revolution
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Turning against Mu’ammar Gaddafi of Libya By Nureddin Sabir
Nureddin Sabir recounts a painful journey of hope, disappointment, betrayal, blood and murder that has seen him turn from loyal supporter to vehement opponent of Colonel Mu’ammar Gaddafi and his regime in Libya. Continue reading
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Middle East Report Online: Red-White-and-Black Valentine | From the Editors
There are moments in world affairs that call for the suspension of disbelief. At these junctures, caution ought to be suppressed and cynicism forgotten to let joy and wonderment resound. Across the globe, everyone, at least everyone with a heart, knows that the Egyptian revolution of 2011 is such a time. Continue reading
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Is this a ‘Young Turks’ moment all over again? By William Bowles
Mubarak steps down, surely the result of direct US pressure. But what difference will it make, the country has been run by a military clique for three decades, all that’s changed is that now they do it openly. The real issue, is what next? Will the masses now press for Sulieman, all of them to… Continue reading
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Hurriya is Arabic for Freedom: Just Listen to Egypt Roar By Ramzy Baroud
‘Just listen to that roar,’ urged a CNN correspondent in Egypt, as thousands of Egyptian protesters charged, fists pumped, against hundreds of armed Egyptian security forces. What a roar it was, indeed. Continue reading
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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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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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Tunisia Newslinks for 25 January, 2011
25 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Egypt Braces for Anti-Government Protests New York Times The call to protest comes as Egypt and other Arab countries wrestle with the aftermath of Tunisia’s revolution. There, weeks of protests that started after … www.nytimes.com/2011/01/26/world/middleeast/26egypt.html?src=twrhp Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 23 January, 2011: James Zogby: Reflections on Tunisia
23 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Dictatorship for Dummies, Tunisia edition Washington Post William J. Dobson William J. Dobson explains what dictators around the world might learn from Tunisia. The world cheered as it watched Tunisians,… www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/23/AR2011012300267.html Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 22 January, 2011
22 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Twitter topples Tunisia? National Post When President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled Tunisia on Jan. 14, Tunisians declared victory and social-networking site Twitter went berserk with traffic. … www.nationalpost.com/news/world/Twitter+topples+Tunisia/4148834/story.html Continue reading
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Tunisia: A Revolution That Goes All the Way? By Dyab Abou Jahjah
The regime is playing its last card today in Tunisia. That last Card is the RCD (the party of the former dictator). After the formation of a so-called “National Unity Government ” yesterday, and after the UGTT (the largest trade union in the country) supported and even participated in it with three ministers, alongside three… Continue reading
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18 January 2011 — williambowles info Ex Banker…
18 January, 2011 — williambowles.info Ex-Banker Gives Data on Taxes to WikiLeaks New York Times By DEALBOOK A former senior Swiss bank executive said on Monday that he had given the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, details of more than 2000 prominent … dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/ex-banker-gives-data-on-taxes-to-wikileaks/ Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 17 January, 2011
17 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Tunisia May Form Coalition After Ben Ali Overthrow BusinessWeek 17 (Bloomberg) — Tunisia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi said he may announce a coalition government today after Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled the … www.businessweek.com/news/2011-01-17/tunisia-may-form-coalition-after-ben-ali-overthrow.html Continue reading
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Joe Bageant: AMERICA: Y UR PEEPS B SO DUM?
If you hang out much with thinking people, conversation eventually turns to the serious political and cultural questions of our times. Such as: How can the Americans remain so consistently brain-fucked? Much of the world, including plenty of Americans, asks that question as they watch U.S. culture go down like a thrashing mastodon giving itself… Continue reading
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The Ecstasy of Empire: How Close Is America’s Demise? Without a revolution, Americans are history By Paul Craig Roberts
The last Bush budget deficit (2008) was in the $400-500 billion range, about the size of the Chinese, Japanese, and OPEC trade surpluses with the US. Traditionally, these trade surpluses have been recycled to the US and finance the federal budget deficit. In 2009 and 2010 the federal deficit jumped to $1,400 billion, a back-to-back… Continue reading
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Chto Delat, "Perestroika Songspiel"
“We’ve come to tell the story of hopes that didn’t come true, of promises that weren’t made good. Here are five heroes of perestroika. . . . An idealistic democrat. A noble businessman. A heroic revolutionary. A bitter nationalist. And a woman who has found her own voice. . . . How the Democrat and… Continue reading
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62nd Anniversary of Partition By Henry Lowi
As a result of Partition, only the Zionist state was formed in former Mandate Palestine. For the Zionists, Partition presented a “sh’at kosher” – an opportunity, a pretext – to carry out what was always inherent and implicit in the Zionist program – the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 