Tag Archives: Reem Haddad

I’m mortified: Reem Haddad has been sacked!

Posted on Thursday 23 June 2011 by Rob Godfrey

Syria sacks international spokesman for the Assad regime For my previous posts about Reem Haddad, which all include news video of her defending the Syrian regime, see here. The Arab Spring is just not going to be the same without … Continue reading →

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Let’s assume Reem Haddad is lying

Posted on Tuesday 14 June 2011 by Rob Godfrey

Ha, here’s a funny one: a western news anchor finally giving Reem Haddad a hard time… To be fair to Reem Haddad, the Syrian authorities might be holding her nearest and dearest, and she’s forced to be a spokesperson. However, … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Rose strikes again

Posted on Thursday 9 June 2011 by Rob Godfrey

Following a rollocking by Michael Weiss in the Daily Telegraph earlier this week (see The BBC swallows Assad-controlled Syria media rubbish whole. Then reports it as news), the BBC have now started to take a harder line with their coverage … Continue reading →

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Bahrain and Syria

Posted on Saturday 7 May 2011 by Rob Godfrey

Here’s the Bahrain Tourist Board’s present slogan… Welcome to Bahrain Bahrain: small is precious Bahrain: small is beautiful And here’s what’s going on in Bahrain right at this moment (warning: contains graphic scenes)… All that rubbish about ‘moderate Gulf states’ … Continue reading →

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Vile regimes and the face they show to the rest of the world

Posted on Sunday 27 March 2011 by Rob Godfrey

Do the people who speak for scumbag regimes actually believe what they tell the outside world? Methinks not. The following Al Jazeera piece shows Reem Haddad, a spokeswoman for the Syrian Information Ministry, defending the fact that Syrian police shot … Continue reading →

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