Egypt
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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
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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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Information Clearing House Newsletter 28 January, 2011: Uprising in Egypt, protests in Jordan, Algeria, Yemen…
28 January, 2011 — Information Clearing House Al Jazeera English Live From Egypt Video Live Stream Video Reports From Egypt. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27365.htm Joe Biden says Egypt’s Mubarak No Dictator By Dan Murphy Mr. Biden’s comments are unlikely to be well-received by regime opponents, as they fit a narrative of steadfast US support for a government they… 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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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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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 27 January, 2011: Erekat Names Former CIA, MI6 Agents as Source of Leaks
27 January, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center PA-Controlled Office Sacked in Gaza IMEMC – Thursday January 27, 2011 – 19:30, Unidentified vandals broke into the Palestinian Authority-controlled Civil Administration building in northern Gaza ransacking the office, on Thursday morning, Ma’an News reported. 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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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 26 January, 2011: Palestinians: Don’t Get Mad, Get Even
26 January, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center An-Nabi Saleh Popular Committee Leader Beaten, Two Children Arrested IMEMC – Wednesday January 26, 2011 – 15:18, Following the arrests of Karim Saleh al-Tamimi and, his brother, Islam, the leader of the Popular Commitee Against The Wall & Settlements in Nabi Saleh, Bassam Tamimi… 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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Yemen Newslinks for 28 January, 2011
28 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Waves of Unrest Spread to Yemen, Shaking a Region New York Times Hani Mohammed/AP Protesters in Sana, Yemen, waved Yemen’s flag at a rally on Thursday. Many are calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down, … www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/world/middleeast/28unrest.html Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 28 January, 2011
28 January, 2011 — creative-i.info WikiLeaks: US warmed to Egypt under Obama msnbc.com CAIRO — Cables obtained by WikiLeaks reveal how the United States changed the way it dealt with Egypt after President Barack Obama came to power, … www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41308122/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ Continue reading
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