Egypt
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Mummies and Dummies: Leave Or Stay, The Egyptian Crisis Will Only Get Deeper With No Quick Fix Likely By Danny Schechter
The tomb may be the appropriate metaphor not only for wannabe President for forever Hosni Mubarak but also for the 30 plus year neo-colonial economic system that he has presided over. Not surprisingly Frank Wisner Jr, the former U.S. Ambassador and son of a CIA dirty tricksters, wants the President to stick around –in the… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 5 February, 2011: Egyptians Pay Heavily for Uprising
5 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Bil’in protest in solidarity with Egypt attacked by Israeli troops IMEMC – Saturday February 05, 2011 – 12:18, Several hundred Palestinians, along with international and Israeli supporters, gathered in the village of Bil’in on Friday for their weekly non-violent protest. This week’s protest called… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 4 February, 2011: UN condemns Israeli destruction of Palestinian water systems
4 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Egyptian protesters return to the streets Friday for ‘Day of Departure’ demonstration IMEMC – Saturday February 05, 2011 – 01:34, At least 100,000 demonstrators held protests in Cairo, Alexandria, Suez and other cities in Egypt Friday, calling on the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to… Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks for 5 February, 2011
5 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Why Yemen Won’t Fall New York Times By VICTORIA CLARK ON and off for the past few weeks, thousands of youths draped in pink scarves and ribbons have been out protesting in Yemen’s capital, … www.nytimes.com/2011/02/05/opinion/05clark.html?src=twrhp Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks for 4 February, 2011
4 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Anti-government rallies in Yemen stay calm Washington Post By Sudarsan Raghavan SANAA, YEMEN – They took to the streets on Thursday, tens of thousands of pro- and anti-government demonstrators, driven by the … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/03/AR2011020307160.html Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 4 February, 2011: For Mideast Regimes, U.S. Backing Means Absolute Power
4 February, 2011 — Information Clearing House An Evil Plan Devised Mubarak’s Last Gasps By Esam Al-Amin By the end of the meeting each was given certain tasks to regain the initiative from the street; to end or neutralize the revolution; and to defuse the most serious crisis the regime has ever faced in an… Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 29 January – 4 February, 2011
5 February, 2011 — Strategic Culture Foundation A Thaw in Kashmir or Shimmering Volcano? 04.02.2011 | 08:39 | MAHAPATRA Aurobinda (India) Last year till the end of August, the Kashmir valley witnessed some of worst incidents in a decade with loss of more than hundred lives… The developments this year has further raised the issue… Continue reading
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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 Video – Warning – This video should only be viewed by an adult audience. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27409.htm Continue reading
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The Anti-Empire Report By William Blum: Portugal 1974 – Egypt 2011
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… Continue reading
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A message from Egypt to the world 1 February, 2011
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Al Jazeera coverage of Egyptian insurrection
4 February, 2011 Al Jazeera’s coverage 2 February, 2011 Follow my videos on vodpod 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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Egypt: More protests
1st collector for Egypt: More protestsFollow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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Egypt: Zagazig 25 January, 2011
1st collector for Egypt: Zagazig 25 January, 2011Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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Roots of the Egyptian Revolutionary Moment
Ezzeldin: Egyptian uprising is the product of years of worker’s strikes and student protests – now inspired by the Tunisian people 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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Yemen Newslinks for 30 January, 2011
30 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Yemeni Protests Turn Violent Wall Street Journal By HAKIM ALMASMARI SAN’A, Yemen—A small anti-government protest turned violent in the Yemeni capital Saturday, according to eyewitnesses, … online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704653204576111861506062274.html?mod=googlenews_wsj 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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