Saturday, April 22, 2017

'Remember when material support for al Qaeda was a bad thing?' (Rania Khalek)


Some Tweets from journalist Rania Khalek.



  1.  Pinned Tweet
      Mar 21
    Replying to 
    When Al Qaeda does attack again & Trump blames all Muslims, remember it was US policy that resurrected the group
     
    76 replies759 retweets984 likes
     
     
  2.   Retweeted
      Apr 20
    A typical moderate FSA rebel says: "whether ur Nusra, Ahrar ,Faylaq, our names differ but what unites us is Jihad on the path to God
    36 replies295 retweets186 likes
     
     
  3.   Retweeted
      4 hours ago
    Meet the pundits who cheered on Libya's destruction and want to do the same to Syria: via
    2 replies106 retweets82 likes
     
     
  4.   Retweeted
      Apr 21
    Look how nice and progressive the Middle East was before Islam came along. You know Islam? That 40 year old religion.
    Baghdad University - Baghdad جامعة بغداد - نهاية الستينات القرن الماضي
    8 replies92 retweets138 likes
     
     
  5.   11 hours ago
    A lot of times Adam Weinstein's TL makes my day
    A lot going on here
    1 reply6 retweets15 likes
     
     
  6.   Retweeted
      Apr 19
    Having discussed role of Eco in the crisis, this thread will discuss religious sectarianism & long role of Islamists / Ikhwan in
    8 replies61 retweets85 likes
     
     
  7.   Retweeted
      16 hours ago
    In US bombings of Iraq & Syria since 2014, Pentagon claims only 229 of the 70,000 "militants" killed were civilians
    26 replies183 retweets138 likes
     
     
  8.   12 hours ago
    Remember when material support for al Qaeda was a bad thing?
    Al-Qaeda deploys large arsenal of US made missiles in west
    22 replies259 retweets313 likes
     
     
  9.   Retweeted
      14 hours ago
    Turkish-backed "Eastern Shield Army" releases statement declaring its formation made up of factions from E Syria to fight YPG, IS & SAA
     
    إعلان تشكيل "جيش درع الشرقية" التي تتألف من فصائل تنتمي إلى المنطقة الشرقية و تم تأسيسه بدعم تركي لمحاربة الـYPG، داعش والجيش العربي السوري
    10 replies68 retweets34 likes
     
     
  10.   16 hours ago
    Chinese jihadi group was instrumental in fighting the Syrian govt in Aleppo, which ppl in the US cheered
    12 replies103 retweets103 likes
     
     
  11.   Retweeted
      Apr 21
    Coming tnt: w/ . For now, get bonus content!
    9 retweets26 likes
     
     
  12.   Retweeted
      Apr 21
    Champs-Elysées attack: ISIS best campaigner for Le Pen now going out of her way to capitalize on fear& Islamophobia
    1 reply14 retweets16 likes
     
     
  13.   Apr 21
    Who's fighting ISIS in Syria? It's mostly the countries that the US state department portrays as villains
    13 replies192 retweets165 likes
     
     
  14.   Retweeted
      Apr 21
    Cutting through Syria media propaganda, imperial wars, US foreign policy—Interview with on
    3 replies105 retweets122 likes
     
     
  15.   Retweeted
      Apr 21
    On tour with , as the group seeks to paint as afraid of a new conflict. My story:
    15 replies31 retweets25 likes
     
     
  16.   Retweeted
      Apr 20
    shows off future battlefield against
    3 replies41 retweets46 likes
     
     
  17.   Retweeted
      Apr 20
    Replying to 
    15 yrs from now you won't be judged for simply opposing war on Iraq. Question all narratives pushing US in direction of intervention and war
    2 replies35 retweets67 likes
     
     
  18.   Retweeted
      Apr 20
    Thread listing/debunking Maddow's odd Trump/Russia theories:
    1 I'm hopeful will correct or at least provides updates on the innuendos I detail in my piece that are wrong/haven't panned out:
    8 replies107 retweets149 likes
     
     
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