http://www.liveleak.com/browse?q=algeria Mon, 20 May 2013 00:51:41 -0400 Liveleak http://edge.liveleak.com/80281E/u/u/ll2/logo.gif http://www.liveleak.com/browse?q=algeria Sat, 18 May 2013 10:56:21 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4ca_1368888483 fukzionists The shia and the alawites used to say our mujahideen were ''servants of the zionists'' they would say that our mujahideen are working alongside israel and america in Syria. Well the truth has been made clear, Israel needs assad in power, they are like one big family. Our mujahideen are working for an Islamic state and this is what Israel and the satanic shia and alawites fear the most. And the video is about the return of Easa(Jesus) Aleyhi Salam http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4ca_1368888483 fukzionists Israel says they want assad to stay in power and also images of hezbollah returning to lebanon in body bags syria, syrian revolution, islamic khilafah, islam, muslim, al quds, jerusalem, khalid bin waleed, lebanon, egypt, turkey, iran, hezbollah, zionism, lybia, tunisia, morroco, algeria, bosnia, kosovo, albania, pakistan, indonesia, malaysia, saudi, qatar, kuw Fri, 17 May 2013 12:52:44 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=510_1368807274 golem collection of some videos showing Central Paris being looted and ransacked by fans of the Paris ST Germain soccer club. Many of whom are North African immigrants from the surrounding heavily immigrant suburbs of Paris.' The Champs Elysee is a battlefield,' said a photographer who captured images of the violence.'There are youths smashing shop windows and stealing everything they can. They are also attacking cars and motorbikes.' Along with the videos i have embedded to LL, check this report below, there are more videos and pictures of the mob running wild: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2324134/Football-fans-David-Beckhams-Paris-St-Germain-club-turn-victory-riots-French-streets.html#ixzz2TZLjDxEh http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=510_1368807274 golem various videos showing Paris being ransacked by N African youth soccer riots hooligan North Africa ransacked Paris flames French surrender in celebration Islam Muslim Tunisia Libya Morroco Algeria football futbol Paris ST Germain PSG Qatar France Wed, 15 May 2013 12:07:17 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1e5_1368633297 m16carbine Extract from Damascus Courts the West: Syrian Politics, 1989-1991 , pp. 3-6, by Daniel Pipes. Today, the author of the 1991 article currently prefers Assad Jr. to his alternative. Hafez al-Assad vs. Saddam Hussein (1991) Hafez al-Assad and Saddam Hussein have much in common. They are about the same age (Saddam was born in 1937, Assad in 1930) and come from minority backgrounds. Both grew up in an impoverished countryside with a twentieth century tradition of exporting people to the cities. Both experienced Egyptian prisons and have effectively ruled their countries since about the same year (1972 for Saddam, 1969 for Assad). Both imposed an extreme centralization, to create a stable order where turmoil had previously prevailed. Both are far more interested in building their militaries than their countries. Each of them looked to Moscow for primary support, but on occasion wooed the U.S. government. Both rely extensively on the terrorist instrument. They have claimed to represent the Palestinians and sought to control weak neighbors. In personality, they share vaulting ambitions, a passion for secrecy, and a Manichean outlook that divides the world into agents and enemies. Both tend toward brinkmanship and a readiness to sacrifice the interests of their countries for personal and ethnic interests. Their political systems rely to a strikingly parallel degree on Ba'ath Party control, the pervasive use of informants, and brutality. (Middle East Watch found torture in Iraq to be &quot;used routinely&quot;; Amnesty International has termed the Syrian jails &quot;almost a research center for torture.&quot;) Though life in Syria is an iota better,^ the two dictatorships in the Fertile Crescent are about as similar as any pair of governments on the planet. The two men also differ profoundly. Where Saddam revels in brutality for its own sake, Assad resorts to it as an instrument of power. The one kills with his own hands, the other keeps his distance from such unpleasantries. Saddam's ambitions know no limit: he seeks to become both the greatest leader in Iraqi history and a giant on the world stage; his dreams of glory distort practical decisionmaking. In contrast, Assad knows his limitations and acts within their parameters: the conquest of Lebanon and the perpetuation of Alawi rule are quite enough for him for now, thank you. Saddam's overt aggression makes him enemies everywhere; Assad's is cloaked in an ambiguity which allows hostile states the luxury of ignoring his trespasses. Both leaders follow policies which the outside world often finds difficult to understand, but while Saddam confuses observers through stupidity, Assad does so through subtlety. While Saddam and Assad both engage