The Poetry of Revolt

The Poetry of Revolt: "Revolt"

It is especially inspiring to remember that what is happening is the culmination of years of work by activists from a spectrum of pro-democracy movements, human rights groups, labor unions, and civil society organizations. In 2004, when Kefaya began their first public demonstrations, the protesters were usually outnumbered 30 to one by Central Security Forces. Now the number has reversed—and multiplied.
No less astonishing is the poetry of this moment. I don’t mean “poetry” as a metaphor, but the actual poetry that has played a prominent role in the outset of the events. The slogans the protesters are chanting are couplets—and they are as loud as they are sharp. The diwan of this revolt began to be written as soon as Ben Ali fled Tunis, in pithy lines like "Yâ Mubârak! Yâ Mubârak! Is-Sa‘ûdiyya fi-ntizârak!," ("Mubarak, O Mabarak, Saudi Arabia awaits!"). In the streets themselves, there are scores of other verses, ranging from the caustic "Shurtat Masr, yâ shurtat Masr, intû ba’aytû kilâb al-’asr" ("Egypt's Police, Egypt's Police, You've become nothing but Palace dogs"), to the defiant "Idrab idrab yâ Habîb, mahma tadrab mish hansîb!" (Hit us, beat us, O Habib [al-Adly, now-former Minister of the Interior], hit all you want—we're not going to leave!). This last couplet is particularly clever, since it plays on the old Egyptian colloquial saying, "Darb al-habib zayy akl al-zabib" (The beloved's fist is as sweet as raisins). This poetry is not an ornament to the uprising—it is its soundtrack and also composes a significant part of the action itself

The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي الغاضب: Comrade Hossam: live from Cairo

The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي الغاضب: Comrade Hossam: live from Cairo: "Comrade Hossam: live from Cairo"
Alternative perspective that resonates some truth
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Comrade Hossam: live from Cairo
Comrade Hossam is somebody I trust and admire: he is central in the protests in Cairo (and is a fine journalists too). Here is a sequence of his tweets:


3arabawy Hossam عمو حسام
"There r tens of thousands continuing the protests day and night in Tahrir Sq. Yesterday we almost stormed the Interior Ministry.
The police has vanished from the streets. They r barricaded inside their Interior Ministry, stationing snipers on buildings, shooting at us.
Live ammunition was used yesterday against us in Mohamed Mahmoud Street. I saw at least one person dead.
I'm ok, I have sustained injuries like everyone else from BB bullets and rubber bullets. But my family and I are fine.
IT IS NOT TRUE WHAT MSM IS BROADCASTING ABOUT PROTESTERS CALLING ON BARADIE TO LEAD TRANSITIONAL GOVT!
My neighborhood Nasr City, my city Cairo and in all Egyptian towns, popular committees r being formed by citizens to provide security.
Barricades r up, cars r checked by the shabab. Saboteurs r beaten up immediately on the spot.
The army in Tahrir r useless pieces of shit. They r not "protecting" the demonstrators as they were claiming.
The shootings around Lazoughli and the snipers firing at protesters yesterday happened as the army sat and watch.
WE DO NOT WANT THE ARMY! THE ARMY HAS BEEN RULING SINCE 1952. THEY R NOT NEUTRAL PLAYERS.
The curfew the army imposed is meaningless. We break it every night by continuing our protests in Tahrir.
MB activists were denounced by protesters around Lazoughli yesterday when they tried to stop people from marching on interior ministry
It is not true what some MSM outlets r broadcasting about the Muslim Brotherhood and the 6th of April leading the protests. It's complete BS
The protests have spontaneous leaders in most of the occasions. We won't let this upririsng to be hijacked by anybody.
Suez workers in several factories r on strike, calling for the overthrowal of Mubarak.
Situation in Suez is catastrophic in terms of deaths and injuries. The police fought the people in the same way Israelis fight Palestinians
There r chants against Mubarak always, accusing him of being a traitor, a client to the US and Israel.
There is no love whatsoever the protesters hold towards the US govt and Obama. They r hypocrites.
The Popular Committees hold the seeds for what direct democracy could look like in the future. We need to focus on them instead of BARADIE!
Demonstrations continue in all Egyptian cities. People do not want Omar Suleiman. People want to see Mubarak on trial.
State Security Police Stations in Daqahliya, Kafr El-Sheikh, Rafah, Damanhour, and in many other places have been torched down by protesters
Pigs at Nasr City Police Stations 1 & 2 have barricaded themselves inside the stations, shooting live ammunition at proteters from inside.
I attended the protests in Nasr City yesterday b4 heading to Tahrir, and the police used live ammunition on protesters.
We need more protests abroad in front of Egyptian embassies. Pressure your govts to cut all sort of relations with the Mubarak regime.
I can't login to facebook or gmail from where I am. So anyone who is in touch with my sister Salma, tell her I and mom r doing well.
Gotta leave now and head back to the protests. Down with Mubarak. Down with Obama the hypocrite. Long live the Egyptian revolution."


