Africa
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Tunisia Newslinks for 12 February, 2011
12 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Egyptian uprising inspired by Tunisia’s upheaval Sify Cairo, Feb 12 (IANS) The month-long revolution in Tunisia, which led to the change of a 23-year military regime, was the inspiration for the uprising by … www.sify.com/news/egyptian-uprising-inspired-by-tunisia-s-upheaval-news-international-lcmcObehdea.html Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 10 February, 2011
10 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Tunisian leader asks restive people to be patient Reuters Africa TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s caretaker president on Wednesday appealed to people demanding better living conditions after the toppling of their previous … af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE71903Q20110210 Continue reading
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Tunisia: Interview with Fahem Boukadous, member of the Workers Communist Party of Tunisia
Fahem Boukadous is content. He is a happy man. Released on January 19, five days after the flight of the dictator, he hit the streets in a Tunisia turned upside down by the revolution. He was in prison for six months, and it was not the first time he suffered the rigors of the dictatorship. Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 7 February, 2011
7 February, 2011 — creative-i.info French minister in Tunisia gaffe BBC News French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie has admitted she was wrong to fly on a Tunisian businessman’s plane during the country’s uprising. … www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-12380163 Continue reading
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An Interview with Noha Atef – Egyptian Journalist, Blogger and Dissident – on the Historic Events Underway in Her Country
When events in Egypt shook the world this week, Noha found herself in Europe, where she is studying. Airlines have stopped flights to her country, the Egyptian government shut down its citizens’ access to the Internet, cell phones and other communications systems, and she has had to watch the history unfold like the rest of… Continue reading
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Live From the Egyptian Revolution by Sharif Abdel Kouddous
I grew up in Egypt. I spent half my life here. But Saturday, when my plane from JFK airport touched down in Cairo, I arrived in a different country than the one I had known all my life. This is not Hosni Mubarak’s Egypt anymore and, regardless of what happens, it will never be again. Continue reading
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Egypt: Egyptian Military Succession Plans Told to US Embassy
A senior Egyptian politician told an American diplomat in July 2009 [09CAIRO1468] that the military would safeguard a “constitutional transition of power” and implied the armed forces would support Gamal Mubarak, the son of current president Hosni Mubarak. Continue reading
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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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