (sic) and human rights (resin).
Prince and patron. Culture has always been for the "elite". We know the debate that is raging here in the west.
The issue here is more that all this is imported nonsense disconnected from the local reality, history, etc.
Engagement and dismisses Iran War Prospects, overrules Clinton… Hmmm not convinced.
“However, in order to walk through that door, Iran is going to have to demonstrate its commitment to show its peaceful intent around its nuclear program, and meet its obligations to the international community,”
Beside the how you demonstrate a commitment when you are doing nothing wrong. This is a copy and paste from Bush/Rumsfeld on Iraq and we know how it ended…
It seems to me that you can always find somebody that agree with your point of view and/or make him answer towards it. This reminds me when journalists were able to find Germans who were against unification … enough said.
Constitutional Crisis Unfolds
When you say –> the return of Christ for many Christians –> it should be for ALL Christians –> Isn't it?
A yellow crescent for example....
Saddam’s Dilemma !?
Iraq consistently stated that it had no such programmes and proved it beyond any reasonable doubt – and this is well documented.
This narrative is just a Western ploy to justify a wanton illegal act of aggression after the fact.
@ Qasim – Fully agree never liked her. This said did Octavia Nasr US media colleagues – and in particular those of CNN – went on strike in the name of the freedom of the press and opinion ? If not then please let them abstain denouncing the (supposed) lack of freedom in other countries and especially in the Southern hemisphere...
It seems to me that in a way it is ending like Viet-Nam – including for the local US clients that in normal parlance would be called traitors – but better managed (no helicopters from rooftops)...
Re. Spiritual leader of Hizb Allah. Of interest from Al-Manar
http://www.almanar.com.lb/NewsSite/NewsDetails.aspx?id=144911&language=en
World Body Demands release of Aid Activists, Ships
@ Israel’s rash attack
I do not believe it was rash. It was calculated to once and for all get rid of the "international peace activists", the message is clear you come to "our" shores and we blow you to smithereens
It was done during Memorial Day in the U.S. (to ease any issue with/for the U.S. partner) and the attack was conducted against the turkish boat (to minimize "western" deaths and hence condemnations). The turkish reaction is really the wild card in this equation. But probably they calculated on the NATO connection, etc.
If the "West" was serious about all this it is not condemnation that it will send to "Israel" but… 10, 100, 1000 boats to Gaza
Condemnations ?
Not really the words used were as usual : deplore, regret, excessive use of violence and the Zionist Propaganda Staffel à la Sky, Fox, etc. went into full gear by stressing on the iron bars (sic) that this so called (resin) pacifist were carrying and on Sky even doubting that the correspondent of al-Jazeera, PressTV were real unbiased journalist reporting facts (resic).
This said what strikes me on this site (both yourself prof and the comments) is that nobody mentioned the USS Liberty – I copy the first paragraph of the Wikipedia entry (note the "incident")
------
The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship, USS Liberty, by Israeli Air Force jet fighter planes and motor torpedo boats, on June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War. The combined air and sea attack killed 34 crew members (naval officers, seamen, two Marines, and a civilian), wounded 171 crew members, and severely damaged the ship. At the time, the ship was in international waters north of the Sinai Peninsula, about 25.5 nmi (29.3 mi; 47.2 km) northwest from the Egyptian city of Arish.[1]
------
It is also to be noted that the deliberate attack was done on the US Memorial day which tells you that beside the U.S., the Zionists don't give a hoot about what the rest (including Europe) of the world thinks including its wave of condemnations…
wound over 50 as they Board, Capture Gaza Aid Flotilla
I note... No western media ... and then they wonder why in the middle-east and generally in the "south" they are considered as biased (obviously for them weather reporting is more important). Kudos to al-Jazeera and PressTV
Top Kill Fails, Imperils Gulf;
"There are no Solar Spills"
This is also an indictment of society's love with technology. Real life is not Hollywood whereby scientists find a solution to a sudden impact in less than a week if not day
He should have added... the use of depleted uranium in Iraq (twice) and Kosovo