PS I always teased Hossam and told him: when are you finally going to overthrow Mubarak? Well, he is finally doing it, along with the brave Egyptian people.
Posted by As'ad

Egypt protests draw mixed reaction in region - CNN.com

Egypt protests draw mixed reaction in region - CNN.com: "Egypt protests draw mixed reaction in region"
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called Mubarak and "affirmed his solidarity with Egypt and and his commitment to is its security and stability," according to the official Palestinian news agency, Wafa.

Omar Suleiman Israel's Choice (top pic with Ehud Barack)

"Pharoah" Mubarak with Ehud Olmert (bottom pic)

The secret policeman Suleiman will do the bidding of poofs like Barack and all the boys on the Potomac. Billions of US tax dollars that have gone to Egypt's police state are at stake.

Look for heavy handed crack down on Egyptian protesters, alas.

Something like Direct Energy Weapon(DEW),or microwave "Pain Ray"

Actually, I hope I am wrong on this prognosis. Hopefully, cooler heads will prevail. However, since when have cooler heads prevailed in this part of the world???

Fact is, high tech weapons of control exist. They are top secret. They have been designed for just this type of scenario that now unfolds in Egypt.

Time will tell.

After Tunisia: Obama's Impossible Dilemma in Egypt - Shadi Hamid - International - The Atlantic

After Tunisia: Obama's Impossible Dilemma in Egypt - Shadi Hamid - International - The Atlantic: "After Tunisia: Obama's Impossible Dilemma in Egypt"

Lebanon should reject Hariri tribunal - Arab News

Lebanon should reject Hariri tribunal - Arab News: "Lebanon should reject Hariri tribunal"
ArabNews:
"... Disunity is Lebanon’s greatest Achilles heel, which is now being exacerbated by the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon, which is bent on opening-up old wounds with the potential to thrust the country into civil war.
There is no doubt that Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was a great man, who worked hard to rebuild his nation and bring his people together. His reconstruction of Downtown Beirut is a testament to that. His killing in 2005 was a terrible crime ..but allowing a foreign court to regurgitate that tragedy six years with potentially devastating consequences serves no purpose at all for Lebanon’s stability and economic future.
It does, however, benefit the US and Israel which are ready to cheer on the demonization of their enemy Hezbollah, which is the only entity blocking those powers from total domination over Israel’s tiny neighbor and giving them pause for thought to pursue their ambitions to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites

Mossad, The Biggest Loser In Tunisia «Kawther Salam

Mossad, The Biggest Loser In Tunisia «Kawther Salam: "Mossad, The Biggest Loser In Tunisia"

The Waldensians - Belief Systems Shattered... - Hiding Magdalene Lineage - Does This Affect You?

The Waldensians - Belief Systems Shattered... - Hiding Magdalene Lineage - Does This Affect You?: "Have you ever heard of the Waldensians?"

