Posted on Tue, February 22, 2011 at 02:18 am CET
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WikiLeaks: ‘Internecine Warfare’ in the Gaddafi Family

The leader of the Libyan revolution presides over a “famously fractious” family that is powerful, wealthy, dysfunctional and marked by internecine struggles… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Libya • Libya War • Switzerland • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sun, February 20, 2011 at 20:30 pm CET
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Reformist Opposition brings Thousands to Iran’s Streets for first time since 2009 Protests

On Monday, February 14, several thousand demonstrators held protest rallies as planned, despite heavy deployment of the security forces… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Iran • Iranian Protests 
Posted on Thu, February 10, 2011 at 22:48 pm CET
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Mubarak’s Not Resigning and They Were All Wrong!

Well, that shows just how bad the media coverage has been! Mubarak is not resigning. He’s managing the “reform” process. He is appointing a committee to… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • The Middle East • United States of America 
Posted on Thu, February 10, 2011 at 10:51 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Imprisoned Egyptian Opposition Leader: Defend Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights

Ayman Nour, one of the senior leaders of the Egyptian opposition who is currently organizing a coalition to create an interim government, wrote an eloquent letter from prison… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Human Rights • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Mon, February 7, 2011 at 20:12 pm CET
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Egypt and the Egyptian Revolt: Old Myths and New Myths

Nothing is more fashionable than hindsight. Here are some myths forming this week… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Islamism • Israel • Syria • The Middle East • United States of America 
Posted on Fri, February 4, 2011 at 01:18 am CET
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How American ‘Experts’ View the Islamist Threat

As I pointed out recently the mass media in America generally presents only one side of the debate nowadays. Then, it publishes nonsense which survives because… Continue reading

Topics: Islamic Fundamentalism • Islamism • The Middle East • United States of America 
Posted on Wed, January 19, 2011 at 01:37 am CET
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WikiLeaks: France Under Fire over Support for Tunisia

The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, was accused Monday of tacitly propping up dictatorship in north Africa and of botched diplomacy in France’s ambivalent response to… Continue reading

Topics: Algeria • Europe • France • Saudi Arabia • Tunisia • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Wed, January 19, 2011 at 00:53 am CET
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WikiLeaks: Finding a Successor to Ben Ali in Tunisia

According to a 2006 cable, the US thinks that the US-Tunisian bilateral relationship is likely to remain unaffected by a departure of Ben Ali in the future… Continue reading

Topics: Tunisia • United States of America • WikiLeaks