Africa
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Egypt Newslinks for 30 January, 2011
30 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Egypt’s protests: What’s next? CNN International (CNN) — With unprecedented numbers of protesters on the streets of Egypt calling for President Hosni Mubarak to resign, what clues to earlier … edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/30/egypt.what.next/ Continue reading
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Western powers line up against Arab democracy By Tony Iltis
Standing against this democratic tide is the apartheid state of Israel and its backers, the Western powers (or ‘the international community’, as they call themselves). If their statements about the unsuccessful 2009 democratic uprising in Iran were the yardstick, ‘the international community’ would be supporting the Arab uprisings. Continue reading
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The CIA's Role in Egypt's Regime Change? Who Is Omar Suleiman? By Jane Mayer
As laid out in greater detail by Stephen Grey, in his book ‘Ghost Plane,’ beginning in the nineteen-nineties, Suleiman negotiated directly with top Agency officials. Every rendition was greenlighted at the highest levels of both the U.S. and Egyptian intelligence agencies. Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 30 January, 2011
30 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Tunisia’s leading Islamist to return from exile Reuters By Tom Perry TUNIS (Reuters) – A leading Tunisian Islamist was due to return from 22 years in exile on Sunday in one of the most powerful symbols to date of … www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/30/columns-us-tunisia-idINTRE70J0IG20110130 Continue reading
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Egypt cuts off access to the internet from inside the country By Saed Bannoura
The internet cut-off comes a day after the internet freedom group ‘Free Press’ called on people around the world to challenge the Egyptian government’s use of ‘attack software’ produced by a Boeing-owned subsidiary, Narus, of Sunnyvale, California. The technology, known as ‘Deep Packet Inspection’ (DPI), can be used by the regime to track, target and… Continue reading
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US behind the 'pro-democracy' movement in Egypt: Selected Articles and sources
MAJOR NEW SOFT POWER FRONT IN GLOBAL WAR: STATE, NGOS, SOCIAL MEDIA ORCHESTRATE ‘REGIME CHANGE’ CHAOS TO SAVE CRITICAL CLIENT REGIMES Continue reading
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Egypt protests: America’s secret backing for rebel leaders behind uprising
The American government secretly backed leading figures behind the Egyptian uprising who have been planning “regime change” for the past three years Continue reading
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Egypt protests: America's secret backing for rebel leaders behind uprising
The American government secretly backed leading figures behind the Egyptian uprising who have been planning “regime change” for the past three years Continue reading
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Egypt gripped by violent protests
28 January, 2011 — The Real News Network Chaos as Egyptian police fire teargas to control demonstrators in mass protests in Cairo and Suez following Friday prayers http://www.guardian.co.uk/video/embed Egypt gripped by violent protests Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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Egyptian Uprising and the Middle East
29 January, 2011 — The Real News Network Amjad Atallah: Egyptian people shaking the foundations of US policy in the Middle East Egyptian Uprising and the Middle East Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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The Egyptian Army and the Uprising
29 January, 2011 — The Real News Network Mohammed Ezzeldin: The Egyptian people trust the army over the police, but Mubarak is still commander-in-chief The Egyptian Army and the Uprising Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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Egypt: Can the Army Neutralize the People? By Dyab Abou Jahjah
Today the Egyptian people controlled the country and burned all ruling party buildings and all police stations. The army then went to the streets and controlled all strategic places. Mubarak went out to speak as if he is living on another planet — no concessions whatsoever apart from sacking a government that cannot govern anyhow. Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks for 29 January, 2011
29 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Watch events live http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/ Continue reading
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Chasing the Egyptian riot police
29 January, 2011 Chasing the Egyptian riot police Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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[Egypt] Watch This!!! Protest Nasser metro station in Cairo: Jan 26th
29 January, 2011 1st collector for [Egypt] Watch This!!! Protest Nasser metro stat… Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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Demonstrations outside the Egyptian Embassy over the next few days
If you are in the UK is where and you can show your support to the egyptian people rising up against oppression, bring banners etc… Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 29 January, 2011
29 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Tunisia’s revolution rap hits the big stage AFP TUNIS — Once banned from the airwaves under the Tunisian regime, rap artists are taking their revolutionary lyrics to the big stage for the first time on … www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hm8gWdc5y-SXzHc-9H2Lt_cwCABA?docId=CNG.67623850a684b3db3f7388147dd9cea7.01 Continue reading
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The Mubarak regime could collapse in the a face of a nationwide protest movement… What prospects for Egypt and the Arab World? By Michel Chossudovsky
In Egypt, a devastating IMF program was imposed in 1991 at the height of the Gulf War. It was negotiated in exchange for the annulment of Egypt’s multibillion dollar military debt to the US as well as its participation in the war. The resulting deregulation of food prices, sweeping privatisation and massive austerity measures led… Continue reading