Reaping the Whirlwind in Egypt
If democracy is to have any chance of surviving in Egypt it’s up to the E.U. and the U.S. to move against the generals. The Egyptian army’s counter-coup is now…
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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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Egypt: Significant economic argument for protecting women’s rights
Egypt in turmoil The latest draft constitution that President Morsi is trying to force through contains restrictions on the right of Egyptian women to participate in the economy of that…
Egypt: Will the colonels now step in?
Whither Egypt?Egypt is in turmoil, with secular forces facing Islamic forces in the streets, and mobs gathering outside the High Court:But the credibility of the referendum was questioned when the…
Gaza & The Not So Slow Decline Of Israel
Not alone any more: Egyptian protestors in Tahrir last year In some ways what just went down in Gaza was business as usual. Israel provoked a mini-war with Gaza killing…