in international brinkmanship, only Assad can reliably locate the brink. Saddam displays an increasingly uncontrollable streak of impatience and has a terrible sense of timing (the invasion of Kuwait could not have occurred at a worse moment from the Iraqi point of view); Assad is infinitely deliberate and has a most refined timing (the seizure of Beirut in October 1990, fifteen years after Syrian military involvement in Lebanon began, was a political masterpiece). More broadly, Saddam Hussein showed in 1990-91 that he may be one of the worst strategists and tacticians of history; in contrast, Assad rightly prides himself on his skills as a military planner. Like his adopted namesake, the lion, Assad is a patient operator. He probes his opponents' weaknesses, waits for the right moment, chooses the most advantageous field of battle, and strikes. In this way, Assad has defeated one enemy after another-the Muslim Brethren, Lebanese militias, American troops in Beirut, Israelis in south Lebanon, and Iraqi armed forces. Observers are in agreement as to his impressive skills. Thus, Annie Laurent and Antoine Basbous see his main characteristics as &quot;patience and a taste for secrecy.&quot; Dov Tamari concludes that &quot;the Syrian regime has demonstrated patience and restraint on the one hand, persistence and stubbornness on the other.&quot; Imagine-to take this comparison one step further-that Assad ruled in Baghdad, and that he wanted to bring Kuwait, with all its wealth and coastline, under his control. What would he have done differently from Saddam? Everything. He would have prepared the way years ahead of time by hosting Kuwaiti dissident movements in Baghdad and laying repeated but elliptical claims to Kuwait. When the time was right, he would have solicited an invitation from bona fide Kuwaiti leaders to send Iraqi troops into Kuwait. Rather than seize the whole country, he would have taken only some slices of it (the Rumayla oil field, Bubiyan and Warba Islands) and worked to get his allies and agents into power. The outside world would surely have protested, but Assad's salami tactics would have allowed him to take Kuwait without sustained armed opposition. In the end, just as everyone acquiesced to his seizure of Lebanon, so they would have gone along with his control over Kuwait. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I also extracted an interesting 2005 interview with Der Spiegel where Bashar al-Assad discusses Saddam and the differences with his father. It's also interesting in showing the difficult situation Bashar inherited from his father, and his allusions to the Algerian Civil War (1991-2002) , which is similar to how he views his current crisis. SPIEGEL: Mr. President, there are tentative movements toward democracy here and there in the Arab world. But there is little evidence of that in Syria. Why not? Assad: Well, it just happens that the Arab states develop at different rates and under different historical conditions. Egypt, for example, has not experienced as many coups as Syria. Besides, Cairo signed a peace treaty with Israel, whereas we remain in neither a state of war nor a state of peace with Israel. Incidentally, our development only began a few years ago, so of course expectations will vary widely. But the main issue is that we in Syria have at least opened up a dialogue about it. SPIEGEL: But it's taking longer than many would like. Assad: The pace of our development depends upon the challenges that we must face, which we cannot always influence. For example, we have to deal with foreign powers meddling in our internal affairs. SPIEGEL: You mean the Americans' demands for more democracy and for putting an end to support for terrorists? Assad: The more meddling there is, the slower the pace of development in Syria. After all, the democratic process should pervade the entire country. Naturally, the unresolved Middle East conflict also slows down development. And then there is the question of what should be our greatest priority -- political development or economic growth. SPIEGEL: Are they mutually exclusive? Assad: There is a tremendous gulf between the two objectives. To promote growth, we urgently need help from the European Union. For many of the Syrians I meet, poverty is a far greater concern than the outlook for a democratic constitution. Besides, there is also terrorism, which stands in the way of democratic development. We simply have to act as quickly as possible to keep things moving forward. SPIEGEL: But you don't exactly make it easy for your fellow Syrians. Political parties are permitted, but they are immediately prohibited as soon as they form, while members of the opposition are arrested. Assad: But you've been talking to opposition leaders in our country. If we were to arrest them all, there wouldn't be enough space in our prisons. SPIEGEL: Most members of the opposition with whom we spoke have spent many years in prison. Assad: But now they're out again. You can't simply equate the situation in the West with the situation in our country. Take religion, for example. In Great Britain, an author published a