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Deaths on the Nile: Is Egypt’s revolution following the course of Iran’s? BY SLAVOJ ŽIŽEK
Now that the Egyptian Army has decided to break the stalemate and cleanse the public space of Islamist protesters, and the result is hundreds of deaths, one should first just imagine what an uproar this would have caused if the same bloodbath were to happen, say, in Iran. However, it is more urgent to take… Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks 1 July 2013
1 July 2013 — williambowles.info Egypt’s Military Gives President 48 Hours to Resolve Crisis Wall Street Journal CAIRO—Egypt’s military gave Mohammed Morsi a 48-hour ultimatum to “resolve the crisis” before the military intervenes, setting the stage for a possible military coup a day after millions thronged Egypt’s streets demanding the president’s resignation. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323297504578578991289439784.html Continue reading
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ICH 28 March 2013: Evidence Shows Syrian Rebels Behind Chemical Attack
28 March 2013 — Information Clearing House Officials: Arms Shipments Rise to Syrian Rebels By Dale Gavlak And Jamal Halaby Mideast powers have dramatically stepped up weapons supplies to Syrian rebels in coordination with the U.S. in preparation for a push on the capital of Damascus, officials and Western military experts said Wednesday. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34439.htm Continue reading
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ICH 25 January 2013: France, Qatar, and the New World Disorder
25 January 2013 — Information Clearing House France, Qatar, and the New World Disorder By Gearóid Ó Colmáin There are no words in any language to describe the atrocities NATO’s contras are committing against the people of Syria. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33716.htm Continue reading
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Video: Egypt – “The best armies in the world are ours”
A masterpiece video, the music is an old patriotic song from the operetta “Shehrzad” composed by Sayed Darwish in 1920s. Its title is “the best armies in the world are ours”. The scenes are those of security forces cracking down on the protests in front of the parliament. Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks 16-19 December 2011
19 December 2011 — williambowles.info 19 December 2011 Fresh violence hits Tahrir Square BBC News Today at 10:40 At least one person dies in fresh clashes between protesters and troops in the Egyptian capital Cairo, bringing the death toll since Friday to 11. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 3 December 2011: 85-year-old Woman Strip Searched at JFK Airport
3 December 2011 — Information Clearing House The Western Plan to Dismantle Syria By RT Redesigning the region and rewriting its map – that is the Western agenda in the Middle East, insists Galtung, specifying that “above all of that – protection of expansionist Israel.” http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29877.htm Continue reading
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Egypt imports 21 tons of tear gas from the US, port staff refuses to sign for it
CAIRO: The arrival of 7 and half tons of tear gas to Egypt’s Suez port created conflict after the responsible officials at the port refused to sign and accept it for fear it would be used to crackdown on Egyptian protesters. Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks 25-27 November 2011
27 November 2011 — williambowles.info 27 November 2011 Protests against military rule cloud Egypt election Strategic Culture Foundation Today at 13:25 Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks 24-25 November 2011
25 November 2011 — williambowles.info 25 November 2011 Tahrir terror: Female journos, ‘naked blogger’ assaulted Russiatoday.ru Today at 14:55 Protest-riven Tahrir Square is becoming a savage minefield for women, as French and American female journalists are brutally beaten and raped, and Egypt’s ‘naked blogger’ mobbed. The latest victim is journalist for… Continue reading
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Video: Death & defiance on Tahrir: Govt regrets & rejects — RT
Addressing journalists on Thursday, Egypt’s Military Council rejected protesters’ demands to quit power immediately. Meanwhile, thousands of Egyptians who are not convinced by the military’s statements continue to occupy Tahrir Square. Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks 22-23 November 2011
23 November 2011 — williambowles.info 23 November 2011 Egyptians defiant as death toll soarsMorning Star Today at 16:40Egyptian riot police attacked citizens with tear gas and rubber bullets for a fifth day in central Cairo today in a vain bid to quash protests demanding an end to military rule. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House 22 November 2011: US firm's teargas used against Tahrir Square protesters
22 November 2011 — Information Clearing House Op-Ed Articles US Backs Egypt’s Military as Tahrir Square Crackdown Continues By Kristen Chick Security forces have killed at least 29 as Tahrir Square protests enter their fourth day. The US has come under attack for backing the military junta despite vows to support democracy and human rights.http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29788.htm Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks 22 November 2011
22 November 2011 — williambowles.info Obama Must Condemn Egyptian Military Dissident Voice Today at 16:00 As we watch the Egyptian police and military viciously attack democracy activists on the streets of Cairo, using U.S. weapons, it is outrageous that the Obama Administration has failed to issue a strong condemnation of this latest attempt to crush Continue reading
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Cairo carnage: Shock footage shows cop atrocities — RT
Riot police are spreading tear gas and firing rubber bullets as the crowd of stone-throwing protesters at Egypt’s Tahrir Square begins to swell. RT’s Paula Slier reports from Cairo that the situation on the ground remains extremely tense. Continue reading
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VIDEO: Occupy Movement in Canada: Occupy Nova Scotia (ONS),The Role of the Top-Down OWS "Media Coordinators" By Amir Alwani
Contributor Amir Alwani was back at Occupy Nova Scotia to document some of the speakers and protesters. He made some interesting discoveries. In the first segment, a protester voices his concern over the structure of the General Assembly within the overall movement. He illustrates the irony that people have taken to the streets as the… Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks 14 July 2011
14 July 2011 — williambowles.info Egypt Delays Vote, Fires Police Wall Street Journal By MATT BRADLEY Egypt’s revolutionaries are still able to mobilize large crowds to Cairo’s Tahrir Square, as seen Wednesday. CAIRO—Egypt’s interim government on Wednesday said it would delay parliamentary elections and fire police officers implicated … http://asia.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304911104576444211066923724.html Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 12 July 2011: How The Empire Rationalizes Murder
12 July 2011 — Information Clearing House How The Empire Rationalizes Murder Drone strikes are police work, not an act of war? By Sanjeev Miglani The idea that the United States can arrogate to itself the right of life and death of people around the world can set off a dangerous precedent. Continue Continue reading
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Alain Gresh: Egypt’s Revolution is Only Beginning By ALAIN GRESH
Khaled Khamissi, author of Taxi, which describes imaginary conversations in this popular forum for the exchange of world views, said: “We are seeing the clash of two opposing forces: on one side the army, which ‘speaks in the name of the revolution, the better to kill it off’; on the other, the revolution.” Continue reading
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