The Frank Wisner debacle was a “who’s in charge here?” moment for both President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton.
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Middle East & North Africa
It’s Not Our Values They Hate, It’s Our . . .
Our choice of states to which we aid in developing democracy gives it a bad name.
Ordinary Egyptians Have Little to Show for U.S. Military Aid to Egypt
Heretofore, the United States has supported their oppressors and enforced their cooperation with Israel.
Emphasis on Social Networks Does a Disservice to Egyptian Protesters
Today’s protests are a product of years of germination.
Tahrir Square a Product, in Part, of the Perversion of Microcredit
Microcredit’s odd link to police brutality.
The Egyptian Protests Are a Many Constituencied Thing
When it comes to translating the protests into lasting social change, traditional organizers will be essential.
Mubarak’s Defiance
After deliberately raising the hopes of millions of Egyptians and millions more around the world, U.S.-backed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak defied the rising demand of the millions of protesters who have taken to Egypt’s streets, to announce he will remain in office. Claiming he wouldn’t bow to “foreign pressure,” Mubarak, he said he had “laid down a vision…to exit the current crisis, and to realize the demands voiced by the youth and citizens…without violating the Constitution.”
The Egyptian Army: Make Money, Not War
The Egyptian army is outraged by how Mubarak and his son have sold out the country’s economy.
Why Egypt Will Not Turn Into Another Iran
Some prominent congressional leaders and media pundits, in a cynical effort to mislead the American public into supporting the Egyptian dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak and opposing the popular nonviolent struggle for democracy, have raised the specter of Egypt’s government falling into the hands of radical Islamists who would attack Israel and support international terrorism. To illustrate this frightening scenario, these apologists for authoritarianism try to compare the current pro-democracy uprising against the U.S.-backed Egyptian dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak with the 1978-79 insurrection against the U.S.-backed Iranian dictatorship of Shah Reza Pahlavi.
WikiLeaks: Just in Case You Were Concerned, Suleiman “Not Squeamish” About Torture
Not only wasn’t Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman squeamish, but when it came to torture, he wasn’t too proud to get his hands dirty.