It was a non-violent revolution and I trust it will put to an end all that silly talk about how Arabs aren’t ready for democracy. It also may be an end to the US being a major player in the Middle East. Yes, events were tumultuous and fast moving, but the White House waffled all [...]
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It was a fun, wide-ranging show last night, discussing the short-sighted US policies towards Egypt. then the short-sighted greed of corporations using tax shelters, and onwards to liberal tea parties. Among the topics The US, regardless of the outcome in Egypt, has hugely lost influence and power. Who will trust us now that we’ve [...] All anyone can talk about is the disbelief and public outrage over the Mubarak speech. A commenter on Al-Jazeera says the situation in Cairo has gone from “fluid” to “volcanic.” And now there are reports that the crowd will march to the Presidential Palace. White House crisis meeting prepares to gallop to where [...] I can’t imagine why protesters would be unhappy with that, can you? Except if they don’t want electrodes attached to their genitals, that is. Egyptian workers join the revolution. This is huge. It means the revolution, and that’s what it is now, is spreading everywhere. Egypt protests reveal hypocrisy of D.C. duopoly The response [...] US warships heading to Egypt Senior US Marine says “multiple platoons” are headed to Egypt Egyptian protesters fear retribution from Suleiman Since the US has essentially abandoned the protesters, vicious retaliation against them by the Head Torturer seems inevitable. And the US is compounding their errors by sending in the Marines? If the US intervenes [...] Egypt. The protests and ramifications and transitions. The US wants to install another dictator in Egypt, Suleieman, who was the CIA’s main man when they flew in prisoners to be tortured there. What a despicable choice. This can only backfire on us. Josh Mull details his work with speak2tweet in getting audio phone calls [...] Ian Welch It’s time for Egyptians to storm Mubarak’s mansion. It’s him, or them and he’s made it clear that he’d rather it was them. And if the protests fail, a lot of them, including the women, are going to spend a lot of time being tortured. It would certainly help if our curiously [...] Former Asst Sec of State: Violence caused by ‘rent-a-crowds,’ Mubarak supporters obviously hired CNN, in an unintentionally revealing headline says, U.S. navigates carefully between supporting Mubarak, democratic ideals. You need to review your policy,” ElBaradei told CNN. “You need to let go of Mubarak. You shouldn’t be behind the curve, and you need to start building confidence with the people and not with the people who are [...] Basheer Nafi, a historian, to Al Jazeera. My feeling is that we are witnessing a second wave of the Arab liberation movement … In the first wave, the Arabs liberated themselves from colonial powers and foreign domination. I think now, the very heart of the Arab world, the backbone of the Arab world, is [...] |  | ||||
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