book in which he claimed that Jesus Christ had children. Such statements don't trigger civil unrest and bloodshed in Europe. But write similar statements about Islam in Syria and you might see bloody uprisings. SPIEGEL: What does that have to do with real opposition in Syria? Assad: When we put someone on trial, we're not trying him as a person. Instead, what concerns us is that he does not attack the population's religious and ethnic structure. The umbrella of stability must not be damaged. We gave the go-ahead for the formation of parties two months ago, and we are currently taking a very close look at these parties. I certainly don't dispute the contention that we do not have a well-developed system of political parties yet. I simply wanted to show you where we have to be cautious. SPIEGEL: What exactly are you afraid of? Assad: Developments like those in Algeria since 1991. At that time, the government misjudged the people, and the Islamists threatened to assume power. To this day, the Algerians are paying the price for this miscalculation with their own blood. SPIEGEL: Look at the example of Riad Seif, a self-made businessman and member of the Syrian National Assembly. He criticized the omnipotence of the monopoly and was sentenced to five years in prison. Assad: He questioned the unity of the nation, and we happen to have a law that calls for penalties for those who assail the mosaic of the various ethnic and religious groups. SPIEGEL: Wasn't Seif merely questioning the distribution of power? Assad: No, no one is put on trial for attacking me personally. But assaulting the composition of Syrian society is simply too explosive. SPIEGEL: Journalists, too, are prevented from doing their work and sometimes even thrown in prison. When will you have true freedom of the press? Assad: We have never locked up anyone because of his personal opinion. SPIEGEL: A correspondent for a large Arab newspaper, Al-Hayat, was recently sent to prison for several months. Assad: That's a different issue. Under Syrian law, a journalist is not allowed to report on military matters. This may be wrong or right, but that's just the way it is. SPIEGEL: You said that fighting poverty is more important than democracy. Does this mean that you intend to emulate the Chinese model: economic liberalization without political reforms? Assad: When I say that the economy takes priority, it certainly doesn't mean that we relegate political reforms to the back seat. The economy may have taken priority in the last five years -- that's because it is important to improve the general standard of living. It's a dangerous thing when someone gets up in the morning and has nothing to eat. If I say to that person, &quot;I intend to allow you to have political parties,&quot; how will he responsd? We don't care if this is the Chinese model or something else. Our actions reflect the needs of our country. SPIEGEL: When will there be a recognizable democratic multiparty system in Syria? Assad: It took us five years to achieve a societal dialogue. Now we are in the second phase, in which we begin discussing parties. It won't happen that quickly. For example, the same process took three years in Morocco. SPIEGEL: Will it happen before the 2007 general election? Assad: It's very likely, but you just can't make long-term predictions in our corner of the world. I cannot afford to make mistakes. Instead of jumping forward too quickly and possibly falling on our faces, we prefer to divide our tasks into smaller steps. SPIEGEL: How do you propose to prevent the Algerian model -- the formation of religious parties that are democratically elected, but then act undemocratically? Assad: Once again, we cannot apply Western standards to development in the Orient. In Germany, you may have a religious Christian party, the CDU (Christian Democratic Union), but it has effectively assimilated itself into the fabric of the country. In return, your history prevents you from having any large nationalist parties. Our experience has shown us that the situation in Syria became stable because the entire society is secular. We must preserve that. SPIEGEL: In many of his speeches, United States President George W. Bush has complained that freedom must all too often take a back seat to stability. Do you feel he is addressing you with these comments? Assad: Freedom and democracy are nothing but instruments, just like stability. The goal is called progress and growth. Anyone who puts freedom ahead of stability is hurting growth. Besides, Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo and Iraq aren't exactly models of freedom. SPIEGEL: Washington sees you as a sort of &quot;Saddam-light.