Feb 13 2011
What Egypt Can Teach America By Nicholas D. Kristof, February 12, 2011 It’s a new day in the Arab world — and, let’s hope, in American relations to the Arab world. The truth is that the United States has been behind the curve not only in Tunisia and Egypt for the last few weeks, but …
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Feb 12 2011
Egypt’s lessons for Palestine By Ahmed Moor, 11 Feb 2011 15:20 GMT Global attention is rightly focused on Egypt at the moment. Weeks after Tunisia’s Zine El Abidine Ben Ali withdrew his proboscis and fled to Saudi Arabia, the Egyptian tyrant and American strongman Hosni Mubarak has similarly fallen. Protests have erupted across the Middle East …
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Feb 11 2011
[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl7H12cYBZ8[/tube] Ken O’Keefe‘s tribute to the revolutionaries of Tunisia and Egypt, featuring celebrations today in Gaza. Professor Lawrence Davidson Discusses Egypt, the U.S., and Israel By Kathleen Wells, J.D. Lawrence Davidson says, “Keep your eye on the language: When South Africa assigned rights according to race they called it apartheid. When Israel assigns rights according to religion …
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Feb 11 2011
Today, we are all Egyptians! Dug my old tarboush out of storage to join the celebration. Vive la Revolución!!!
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Feb 11 2011
I normally don’t – won’t – re-post anything by Mr. Friedman, but in this op-ed, in a single sentence, there is a powerful warning for every oppressor of those blighted spots on this planet where people yearn for their certain unalienable Rights: “Humiliation is the single most powerful human emotion, and overcoming it is the second …
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Feb 10 2011
Hypocrisy is exposed by the wind of change By Robert Fisk, Thursday, 10 February 2011 There is nothing like an Arab revolution to show up the hypocrisy of your friends. Especially if that revolution is one of civility and humanism and powered by an overwhelming demand for the kind of democracy that we enjoy in …
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Feb 08 2011
Suleiman: The CIA’s man in Cairo By Lisa Hajjar Last Modified: 07 Feb 2011 14:10 GMT On January 29, Omar Suleiman, Egypt’s top spy chief, was anointed vice president by tottering dictator, Hosni Mubarak. By appointing Suleiman, part of a shake-up of the cabinet in an attempt to appease the masses of protesters and retain …
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