4 February, 2011 — Jazz on the Tube
The best! The Monty Alexander Trio, live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 1976.
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Monty Alexander ‘Satin Doll’ – Montreux ’76
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Are We Heading for an Italian Moment? By Dan Hind
4 February, 2011 — The Return of the Public
In February 1992 an Italian judge ordered the arrest of a socialist politician called Mario Chiesa. Chiesa had been caught on film accepting a bribe from a cleaning company in Milan. The Socialist Party sought to distance itself from Chiesa and the accused man began to name names in what became the greatest scandal in postwar Italian history. The accusations and the revelations accumulated until the extent of the criminality, long the subject of more or less informed speculation, finally became clear. The Italian system of government was revealed to operate as a vast criminal syndicate – a ‘Tangentopoli’, or ‘Bribestown’ – in which each political faction took its cut from public contracts.
Rising Food Prices and the Egyptian Tinderbox: How Banks and Investors Are Starving the Third World By Ellen Brown
4 February, 2011 — Global Research
‘What for a poor man is a crust, for a rich man is a securitized asset class.’ — Futures trader Ann Berg, quoted in the UK Guardian
Underlying the sudden, volatile uprising in Egypt and Tunisia is a growing global crisis sparked by soaring food prices and unemployment. The Associated Press reports that roughly 40 percent of Egyptians struggle along at the World Bank-set poverty level of under $2 per day. Analysts estimate that food price inflation in Egypt is currently at an unsustainable 17 percent yearly. In poorer countries, as much as 60 to 80 percent of people’s incomes go for food, compared to just 10 to 20 percent in industrial countries. An increase of a dollar or so in the cost of a gallon of milk or a loaf of bread for Americans can mean starvation for people in Egypt and other poor countries.
Testimonies from Egyptians
4 February, 2011 — The Real News Network
Egyptians discuss their expectations on “Day of Departure”
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Mohammed Ezzeldin is a graduate of political science from Cairo University, and it doing his Masters’ Degree in History at Georgetown University.
Egypt Newslinks for 4 February, 2011
4 February, 2011 — creative-i.info
- Change in Egypt casts dark shadow over Jordan
- International left in solidarity with the Arab revolution
- Egypt: Photo Essay_’Egypt on verge of revolution’
- Crunch time coming for America in the Middle East?
- Egypt: Global Intifada
- A.Loewenstein Online Newsletter
- Information Clearing House Newsletter 3 February, 2011: After Tunisia and Egypt, the World
- Amy Goodman, “‘They Want to Abort This Revolution, But We Will Win’: Interview with Nawal El Saadawi”
- The Anti-Empire Report By William Blum: Portugal 1974 – Egypt 2011
- US in talks with senior Egyptians over crisis
- Egyptian Protests Grounded in Decades of Struggle
- Egypt protests enter ‘Final Friday’
Egyptian Uprising Must Address U.S Interference and the Role of Israel in the Region By Ghada Chehade
31 January, 2011 — Global Research
As an analyst and observer of the recent rebellions in the Middle East, specifically Egypt, I want to make three developing observations. First, the Egyptian people cannot confront local despots and “regime change” without addressing the patron of Mubarak’s regime—The United States. Second, because of the U.S’ influence and because Egypt is so strategically important to the U.S-Israel agenda for the Middle East, the U.S will attempt to control their investments and their interests by regaining control and maintaining patronage. In other words it will attempt (or may have already attempted) to co-opt the public uprising and manage it at some level and continue to do so. Last, in order to adequately address foreign meddlers within the context of the local region and its politics, one must also eventually address the role of Israel.
Egypt Newslinks for 4 February, 2011
4 February, 2011 — creative-i.info
- Change in Egypt casts dark shadow over Jordan
- International left in solidarity with the Arab revolution
- Egypt: Photo Essay_’Egypt on verge of revolution’
- Crunch time coming for America in the Middle East?