&quot; Assad: There were real hostilities between the regime of Saddam Hussein and that of my father. Fifteen thousand Syrians lost their lives in these conflicts. Whereas I involve people from outside the party in the decision-making process, Saddam only permitted his own opinion. If we had taken the approach Saddam took in Iraq, I wouldn't feel safe walking on the street with my wife and children. Saddam was constantly in hiding. The fact that there are people who criticize me doesn't mean that people hate me. SPIEGEL: Your father supported the first President Bush in the 1991 Gulf War. You, on the other hand, were a vocal critic of the war in 2003. Assad: The first war was about the liberation of an Arab people suffering under occupation. The more recent war led to the occupation of an Arab country. There's a huge difference. SPIEGEL: Do you sympathize with the insurgents who are fighting the occupation troops and the new government in Iraq? Assad: There are terrorist operations in Iraq that claim the lives of innocent people; those we reject categorically. But there is also a resistance movement, and that's a different issue altogether -- a completely normal issue. SPIEGEL: Are suicide attacks a legitimate weapon against the occupation forces? Assad: Even the religious scholars disagree on that question, but I have the impression that most are in favor of these attacks. But this is a hypothetical debate. A person who is absolutely determined to blow himself up isn't about to ask you or me for our opinion. This debate is a waste of time. SPIEGEL: The American government has accused you of facilitating access to Iraq through Syria for the insurgents. Assad: It also accused Saddam of having weapons of mass destruction. But seriously, if you ask Americans whether they've been successful at sealing the border with Mexico, they'll tell you that it's a very difficult proposition. We've made it very clear to the Americans that it's impossible to completely control our border with Iraq. But we also tell them that the war itself is what's causing the chaos. It's not exactly fair to make a mistake yourself and then start blaming others for it. SPIEGEL: The American government has classified Syria as a &quot;rogue nation.&quot; Are you concerned that Washington plans to remove you from office? Assad: Look at the results of regime change in Iraq. You can't possibly claim that it was successful. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1e5_1368633297 m16carbine Hafez al-Assad vs. Saddam Hussein (1991 article) Assad, Syria, Syrian Civil War, Islamism, Saddam Hussein, Bashar al-Assad, Hafez Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:30:16 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3bf_1367285107 trustedsource11 -in Algeria, they speak french and arabic. -in USA they call it soccer, Rest of the world they call it Football. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3bf_1367285107 trustedsource11 <span class="highlight">Algeria</span>-------Strange goal in a football game algeria football soccer Sun, 05 May 2013 12:18:57 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b3b_1367769670 Karimous as above http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b3b_1367769670 Karimous pro-polisario women were faking pass outs after the intervention of the Moroccan police - Subtitled sahara, morocco, western sahara, algeria Sun, 05 May 2013 10:58:10 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=53b_1367764244 Karimous as above http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=53b_1367764244 Karimous pro-polisario attack the Moroccan police in Boujdour city this saturday (subtitled) western, sahara, morocco, polisario, algeria, western sahara Sat, 04 May 2013 15:03:30 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f64_1367694090 Karimous "Many fighters of the Movement for Uniqueness and Jihad in West Africa (Mujao), one of three armed Islamist groups who occupied the northern Mali for several months in 2012, have returned to the Polisario camps". Thus said a high-ranking officer in Malian army ,sure of this information, deployed in northern Mali, in the framework of the Franco-African coalition, fighting Algerian 'terrorist' groups in the Sahel. According to the French news agency, AFP, who collected his statement, the Polisario Front has offered shelter and hiding places for MUJAO fighters whose quota is formed largely by the Polisario militia, according to what the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mali Tieman Coulibaly said. Indeed, the Malian Minister, stated that the Polisario mercenaries collected in delivering its militia groups against the payments of 600 Euros per head Algerian 'terrorists' in groups raging in northern Mali, and which fought with the French army. The Malian military has concluded that "recently, when the highest authorities of the UN have expressed their concern and called for the urgent resolution of the problem, posed by the Polisario which risks making a new centre for jihadists in the camps ." http://sahara-question.com/en/news/malian-army-polisario-provides-refuge-mujao-fighters http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f64_1367694090 Karimous Malian army: Polisario provides refuge for MUJAO fighters western, sahara, morocco, polisario, algeria, western sahara Read more at http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=502_1367678327&amp;comments=1#q9l0ubCvTcy1Fh5s.99 Sat, 04 May 2013 10:51:09 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=502_1367678327 Karimous but why the hell they didn't react