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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Islamist Group Is Rising Force in a New Egypt
If the Muslim Brotherhood was a force even during times when he had to operate in relatively secrecy, it makes sense that it’s power is growing faster than before now that it can operate freely. NYT: In post-revolutionary Egypt, where … Continue reading
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Calls on Facebook for a 3rd Palestinian Uprising
In keeping with recent history, organizers are now using facebook to call for a third intifada, or uprising, in “all” of Palestine. Here’s the link. It has been reported that Israeli authorities have asked facebook to take down this page. … Continue reading
Celebrity Deaths Happen in Threes
They say celebrity deaths happen in threes. After these history-making moments, they’ll look back and say “Arab dictators fall in 3s” or 4s or 5s. First Ben Ali, 2nd Mubarak, and now Saleh and Gaddafi cutting in front of each … Continue reading
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In U.S. poll, 60 percent back Libya military action
Reuters: “Sixty percent of Americans support the U.S. and allied military action in Libya to impose a no-fly zone to protect civilians from forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday found.” You know what this tells … Continue reading
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Don’t forget about the struggle in Bahrain
Latest al-Jazeera video.
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Rebel Insider Concedes Weaknesses in Libya
NYT: Mr. Tarhouni acknowledged the dilemma, saying that without heavy artillery and planes, the rebels were left to rely on the young people who had first faced the colonel’s army with stones. “Now they’re carrying arms,†he said. “Rightfully so.â€
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Netanyahu is freaking out
In 1979, Egypt, the most powerful Arab country and the leader of the movement against Israel, signed peace with Israel, and left the struggle (and was banished from the Arab League). In the same year, Iran, a one-time staunch ally … Continue reading
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Despite the lack of coverage, Gaza still suffers
Dr. Sara Roy was my master’s thesis adviser at Harvard. She’s brilliant and her recent article on Foreign Policy is stinging: “Indeed, most Gazans have been impoverished and too many have known hunger, a reality (in the form of a … Continue reading
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Libyan rumors
There are unconfirmed reports of great significance. 1. Qaddafi’s son Khamis may have died in a suicide attack, which if true, is a major blow to Qaddafi and his armed forces because Khamis is a key figure in Qaddafi’s loyalist … Continue reading
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Demonstrations in Syria enter 5th day
No country is exempt, some are just less vulnerable to protest because the fear factor is higher. Syria, where its intelligence agency and security services are among the more efficient and ruthless in region, is now experiencing its 5th day … Continue reading
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Ali Abdullah Saleh the Comic
Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has served as Yemen’s president for 32 years, declared that the recent military defections to the opposition were “a coup against democracy.” Why didn’t anybody tell me he had a sense of humor?!? Had I known, … Continue reading
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Top Army Commanders Defect in Yemen (Video)
This is a disaster for the government and a major morale boost for the revolutionaries in Yemen. See the video here. Now that the commanders have pledged to protect the demonstrators, protests will probably swell even larger now that there … Continue reading
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If the armed rebellion succeeds in Libya…
Tunisia showed the Arab world that it was possible to oust a dictator through peaceful protests. Egypt reinforced that example. But that approach is not a one-size-fits-all answer to resisting tyranny and we saw that some regimes, like Qaddafi’s, have … Continue reading
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Rejoicing in Benghazi (Video)
Air attacks from international fighter jets combined with the revolutionary armed forces on the ground now have Qaddafi’s forces on the defensive near Benghazi. See the video here.
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