Yet you have probably never even heard of them!! Why not?

One Roman Catholic author, Rainier Sacho, wrote:

"There is no sect so dangerous as the Leonists (another name for Waldensians because they were from the Lyons section of France) for three reasons:

1. it is the most ancient; some say it is as old as Sylvester, others say it is as old as the apostles themselves

2. it is very generally disseminated; there is no country where it has not gained some footing

3. while other sects are profane and blasphemous, this retains the utmost show of piety; they live justly before men and believe nothing concerning God which is not good"

ei: Photostory: home demolitions in Lydd

ei: Photostory: home demolitions in Lydd: "Photostory: home demolitions in Lydd"
US taxes at work, utterly despicable and heart wrenching!

savethemales.ca - Jesse James Poisoned Lincoln's Assassin

savethemales.ca - Jesse James Poisoned Lincoln's Assassin: "Jesse James Poisoned Lincoln's Assassin"
Interesting article here.
Lincoln surrounded by Masons? McClernand(R) and Pinkerton(L)
How exactly, are these strange poses different from the James brothers poses on the above link?
Could it be Masons controlled BOTH sides of the American Civil War?
Secret societies starting wars to reduce population?
HIDDEN HAND OF JABULON

ALL BLUES (Miles who else?)

Stormy (lotsa snow storms:( )

Seymour Hersh unleashed | FP Passport Is General Stanley McChrystal Opus Dei?

Seymour Hersh unleashed FP Passport: "Seymour Hersh unleashed"

He then alleged that Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who headed JSOC before briefly becoming the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, and his successor, Vice Adm. William McRaven, as well as many within JSOC, "are all members of, or at least supporters of, Knights of Malta."

Hersh may have been referring to the Sovereign Order of Malta, a Roman Catholic organization commited to "defence of the Faith and assistance to the poor and the suffering," according to its website.

"Many of them are members of Opus Dei," Hersh continued. "They do see what they're doing -- and this is not an atypical attitude among some military -- it's a crusade, literally. They see themselves as the protectors of the Christians. They're protecting them from the Muslims [as in] the 13th century. And this is their function."

"They have little insignias, these coins they pass among each other, which are crusader coins," he continued. "They have insignia that reflect the whole notion that this is a culture war. … Right now, there’s a tremendous, tremendous amount of anti-Muslim feeling in the military community.”"

How to Eat Roadkill: 8 steps (with video) - wikiHow

How to Eat Roadkill: 8 steps (with video) - wikiHow: "How to Eat Roadkill"
Really strange ***grinning wildly***

MSNBC's Matthews: If You Oppose Obama You're a CRACKER

MSNBC's Matthews: If You Oppose Obama You're a CRACKER: "MSNBC’s Matthews: If You Oppose Obama You’re a CRACKER"
Thanks Chris Matthews.(Matthews was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Irish American parents and is a Roman Catholic.[2] He attended La Salle College High School. He is a 1967 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Matthews like Grace Kelly both from Philly both Irish Catholic mafia? hmmm I wonder?
The Royal Prince of Monaco(Grace Kelly's kid) richly rewards lap dogs like you in the service of Europe's Crowned Bloodsuckers.
Matthews worked for 6 years under Tip O'Neil when O'Neil was House Speaker(more Irish Catholic mafia?). Geez the guy is waay up on the food chain.
Strange, the word origin for cracker refers to Scots Irish from hilly billy Appalachia. Yipes!
From Wiki pedia....
Historically the word suggested poor, white rural Americans with little formal education. Historians point out the term originally referred to the strong Scots-Irish of the back country (as opposed to the English of the seacoast). Thus a sociologist reported in 1913: "As the plantations expanded these freed men (formerly bond servants) were pushed further and further back upon the more and more sterile soil. They became 'pinelanders', 'corn-crackers', or 'crackers'."
Dandy Lord Matthews fancies himself an Englishman with title no doubt.
Bloody bum boy!