- Egypt: Global Intifada
- A.Loewenstein Online Newsletter
- Information Clearing House Newsletter 3 February, 2011: After Tunisia and Egypt, the World
- Amy Goodman, “‘They Want to Abort This Revolution, But We Will Win’: Interview with Nawal El Saadawi”
- The Anti-Empire Report By William Blum: Portugal 1974 – Egypt 2011
- US in talks with senior Egyptians over crisis
- Egyptian Protests Grounded in Decades of Struggle
- Egypt protests enter ‘Final Friday’
Information Clearing House Newsletter 3 February, 2011: After Tunisia and Egypt, the World
3 February, 2011 — Information Clearing House
Police Van Running Down Protesters in Egypt
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The Anti-Empire Report By William Blum: Portugal 1974 – Egypt 2011
3 February 3rd, 2011 — www.killinghope.org
A cautionary tale
In July of 1975 I went to Portugal because in April of the previous year a bloodless military coup had brought down the US-supported 48-year fascist regime of Portugal, the world’s only remaining colonial power. This was followed by a program centered on nationalization of major industries, workers control, a minimum wage, land reform, and other progressive measures. Military officers in a Western nation who spoke like socialists was science fiction to my American mind, but it had become a reality in Portugal. The center of Lisbon was crowded from morning till evening with people discussing the changes and putting up flyers on bulletin boards. The visual symbol of the Portuguese “revolution” had become the picture of a child sticking a rose into the muzzle of a rifle held by a friendly soldier, and I got caught up in demonstrations and parades featuring people, including myself, standing on tanks and throwing roses, with the crowds cheering the soldiers. It was pretty heady stuff, and I dearly wanted to believe, but I and most people I spoke to there had little doubt that the United States could not let such a breath of fresh air last very long. The overthrow of the Chilean government less than two years earlier had raised the world’s collective political consciousness, as well as the level of skepticism and paranoia on the left.
Egypt Newslinks 3-4 February, 2011
5 February, 2011 — creative-i.info
4 February, 2011
- Time for action
- Egyptian Intifada is the “Old Arab Dream”
- Egypt`s revolution inspires Gaza’s youth
- After Egypt, Palestinian rivals turn to Facebook
- Fidel Castro: Mubarak’s fate is sealed
- Max Ajl, “Egyptian Protests, Grounded in Decades of Struggle, Portend Regional Transformation”
- Joel Beinin, “Was the Red Flag Flying There? Marxist Politics and the Arab-Israeli Conflict in Eqypt and Israel 1948-1965”
- Samir Amin, “Movements in Egypt: The US Realigns”
- Mohamed Gaber and Carlos Latuff, “Support the Revolution in Egypt” (Cartoon)
- Hossam el-Hamalawy, “Egypt: Defending the Revolution”
- Mona Seif Interviewed by Al Jazeera, “Egypt: ‘If We Decide to Give In Now, They Will Hunt Us One by One'”
- This is how democracy happens – the West on Egypt
- Egypt’s Revolution: Obama Backing Regime Change?
- Washington confirms holding talks with Egypt on Mubarak’s exit
- End U.S. support for Egypt’s dictatorship
- The Egyptian Tinderbox: How Banks and Investors Are Starving the Third World by Ellen Brown
Egypt Newslinks 3-4 February, 2011
4 February, 2011 — creative-i.info
4 February, 2011
- Time for action
- Egyptian Intifada is the “Old Arab Dream”
- Egypt`s revolution inspires Gaza’s youth
- After Egypt, Palestinian rivals turn to Facebook
- Fidel Castro: Mubarak’s fate is sealed
- Max Ajl, “Egyptian Protests, Grounded in Decades of Struggle, Portend Regional Transformation”
- Joel Beinin, “Was the Red Flag Flying There? Marxist Politics and the Arab-Israeli Conflict in Eqypt and Israel 1948-1965”
- Samir Amin, “Movements in Egypt: The US Realigns”
- Mohamed Gaber and Carlos Latuff, “Support the Revolution in Egypt” (Cartoon)
- Hossam el-Hamalawy, “Egypt: Defending the Revolution”
- Mona Seif Interviewed by Al Jazeera, “Egypt: ‘If We Decide to Give In Now, They Will Hunt Us One by One'”
- This is how democracy happens – the West on Egypt
- Egypt’s Revolution: Obama Backing Regime Change?
- Washington confirms holding talks with Egypt on Mubarak’s exit
- End U.S. support for Egypt’s dictatorship
- The Egyptian Tinderbox: How Banks and Investors Are Starving the Third World by Ellen Brown
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