on this ?! http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=502_1367678327 Karimous pro-polisario throw stones and attack the Moroccan enforcement law western, sahara, morocco, polisario, algeria, western sahara Wed, 08 May 2013 16:05:43 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=de7_1368042130 Setright WHERE IS THE FSA GOING? CAN IT GO ANYWHERE? HOW WILL DR. ASSAD DEAL WITH THE CONCEPT OF A "TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT", IF IT EVER COMES TO PASS? You know exactly who won this tug-of-war contest. Unless you think somebody who is married to the Heinz 57 Variety Queen can beat a Siberian grizzly bear, Mr. Lavrov's smile seems much more indicative of victory. The situation on the battlefield today has never been better for the Syrian army, the militias, security forces, police and the NDF. Over the last 2 months, with a reinvigorated military aided at every step by "ground-holding" militia, the Syrian army has decimated the FSA and its Al-Qaeda allies at the following crucial sites: Daarayyaa, Al-'Utayba, Al-Qusayr, Rubay'ah, Kinsibba, Al-Baydhaa, Ra's Al-Nabi' and now, at Khirbat Ghazaala near Der'ah. The purification of the East Ghouta means that Damascus now controls the international airport whose operation is actually more symbolic than it is practical. At Latakia, we have documented the unsustainable losses to the Jabhat Al-Nusra organization. At Homs, the avenues into Syrian from Lebanon have been shut down. Contrary to what professional propagandists have been saying, even Al-Qusayr is now fully in the hands of the SAA with the exception of one neighborhood over which there are negotiations for a peaceful withdrawal of rebel units. Reinventing, restructuring and revamping the Syrian army took time. It had to be transformed from a military institution focused on war with the Zionist Entity to one committed to an anti-insurgency campaign. We must also admit, that another critical issue was reinforcement of the military with "loyal" militia and National Defense Forces. Today, we can state with some measure of confidence, that the SAA can vie with any other for a top place among military institutions expert in fighting rebel insurgencies. Russia and Iran have remained loyal to the Syrian government. The Russians have put on a face which might be valid (id est: "we don't care about who runs the country") or a strategy that aims to gain credibility with the opposition while giving Dr. Assad every form of support he needs to continue the successful effort to extirpate the foreign-backed terrorists who have done more than even the so-called FSA to destroy the infrastructure of Syria. The Syrian army is well-armed and by all accounts, including those sources in direct contact with SyrPer, enjoys a very high level of morale despite the seemingly intractable nature of the conflict. There are several reasons for this: 1. Many soldiers view the war as one of destiny. This is particularly true of secular Sunni Muslims with their feet firmly in the Ba'ath Party. This is also true of the minority groups who see the alternative in the darkest way imaginable. 2. The Syrian High Command, led by Generals Al-Furayj and Ayyoub, surprised many in the military by their demonstration of phlegmatic professionalism and unquestioned loyalty to the military effort. 3. Iran and Russia have been exceedingly generous is providing our army with the materiel it needs to continue the war in an "aggressive" way. 4. Qatar and Saudi Arabia inadvertently wound up being the biggest suppliers of weapons for our militia and National Defence Forces. While our comments in several posts might be thought of as comic relief, we were not joking at all when we wrote that SAA seizure of weapons caches purchased by the feckless regimes of Arabia and Qatar for use against Syrian civilians were transferred to the NDF for use against the same terrorists aided and abetted by the "royal sludge" in the Peninsula. 5. The United States and its NATO allies have done more to raise the morale of the Syrian army and people than anyone else. Syrian citizens are not keen on foreign intervention or conspiracy to destroy their society. The more the U.S. fulminated; the more the U.K. and France demanded our president's departure; the more Turkey's Erdogan vituperated with his offensive Islamist style, the more the Syrian people bit the bullet, rallied round the flag and dug in for the long winter. 6. There is a realization that Syrian is not alone. Despite Western media using "trigger words" like "isolated", "even more isolated", "embattled", "besieged", "illegitimate" inter alia, Syrian military commanders looked elsewhere to determine where in fact Syria derived its support. They found it not only in Russia, Iran, Algeria, Iraq and Hezbollah, but also in a China seething with bitterness over the Libyan affair and in the BRICS countries. Add to that the vibrant support Venezuela, Cuba, Bolivia and Ecuador have given and you have quite an impressive spectrum of nations standing athwart a wounded and desperate neo-imperialist alliance terrified of another foreign involvement no matter how close geographically. 