Connecting the Dots

Mini Hariri buds with Ben Ali

Sleiman buds with Mini Hariri & buds with Hillary

Sleiman buds with Albert of Monaco. (Grace Kelly's kid) Hey, isn't he some kinda Prince or something like that? Maybe he even wears a crown. Wow.

Here is that Princely fellow again,Albert of Monaco buds with Raymond Audi .

Do the math (grin)

Thanks to G,Z,orB for these eye opening pics

The Associated Press: US ambassador to Lebanon summoned amid tension

The Associated Press: US ambassador to Lebanon summoned amid tension: "US ambassador to Lebanon summoned amid tension"
The controversy stems from a meeting this weekend between U.S. envoy Maura Connelly and lawmaker Nicolas Fattouch, who is seen as a key "undecided" lawmaker as Lebanon's political factions scramble to form a new government.

Tunisia: the first Arab revolution | Mona Eltahawy | Comment is free | The Guardian

Tunisia: the first Arab revolution | Mona Eltahawy | Comment is free | The Guardian: "Tunisia: the first Arab revolution"
If every Arab leader has watched Tunisia in fear, then every Arab citizen has watched in hope because it was neither Islamists – long used by our leaders to scare many into acquiescence – nor foreign troops that toppled the dictator: it was ordinary and very fed up people.

Could 'Tunisia effect' topple more Mideast regimes? | McClatchy

Could 'Tunisia effect' topple more Mideast regimes? | McClatchy: "Could 'Tunisia effect' topple more Mideast regimes?"

"What is clear is that the genie is out of the bottle in one country," said Rami Khouri, a Lebanese political analyst at the American University of Beirut. "There are similar genies in other countries, and how they come out of the bottle remains to be seen."

The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي الغاضب: US State Department spokesperson

The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي الغاضب: US State Department spokesperson: "US State Department spokesperson"
Aljazeera hosted two spokespersons: one from UK and one from US. (Of course, the US spokesperson spoke in English while the UK spokesperson spoke in Arabic). The American spokesperson said that his government always supported the right of the Tunisian people to choose their leaders. Here is a challenge: express publicly your support for the right of the Saudi or Bahraini people to choose their leaders.
Posted by As'ad

lol
Arabic speakers in the UK and not in the US? How come?
Could it be US education sux?

Three questions for Marwan Bishara - Opinion - Al Jazeera English

Three questions for Marwan Bishara - Opinion - Al Jazeera English: "Three questions for Marwan Bishara
Al Jazeera's senior political analyst comments on the timing, success and meaning of the Tunisian uprising."
For US and European leaders, Tunisia's deposed president had been considered a staunch ally in the war on terrorism and against Islamist extremism.
As it is well known and reported by international human rights groups, he exploited this Western support to crack down on peaceful dissent

Al-ManarTV:: Tunisian Ben Ali Officialy Ousted, Speaker Appointed As Interim Leader 15/01/2011

Al-ManarTV:: Tunisian Ben Ali Officialy Ousted, Speaker Appointed As Interim Leader 15/01/2011: "Tunisian Ben Ali Officialy Ousted, Speaker Appointed As Interim Leader"
Responding to Tunisians’ mounting demands for him to concede power, Ben Ali fled the country for Saudi Arabia late Friday in a dramatic end to his 23 years in power.
Saudi Arabia has welcomed Ben Ali and his family on Saturday, a day after they fled a mass uprising in their

The Saudi's!? Taking care of their own crowned bloodsuckers, I guess. :o

The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي الغاضب: Mossad operatives fled Tunisia

The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي الغاضب: Mossad operatives fled Tunisia: "Mossad operatives fled Tunisia
As you know, per agreement with the US, the Tunisian government opened the country for Mossad terrorists to spy on and to kill Palestinians there (like Abu Jihad, Abu Iyad, Abu Al-Hawl etc). They must have fled: maybe in the same plane with Bin Ali--their patron.
Posted by As'ad"

Discover four fantastic benefits of stevia

Discover four fantastic benefits of stevia: "Discover four fantastic benefits of stevia
Saturday, January 15, 2011 by: DaNae Johnson, M.H., citizen journalist"
(NaturalNews) During the holiday season, people are desperately searching for foods that will satisfy their sweet tooth without adding extra inches around their waistline. Stevia could very well be the answer not only for weight loss and maintenance, but also for many other health problems.

