Africa
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Egyptian revolt prepared with US secret support?
29 January, 2011 — Strategic Culture Foundation “Egyptian revolt prepared with US secret support” – The Daily Telegraph The revolt in Egypt was prepared with the US secret support, claims the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph. According to the periodical, the opposition has been engaged in masterminding an overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak over the… Continue reading
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Defining a Dictatorship: The U.S. Role in Egypt By Peter Hart
Yesterday the Washington Post tried to argue that U.S. policy under the Obama administration has shifted to one of open support for pro-democracy movements in Egypt and Tunisia. There was little, if any, evidence to support this idea. Continue reading
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Internet access in Egypt
28 January, 2011 For all our Egyptian Friends. IP addresses for social media for those in EGYPT needing to get online!: Noor ADSL is working in Egypt. If you’re in Egypt or want to help share this info, & have a Noor access & a WiFi router, please remove password. • FaceBook: http://69.63.189.34 • Twitter:… Continue reading
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Video from Egypt
29 January, 2011 Live feed from Al Jazeera http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?&width=450&height=325&flashID=myExperience747084146001&bgcolor=%23FFFFFF&playerID=751182905001&playerKey=AQ%7E%7E%2CAAAAmtVJIFk%7E%2CTVGOQ5ZTwJYW4Aj2VxnKEXntSbmcf9ZQ&isVid=true&isUI=true&dynamicStreaming=true&%40videoPlayer=747084146001&autoStart= 1st collector for Video from Egypt Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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Egypt severs internet and cellular networks
Appropos Marshall’s piece (below), it’s interesting to note that early this morning, the Egyptian regime shut down the internet and the cellular networks including Vodaphone, whose HQ was attacked and burnt down for shutting its network down. See: Egypt Leaves The Internet By James Cowie28 January, 2011 Renesys.com and, Egypt: Interview With Blogger Hossam el-Hamalawy… Continue reading
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Are We Witnessing the Start of a Global Revolution? North Africa and the Global Political Awakening, Part 1 By Andrew Gavin Marshall
For the first time in human history almost all of humanity is politically activated, politically conscious and politically interactive… Continue reading
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Protests Continue In Tunisia
Tunisians reject “national unity government” and demand more profound change Continue reading
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Egypt Protests Spread as Huge Demos Planned
As more people take to the streets to protest in Egypt and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei heads back to the country, an activist tells Channel 4 News “huge” demos are planned for Friday. Police fought protestors in two cities in Eastern Egypt as the unrest continued for the third day. Continue reading
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Egypt shuts down the internet on eve of protest as the world community gathers
Issandr El-Amrani reports that the internet has been shut down in Egypt as of 1 in the morning before the big demo. And not long after a horrifying AP video went up of a man being shot (above), and of shotgun shells in the streets. Where is Obama? Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks for 28 January, 2011
28 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Violent clashes erupt during protests in Egypt CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff Cairo, Egypt (CNN) — Police fired tear gas into crowds as violent clashes between authorities and anti-government protesters erupted … edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/28/egypt.protests/ Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 28 January, 2011
28 January, 2011 — creative-i.info The long shadow of Tunisia’s corrupt regime Globe and Mail At one time a senior bureaucrat in Tunisia’s post office and a member of the ruling party, Mr. Kammoun also had a family line that plied the Mediterranean … www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-long-shadow-of-tunisias-corrupt-regime/article1885883/ Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 27 January, 2011
27 Jannuary, 2011 — creative-i.info In Tunisia, Women Play Equal Role In Revolution NPR In Tunisia, women played an integral part in the people’s revolution that upended dictator Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. A woman holds a banner reading “Leave … www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=133248219&ps=cprs Continue reading
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Tunisia’s Post-Ben Ali Challenge: A Primer by Amy Aisen Kallander
The January 14 departure of Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali amidst popular protests was a long overdue demonstration of the possibility for genuine democratization in the Arab world. Mohamed Bouazizi, the street vendor whose self-immolation set off the protests, tapped a deep vein of anger in Tunisian society at police harassment and the… Continue reading
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Nora Younis and Mary Joseph, “Tunisians Vow to Overthrow Government”
We will not negotiate with this government, and we will never give up. The Tunisian people will have the last word. This crystal building in the middle of the capital, the RCD should fear to stay in this building. I even brought my children this morning because I am full of hope, and I am… Continue reading
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Nora Younis and Mary Joseph, "Tunisians Vow to Overthrow Government"
We will not negotiate with this government, and we will never give up. The Tunisian people will have the last word. This crystal building in the middle of the capital, the RCD should fear to stay in this building. I even brought my children this morning because I am full of hope, and I am… Continue reading
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Cape Town International Jazz Festival: Packed with the Best
Cape Town International Jazz Festival organisers had to wait for more than three years to be able to find space in saxophonist Wayne Shorter’s busy schedule and get him to perform at Africa’s Grandest Gathering. According to espAfrika and festival director Rashid Lombard, as organisers they have always wanted the 77-year old saxophonist to appear… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 