7. All Syrians now know the FSA and the other foreign-created organizations like NACOSROF and the SNC never had and never will have any future. More frightening too was the chance that the Takfiri element of the "opposition" might win the day and subject the normally moderate Syrian people to unspeakable abominations and retrograde thinking But speculation by Western media, always ready to inform its opinions with negative interpretations of events, that Russia was going to jump ship in exchange for some emolument turned out to be completely and utterly and embarrassingly false. Russia, as we have written before, is invested in Syria for a number of reasons which give substance to its entire global policy. Here's how the Russians now see the situation in Syria: 1. The Kremlin and Beijing have shown that you cannot fool everyone on the U.N.S.C. again. There will be no more Libyan scenarios in which a proposed humanitarian resolution to protect civilians acts as a fig leaf for robust military intervention designed to "overthrow" a sitting government. 2. Russia is working methodically to re-establish a counter-polar-alliance to stanch the somewhat lethargic expansion of American and EU influence in developing countries. 3. Russian support and Russian weapons have defeated the NATO-armed, Saudi-Qatari-armed, Turkish abetted-and-armed terrorists, notwithstanding the vast array of support, whether in weapons or unprecedented media manipulation, that were part and parcel of a deliberate effort to unseat a legitimate, sitting government. 4. There really is no opposition to sit and negotiate with Dr. Assad. The Russians are banking on intransigence on the part of the foreign-backed, expatriate gangs which predominate in the SNC and in the NACOSROF. People like Ghassan Shitto, who is the preposterous Qatari-appointed Prime Minister of a government one step in the Twilight Zone with another in Wonderland, have already made it clear there would be no negotiations without the departure of President Assad. This is the Kurd-Texan-Syrian Prime Minister appointed by the Qatar/Saudi alliance shaking hands with the Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoglu, serving in the, some say, corrupt Turkish government of Erdogan. 5. Putin does not fret over Dr. Assad's departure. The Russians are convinced, and rightly so, that Dr. Assad would win any election held in Syria for the presidency. They are backing a winning horse. The Americans, on the other hand, are backing Ghassan Shitto who has not been to Syria since he escaped, at the age of 17, to avoid military service. 6. Russia is now of the opinion that the Americans have come to grips with the fact that Dr. Assad has no intention of letting go. They are betting that fears of a broader regional conflagration is now tamping down the bellicosity among the saner players in Washington. That Iraq could fall apart and then, into the arms of Iran is only one consideration. There is the problem of Jordan exploding. Another is a war between the Zionist Entity and its neighbours which may result in the deaths of over 50,000 of its Jewish settler citizens. 7. The natural gas reservoirs off the coasts of Cyprus, Lebanon and Syria are now safer than ever. Cyprus is strictly in the Russian camp now even if it belongs to the EU - Russian financial largess having bought this islands realty. Lebanon is heavily influenced by Hezbollah which sees Moscow as an ally. Syria's army is also in great condition and capable of assisting, if necessary, in keeping the Turkish carpetbaggers out of this very profitable area - an area that could affect Gazprom's monopolies. 8. World opinion is swinging away from knee-jerk support for the so-called "democracy-loving rebels". More and more, the insurgency is seen as a sectarian campaign which aims to degrade or even exterminate minority groups who make up Syria's mosaic society. Russia must be buoyed up, to some extent, by Germany's recent stubborn refusal to arm the "opposition". 9. Russia's carefully navigated strategy of projecting its power through its naval force is bearing fruit. With Syria, Russia gives notice to its own vicious Islamist terrorists that they cannot win. Russia speaks to the world now as a loyal ally who does not shirk responsibility or shrink from obligation. Russia flexes its muscles with visible demonstrations of power. In the meantime, President Assad must consider the very likely probability that Moscow will accede to the American demand that there be elections in Syria to determine who will be president. While we all know Dr. Assad is the runaway favorite, still there would have to be discussion of a "transitional government" as a way of assuaging the hurt feelings which will doubtlessly infuse American treatment of the Syrian file. We, at SyrPer, believe that a transitional government is pure folly. In fact, many Syrians view the very act of creating a transitional government as something akin to a Trojan Horse. Given attitudes today, we think Dr. Assad's government is here to stay and for a longer time than 2014. ZAF