The 'new' rhetoric of Islamophobia - Opinion - Al Jazeera English

The 'new' rhetoric of Islamophobia - Opinion - Al Jazeera English: "The 'new' rhetoric of Islamophobia"
New York City's former mayor, Ed Koch, has taken time off from his new career as a film critic to offer a valentine to Rep. Peter King (R-NY), the new chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, for scheduling hearings on the dangers posed by Muslim Americans.

Koch's support for King is not surprising. Koch has always been open about his contempt for Arabs and Muslims and his belief that a war of civilisations is now in progress between Muslims and everyone else. He recently wrote:

For me, the question is this: will the secular Western civilisation shared by America and Europe, which allows us to enjoy life and its creature comforts, still be standing at the end of that war? Or will radical Islam, with an aggressive culture that treasures martyrdom and death over life, prevail.... [italics mine]

For years, Koch, King and others who share their anti-Muslim views hid behind that word: "radical". They said that they have no problem with Muslims as people or Islam as a religion. It is only "radical Islam" or "Islamists" that they can't abide.

'Just World News' with Helena Cobban: Lebanon's government crisis and the regional tides

'Just World News' with Helena Cobban: Lebanon's government crisis and the regional tides: "Lebanon's government crisis and the regional tides"
Posted by Helena Cobban

Kashi Cereal Is Garbage

Kashi Cereal Is Garbage: "Kashi Cereal Is Garbage"
Closing, if you insist on eating cereal, at least get one that is Gluten-Free, TransFat-Free & Sugar-Free; however, if you let your kids eat "Fruit Loops" & "Frosted Mini Wheats"-Cartman's "Snacky Cakes and Cheesy Poofs"-then you run the risk of creating an Insulin-Resistant, fat, and slow-witted little monster who will live in your basement forever in front of a video game and never kiss a girl.
Really, good luck with that!

EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Body of Wife of Senior White House Official Found in Burning Car

EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Body of Wife of Senior White House Official Found in Burning Car: "Body of Wife of Senior White House Official Found in Burning Car"

interesting comment HERE
***Ethan Allen and...
I think we have a gang war going on. Consider how many government insiders and others related to various scandals and policies have been going down like bowling pins the past month or two.***

Twelfth Bough: some problems are unpatriotic

Twelfth Bough: some problems are unpatriotic: "some problems are unpatriotic"

Pro Libertate: From Terrorist Bagman to Homeland Security Overlord: The Curious Career of Peter King

Pro Libertate: From Terrorist Bagman to Homeland Security Overlord: The Curious Career of Peter King: "From Terrorist Bagman to Homeland Security Overlord: The Curious Career of Peter King"
In the person of Congressman Peter King (R-New York), the incoming chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, the abstraction called "hypocrisy" has acquired tangible human form. After spending decades canvassing his fellow Irish-American Catholics to raise money for terrorists in Northern Ireland, King has promised to conduct a wide-ranging investigation of American Muslim congregations and cultural organizations in search of people providing "material support" for Islamic terrorism.

