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Category Archives: Egypt
Muslim Parties Must be Included in Arab Spring Reform By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz
The leaders of the protests in Sudan and Algeria are aware that ending their old regimes does not mean the end of political Islam. But they are not at all clear about the necessity of inclusiveness in state building. A … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Empire, Ideaology, Islamophobia, Libya, Middle East, Syria, Tunisia
Tagged arab spring, islam, politics
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Posted in Egypt, Trailers, Video
Tagged arab spring, brotherhood, egypt, morsi, tahrir square
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Look Who the US Is Siding With in Ukraine, Egypt, and Syria – Chris Ernesto
“US quietly partners with neo-Nazis in Ukraine, fascists in Egypt, and al-Qaeda in Syria” Imagine if protesters – supported by Russia – established an encampment in front of the US Capitol, threw Molotov cocktails into government buildings, fired guns at … Continue reading
Posted in Conspiracy, Egypt, Empire, Ideaology, Syria
Tagged al qaeda, egypt, syria, ukraine
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The Crises in Syria, Lebanon and Egypt: The Plan to ‘Divide and Conquer’ the Middle East and Why All Roads Lead to Tehran
Western media has accused the Syrian government of launching a chemical attack in an area east of Damascus that killed hundreds of civilians. It is the same accusations they had on Saddam Hussein who allegedly ordered a chemical attack in … Continue reading
Posted in Conspiracy, Egypt, Empire, Ideaology, Iran, Lebanon, Libya, Middle East, Syria
Tagged conspiracy, iran, lebanon, syria
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Robert Fisk: Cairo massacre: After today, what Muslim will ever trust the ballot box again?
The Egyptian crucible has broken. The “unity” of Egypt – that all-embracing, patriotic, essential glue that has bound the nation together since the overthrow of the monarchy in 1952 and the rule of Nasser – has melted amid the massacres, … Continue reading
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Egypt is Bleeding, Thanks to US Dollars for Military Thugs by NORMAN POLLACK
Do I single out the New York Times? No, it is a microcosm of the thinking, planning, and assumptions of US Imperialism, itself having invariably a Janus-faced position, looking and acting simultaneously outward and inward, mounting a global framework of … Continue reading
How Egypt Killed Political Islam by SHAMUS COOKE
The rebirth of the Egyptian revolution ushered in the death of the first Muslim Brotherhood government. But some near-sighted analysts limit the events of Egypt to a military coup. Yes, the military is desperately trying to stay relevant — given the enormous initiative of … Continue reading
In Egypt the Military is Supreme by ESAM AL-AMIN
The Generals have done it again! Egypt’s president, Mohamed Morsi, was deposed one year after being democratically elected by the Egyptian people. For those opposed to Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), the move by the military is seen as … Continue reading
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Tagged brotherhood, egypt, empire, military, politics, scaf, tahrir square
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The Brotherhood Has Failed by URI AVNERY
Let me come back to the story about Zhou Enlai, the Chinese Communist leader. When asked what he thought about the French Revolution, he famously answered: “It’s too early to say.” This was considered a typical piece of ancient Chinese … Continue reading
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Tagged avnery, brotherhood, coup, egypt, muslim, scaf, tahrir square
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Robert Fisk – When is a military coup not a military coup? When it happens in Egypt, apparently
For the first time in the history of the world, a coup is not a coup. The army take over, depose and imprison the democratically elected president, suspend the constitution, arrest the usual suspects, close down television stations and mass … Continue reading