http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=de7_1368042130 Setright WHAT IS HAPPENING IN SYRIA TODAY TO MAKE OBAMA WANT TO TALK TO THE RUSSIANS? WORLD NEWS, MIDDLE EAST, SYRIA Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:38:37 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=581_1367350496 tyler_durden Somewhere in Algeria. She died later in hospital... No further info http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=581_1367350496 tyler_durden Suicide jump suicide jump death building balcony Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:43:45 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d36_1367271269 aydeo World-renowned artists to exhibit at first-ever international biennale in Israeli Arab city of Sakhnin Artworks include paintings, sculpture, photography, video installations and architecture by some 50 artists hailing from the US, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Morocco, Algeria, France, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Cyprus, Romania, Poland, Italy and Russia, as well as from countries such as Iran, a country that has no diplomatic ties with Israel. Event aims to promote dialogue while addressing questions of identity, place, time and individuality in age of global culture - Re-Orientation, the Mediterranean Biennale scheduled to open in Sakhnin on May 13 is an international contemporary art exhibit set to make history by being the first such event to be held in an Israeli Arab city. Known primarily for its soccer team, the Galilee city will host the works of leading Israeli, Arab and international world-renowned artists alongside homegrown artists from Sakhnin. It is the second Mediterranean biennale following in the footsteps of the 2010 event held in Haifa, which aimed to create a platform for dialogue through art. Belu-Simion Fainaru, Israeli artist, curator and artistic director of both the previous and current biennales, says he hopes that by bringing the event to Sakhnin rather than to one of Israel's natural cultural hubs will present a platform for dialogue between diverse cultures and communities through the prism of cultural and artistic influences. Sakhnin, declared a city in 1995, currently boasts a population of some 30,000 comprising a mixed population of Muslims living alongside Orthodox Christians, Catholic Christians, and members of the Sufi sect. Due to the lack of any cultural venues in a city still struggling with its urban and municipal infrastructure, the exhibits will be displayed at various locations throughout the sprawling city. The somewhat incongruous venues include a butcher's shop, private homes, the Old Mosque, the Orthodox Church, the Catholic Church, the City Council Building, the Sakhnin Heritage Museum (founded and run single-handedly by Amin Aburaia with a zero figure budget), and many other locations yet to be finalized ahead of next month's opening. The budget for the event will primarily be funded by Mifal Payis, the National Lottery and Lottery Council for the Arts, which regularly funds cultural, educational and sports activities throughout the country. Artworks include paintings, sculpture, photography, video installations and architecture by some 50 artists hailing from the US, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Morocco, Algeria, France, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Cyprus, Romania, Poland, Italy and Russia, as well as from countries such as Iran, a country that has no diplomatic ties with Israel. Each of the artists portrays a mix of local culture contrasted by stark contemporary influences that ultimately make bold global and regional statements. World renowned artists include Rome-based Jannis Kounellis, one of the most influential figures of the Arte Povera (poor art), who will be exhibiting an installation of 12 timeworn wooden chairs encircling a pile of men's shoes, a work that has been exhibited in numerous exhibitions worldwide. Displays will also include those of the provocative French-Moroccan artist Mehdi-Georges Lahlou; NY-based Iranian visual artist Shirin Neshat; installation artist Daniel Buren and artist Marina Abramovi'c; Ethiopian photographer Michael Tsegaye; and Ma"imouna Patrizia Guerresi, an Italian photographer, sculptor, video and installation artist who's mesmerizing images of robed African men and women with only their hands, face and feet visible examine the concept of the 'mystical body,' and women's role in Islamic society. The portrayals of fine art photographer and video artist Almagul Menlibayeva take viewers to the Steppes of her native Kazakhstan with images that blend the nomadic aesthetics of post-Soviet and contemporary Kazakhstan. To facilitate visitor's orientation throughout the city, a first set of brand new street signs has been put up, a novelty in a city where until now homes were located solely by the names of their occupants. This is just one of the small steps of progress the city has been making ahead of the international event which is generating much pride among the local inhabitants. A warm welcome was lavished on the pre-opening group of visitors from the Tel Aviv Museum