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August 20, 2013 The Mound of Sound

The Disaffected Lib: Here, Mo, You Can Have Hosni’s Cell

Any remaining shred of doubt that the Egyptian military is playing major league hardball on this coup d’etat is gone. It’s not just the killings of Egyptian Islamists. It’s not the release of their own capo, Hosni Mubarak. Now they’re after Mohamed ElBaradei, the liberal who served for exactly one

August 17, 2013 LeDaro

LeDaro: More videos from Egypt -Mayham

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT U.S self-interest and why it will not interfere to stop Egyptian military from massacring the civilians.WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is heavily dependent on Egypt to move personnel and equipment to Afghanistan and around volatile parts of the Middle East, complicating U.S. efforts to place pressure on

August 16, 2013 LeDaro

LeDaro: Chaos and Turmoil continues in Egypt

This video was posted on YouTube 15 minutes ago. It is very sad. Another 50 people killed according to an NBC report.

August 15, 2013 The Mound of Sound

The Disaffected Lib: Chris Hedges on "Murdering the Wretched of the Earth"

There’s a reason the Muslim poor flock to radical Islam, several reasons in fact. They’ve been discussed at length before but Chris Hedges, in light of the massacres ongoing in Egypt, recaps: Radical Islam is the last refuge of the Muslim poor. The mandated five prayers a day give the

August 15, 2013 cityprole

Left Over: Obama: Let’s Play Politics Anywhere Except at Home…

Obama puts Egypt on notice after clashes kill 525 U.S. president urges Egypt to end state of emergency day after clashes with police-Morsi supporters The Associated Press Posted: Aug 15, 2013 3:28 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 15, 2013 11:17 AM ET If Obama and the rest of the West

August 14, 2013 LeDaro

LeDaro: Egypt and ongoing turmoil

Mostafa Darwish / EPA, Egyptian security forces move in to clear one of the two sit-in sites of supporters of ousted president Morsi, Wednesday. It is sad to read about the turmoil in Egypt. People gave their lives to get rid of a military dictator. There was an election and

July 27, 2013 LeDaro

LeDaro: Egypt in turmoil again

I don’t understand what is going on in Egypt. First Egyptians did not want a military government. There were violent demonstrations until people succeeded to topple Hosni Mubarak. He was charged with criminal actions of killing Egyptians and sentenced to jail.However he was ill and instead ended up in a

July 8, 2013 Shawn Whitney

RedBedHead: Massacre in Egypt: Is Revolution Worth The Price?

As I sat down to write this post the news of a tragic massacre of at least 32 Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated protestors, and the injury of 300 more was plastered all over the internet. That much is clear, the rest is yet to be disentangled (if ever) from two completely opposing

July 8, 2013 Shawn Whitney

RedBedHead: Massacre in Egypt: Is Revolution Worth The Price?

July 8, 2013 Shawn Whitney

RedBedHead: Massacre in Egypt: Is Revolution Worth The Price?

July 6, 2013 CuriosityCat

CuriosityCat: Egypt – Morsi to the General: "Can I leave the country?"

I appointed you … Fascinating report from a journalist who claims he heard the conversation between Generalal-Sisi and Morsi: “And if I don’t want to go?” Morsi inquired. “It’s a done deal,” al-Sisi answered. “Try to retire with dignity. Demand of those you say are your supporters to go

July 6, 2013 CuriosityCat

CuriosityCat: Egypt: How bad information cost Morsi his job

David Kirkpatrick has an interesting analysis in the New York Times about how badly Morsi miscalculated in the months and days leading up to his ouster as president of Egypt by the Army, including his faulty information: Inside Mr. Morsi’s office. Mr. Morsi’s team checked the official crowd count, sent

July 5, 2013 Song of the Watermelon

Song of the Watermelon: Thoughts on the Coup in Egypt

Tahrir Square in 2011 In the early hours of 12 April 2002, with massive anti-government protests filling the streets, members of the Venezuelan military abducted President Hugo Chávez and, promising new elections, installed an interim leader of their own choosing in his place. Large swaths of respectable international opinion praised

July 3, 2013 CuriosityCat

CuriosityCat: Egypt: The Revolution succeeds

The hope that the Arab Spring gave to tens of millions of people throughout the Middle East is being revived in Egypt. The Morsi defiance of the Egyptian army has proved fruitless, with the Army moving to enforce its own program. In essence, the Revolution that forced out Mubarak has

July 2, 2013 CuriosityCat

CuriosityCat: Egypt: Morsi declares war

With my blood The Army stepped in, sending five helicopters with the Egyptian flag dangling below them, to fly over the packed Tahrir square in Cairo, and helicopters – sans flags – to fly over a pro-Morsi gathering. Earlier, the Army had leaked its own plan for the next few

July 1, 2013 Stephen Elliott-Buckley

Politics, Re-Spun: Why Don’t People Respect Canada Anymore? Reason #766, Egypt

A huge crowd of protesters stretched along an avenue near the presidential palace in Cairo on Sunday evening If you ever wondered why Canada is losing international respect, here’s a shining example, #766 in fact. The “Harper Government” [sic] is fully addicted to neoliberal economic 1%-ism. Egypt, as we’ve seen

January 28, 2013 kersplebedeb

Sketchy Thoughts: The Gendered Body Public: Egypt, Sexual Violence and Revolution

Politically, sexual violence constitutes both a form of terrorism against its target, and an act of affirmation for the rapists and those who identify with them. It is not normally a form of “horizontal violence” – that would imply that other than this unfortunate slip-up, perpetrator and target would both

December 14, 2012 Shawn Whitney