King is certainly a media darling here in the New York metropolitan area!
Ever since 911, King has played a major role in the stirring up of anti Muslim sentiment via the tee vee. His leadership in the powerful Irish Catholic community assures a large,disciplined, vigorous and most important, a "hyper" well organized campaign against the Muslim world. The teevee assists King in these efforts.
I wished the author of this Pro Libertate piece consulted with me on this writing. While most all of it I agree with, he left off some rather provocative details that make this story even more bizarre and complex. My primary discomfort comes from his ignoring New York's long standing ethnic interelations between the huge and powerful Irish Catholic community,which King is obviously an intrinsic part of and that communities deep and abiding alliance with New York's Jewish community. I will only touch on one element , I assure you there are many others. My own childhood within this New York Irish Catholic community witnessed a passionate hatred of all things British. One instance of this intense hatred of the British was manifest by a commonality of hatred of the British with the arch Zionists in the New York metropolitan area. Menachem Begin, who at that time, epitomised a growing Zionist ethnic identity(Begin,himself,a media darling of New York's Jewish community) , likewise, despised the British. (It was Begin who was involved in the infamous King David Hotel bombing) Begin was a hero amongst the IRA supporters in my neighborhood. For me, this was always a Janus faced interrelationship. How was it that freedom loving Irish Catholic Republicanism could allign with the Zionist, Begin? Begin, who was such a beastial racist hater of the Palestinians. The disconnect left me with a decidedly evil aftertaste. It seriously deligitimised the genuine altruistic nature of Irish Republicanism.
Peter King is just a shining example of this extraordinary contradiction.
Bottom line: we have IRA terrorist bombers, we have Zionist terrorist bombers. Both targeting British interests. The Brits desparate to take the heat off themselves cut a deal with the IRA and Zionists. [***The deal? How about a deal where we(Anglo-American, Jewish Zionists & IRA) all go to the Middle east and bomb Muzzies? Yeaaaah baby, we bomb muzzies and share the war bootie.***] Brackets indicate my conjecture as to what is happening
Kudos to this Pro Libertate author.

Mask of Zion: 26/11: Mossad Terrorizes Mumbai

Mask of Zion: 26/11: Mossad Terrorizes Mumbai: "26/11: Mossad Terrorizes Mumbai"
by Jonathan Azaziah

"New Things", High Powered Microwave? DEW

Media is the hub of falsehood | Opinion Maker

Media is the hub of falsehood | Opinion Maker: "Media is the hub of falsehood"
“I know the secret of making the average American believe anything I want him to. Just let me control television… You put something on the television and it becomes reality. If the world outside the TV set contradicts the images, people start trying to change the world to make it like the TV set images.'' This was the case then and it is now. Instead of the ‘average American’, we see people believing what they see on television.

Hope in 2011: Peoples, Civil Society Stand Tall

Hope in 2011: Peoples, Civil Society Stand Tall
When the Iraqi army fell before invading US and British troops in 2003, the latter’s mission seemed to be accomplished. But nearly eight years after the start of a war intended to shock and awe a whole population into submission, the Iraqi people continue to stand tall. They have confronted and rejected foreign occupations, held their own against sectarianism, and challenged random militancy and senseless acts of terrorism.

Iranian General Murdered in Israel’s Ayalon Prison? « Eurasia Review

Iranian General Murdered in Israel’s Ayalon Prison? « Eurasia Review: "Iranian General Murdered in Israel’s Ayalon Prison?"
Hold on to your hats because this post is going to be a wild ride. New and astonishing developments in the case of Prisoner X, known to a source within Ehud Barak’s inner circle as Ali Reza Asgari, retired Iran Revolutionary Guard general and former deputy defense minister.

World War 3 Is Starting And US Has Already Lost - Michael Rivero

“Israeli Spying Network” Uncovered in Egypt Days Before Church Balst : Veterans Today

“Israeli Spying Network” Uncovered in Egypt Days Before Church Balst : Veterans Today: "“Israeli Spying Network” Uncovered in Egypt Days Before Church Balst"
People in Egypt don`t have to waste their time suspecting and accusing al Qaeda, ..Egyptians know better, .. they know that al Qaeda is a joke, …they only point the finger at Israel, the one implacable enemy who happened to be the conspirator behind destabilizing Iraq and the whole region.