of Art tour program which visited the city on special invitation. The group was personally greeted by Sakhnin Mayor Mazin G'nayem, who is hosting the event. Sitting around the board table sipping thick, hot, black coffee, the group listened intently to Mazin G'nayem's impassioned aspirations for his city. Further endorsement of the City Hall's enthusiasm for the event was the photograph of the "Pride of Sakhnin," its veritable soccer team, which was temporarily put aside to make way for one of the biennale's exhibits. Also present was Dr Gazal Abu Raya, the City Hall's spokesman, and the famed local artist Mahmoud Badarni, whose utopian images adorned the walls of the office much to the mayor's delight, who noted how refreshing it was to look at works of art rather than sketches of municipal infrastructure. Signage for the artworks, artists' profiles and maps of the venues throughout the city were still missing in the frenzy to get ready for the big day, but the group was assured that all would be in order before the grand opening. Opportunities to learn more about Arab culture Arab women's' empowerment, which is taking its first strides in breaking away from the traditional role of women in Muslim society, will also be given special emphasis at the biennale. The Odna Traditional Embroidery and Handicrafts Project launched by Al-Zaahraa in partnership with the Democracy and Workers' Rights Center (DWRC), is another visitor stop throughout the city where besides the traditional handicrafts created on the premises visitors can view the works of Polish photographer Jadwiga Sawicka depicting images of women's garments. The Al-Zaahraa organization strives to empower women by providing education and employment. The biennale organizers are also holding art-oriented and peace education workshops to harness women as natural partners in promoting mutual understanding and intercultural dialogue. One such workshop involved the joint production of a video led by Berlin based artists Anna Anders and Maria Vedder, in which women are depicted using their hands in traditional roles such knitting, stitching, plaiting hair or kneading dough, this video will be projected on a screen as part of the exhibition. The Mediterranean Biennale is the brainchild of Fainaru and Bar Shay who have been tirelessly working on the event for two years in close cooperation with the Sakhnin City Hall. Fainaru, who will also be exhibiting his artworks, says he truly believes that holding an international art event of this kind will engender coexistence and promote dialogue by means of artistic endeavor. He adds that the biennale will present opportunities for Israelis to learn more about Arab culture by observing everyday life in the city and by making direct contact with its inhabitants. He is convinced that by doing so many of the misconceived perceptions between the Arab and Israeli populations will be erased and that their many common attributes will come to the fore. Fainaru explains the meaning of the name given to the event. He says that Re-Orientation is a subject that links the concept of orient with the concept of new direction and social change. "The concept of Re-Orientation constitutes an aspiration to search for new expressions and change that would set a course to enable conversation on the subject of the "East" and its influence on daily life in our region in order to engender the creation of an original local culture that draws its inspiration from the region." He adds that at the same time it also promotes discussion and reference to questions of identity, place, time, and individuality in an age of global culture while relating critically to place, original personal identity, and local culture. With the impressive lineup of artists exhibiting in this first-ever Sakhnin event, art lovers throughout Israel and the region are expected to flock to the city in droves. Politics aside, several foreign ambassadors to Israel have already expressed their support of this endeavor by registering for the opening event. Re-Orientation - 2nd Mediterranean Biennale in partnership with the National Lottery and Lottery Council for the Arts, hosted by the Sakhnin City Hall, May 13-July 13, 2013 Artistic Director: Belu-Simion Fainaru Curators: Belu-Simion Fainaru, Avital Bar-Shay Website: mediterraneanbiennale.com Opening Hours: Monday-Thursday: 10 am-4 pm Saturday: 10 am-4 pm Closed Sundays and Fridays http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4372985,00.html Photos: Work of Almagul Menlibayeva of Kazakhstan (1), Display by Italian artist Ma"imouna Patrizia Guerresi (2), Saknin (3-4) http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d36_1367271269 aydeo First-ever international biennale in Israeli Arab city of Sakhnin First-ever international biennale,Arab town,Israel Mon, 29 Apr 2013 06:31:24 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=7e2_1367228246 GungHo2 Interesting character, this Islamo Fascist Caudillo is THE inspiration for whole generations inbreeding wifebeating, child &amp; livestock abusing Islamo fascists. 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