THE MAKING OF EGYPT'S REVOLUTION

PEOPLE POWER IN ACTIONTHE MAKING OF EGYPT'S REVOLUTIONBy ESAM AL-AMINFebruary 1, 2011WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN BY Mr. FISHDICTATORS DOMINOES BY MIKE LUCHOVICHFreedom lies behind a door, closed shutIt can only be knocked down with a bleeding fist-- Egyptian Poet-Laureate Ahmad Shawqi (1869-1932)On April 21, 2008, an assistant high school principal placed an advertisement in Al-Ahram, the largest daily newspaper in Egypt, pleading disparately with President...

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EVERY SQUARE IS A TAHIR SQUARE

BREAKING THE CRUST OF SILENCEEVERY SQUARE IS A TAHIR SQUAREBy AHMAD BARQAWIFebruary 1, 2011WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN BY Mr. FISHDICTATORS DOMINOES BY MIKE LUCHOVICHAmman, Jordan.For thirty years; generations of Arab people were deliberately spoon-fed a fallacious reality about themselves; a reality of passiveness, instinctive capitulation and quiet submission; a reality that seemed to contradict –and indeed often wrestled with- their true identity, their...

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THE ARAB WORLD SHAKES

IS THE US ON SOLID GROUND?THE ARAB WORLD SHAKESBy JAMES R. KINGFebruary 1, 2011WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN BY Mr. FISHDICTATORS DOMINOES BY MIKE LUCHOVICHThe dramatic scenes from Tunis, Sana’a and especially Cairo continue to exhilarate observers across the globe. These images of men, women and children braving riot police, tear gas and decades of authoritarianism to seize their economic, social and political futures point to what seemed impossible a mere...

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WHY WASHINGTON CLINGS TO A FAILED MIDDLE EAST STRATEGY

THE ILLUSIVE QUEST FOR DOMINANCEWHY WASHINGTON CLINGS TO A FAILED MIDDLE EAST STRATEGYBy GARETH PORTERFebruary 1, 2011WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN BY Mr. FISHDICTATORS DOMINOES BY MIKE LUCHOVICHThe death throes of the Mubarak regime in Egypt signal a new level of crisis for a U.S. Middle East strategy that has shown itself over and over again in recent years to be based on nothing more than the illusion of power. The incipient loss of the U.S. client...

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OBAMA AND THE DESPOTS OF THE MIDDLE EAST

WHY THE US MUST END ITS SUPPORT FOR UNDEMOCRATIC REGIMESOBAMA AND THE DESPOTS OF THE MIDDLE EASTBy CORINNA MULLINFebruary 1, 2011WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN BY Mr. FISHDICTATORS DOMINOES BY MIKE LUCHOVICHKarl Marx, in his famous treatise on Louis Bonaparte's 1851 coup d'état, which shared much in common with the late 18th century coup undertaken by his uncle, Napoleon Bonaparte, remarked that history has the tendency to repeat itself, 'the first [time]...

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THINGS HAVE TO CHANGE IN ORDER TO REMAIN THE SAME

THINGS HAVE TO CHANGE IN ORDER TO REMAIN THE SAMEBy Paul Craig RobertsWALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN By Mr. FishFeburary 01, 2011 "Information Clearing House" -- The hypocrisy of the US government is yet again demonstrated in full bore force. The US government invaded Iraq and Afghanistan, laid waste to much of the countries including entire villages and towns, and massacred untold numbers of civilians in order “to bring democracy” to Iraq and Afghanistan....

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IT'S TIME FOR OBAMA TO SAY KEFAYA!

IT'S TIME FOR OBAMA TO SAY KEFAYA!Mark LeVineWALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN Mr. PresidentBy Mr. FishHe took the White House armed with hope and promise of change, but has Obama already been beaten down by Washington?The democracy protests that swept Tunisian President Zine el Abedine Ben Ali from power are going viral, but sadly President Obama and other Western leaders seem immune.Indeed, it is quite likely that the president and his colleagues in Europe...

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EGYPTIAN UNREST HIGHLIGHTS AMERICAN HYPOCRISY

EGYPTIAN UNREST HIGHLIGHTS AMERICAN HYPOCRISYBy Anderw McCleeseWALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN By Mr. FishAs Egypt descends into chaos while millions take to the street demanding a new government, the response by the Obama administration and a large portion of the mainstream media has been one of hypocritical lunacy. However, this is nothing new in American policy or public relations as the freedom (sic) spreading Federal government of the United States often...

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TEAR GAS USED IN EGYPT RIOTS BY POLICE AGAINST PROTESTERS WAS MADE IN THE USA

TEAR GAS USED IN EGYPT RIOTS BY POLICE AGAINST PROTESTERS WAS MADE IN THE USA NYDailyNews.comTear gas being used by the country’s police on protesters in Cairo was made in the U.S., according to multiple reports.Several canisters were recovered from a downtown square in the country’s capital with labels reading “Made in U.S.A.” It also warned those who come near the gas to “seek assistance as soon as possible,” ABC News reported.Some of the tear...

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TEAR GAS USED IN EGYPT RIOTS BY POLICE AGAINST PROTESTERS WAS MADE IN THE USA

TEAR GAS USED IN EGYPT RIOTS BY POLICE AGAINST PROTESTERS WAS MADE IN THE USA NYDailyNews.comTear gas being used by the country’s police on protesters in Cairo was made in the U.S., according to multiple reports.Several canisters were recovered from a downtown square in the country’s capital with labels reading “Made in U.S.A.” It also warned those who come near the gas to “seek assistance as soon as possible,” ABC News reported.Some of the tear...

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EGYPTIAN UPHEAVAL IN PICTURES

EGYPTIAN UPHEAVAL IN PICTURESWALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN By Mr. F...

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WHAT CORRUPTION AND FORCE HAVE WROUGHT IN EGYPT

WHAT CORRUPTION AND FORCE HAVE WROUGHT IN EGYPTPosted on Jan 30, 2011By Chris HedgesThe uprising in Egypt, although united around the nearly universal desire to rid the country of the military dictator Hosni Mubarak, also presages the inevitable shift within the Arab world away from secular regimes toward an embrace of Islamic rule. Don’t be fooled by the glib sloganeering about democracy or the facile reporting by Western reporters—few of whom speak Arabic or have experience in the region. Egyptians are not Americans. They have their own culture,...

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