Entries (RSS)Archive for February, 2011
Egypt, Too Big to Fail
If Obama sees his job as preserving the legitimacy of failed institutions above all else, I wish he would spare us the high-flown rhetoric and betrayals of hope.
Posted by eatbees on 05 Feb 2011 at 15:08 under Egypt, Imperialism, Politics.
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Western “Reforms” in Egypt
“We are working closely with the military… to ensure a continuation of a dominant role of the military in the society, the polity and the economy.”
Posted by eatbees on 05 Feb 2011 at 13:08 under Civil Rights, Egypt, Politics.
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Complicity
“Lurking in Egypt’s police and intelligence files are mountains of materials on significant human rights abuses…. In some of these cases, the United States government knew what was going on or had agents in the room.”
Posted by eatbees on 03 Feb 2011 at 15:38 under Civil Rights, Egypt, Imperialism.
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Darkest Before Dawn
Today, foreign journalists are being attacked by pro-Mubarak thugs in Cairo, because Egyptian state TV has spread rumors that they are Israeli agents.
Posted by eatbees on 03 Feb 2011 at 14:03 under Anarchy, Civil Rights, Egypt.
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Egypt After Mubarak
“President Hosni Mubarak lost his political power on Friday, 28 January…. What other forces were behind this sudden fall of Mubarak from power? And how will this transitional military-centered government get along with this millions-strong protest movement?”
Posted by eatbees on 02 Feb 2011 at 16:46 under Civil Rights, Egypt, Politics.
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