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Pre-independence Egypt takes step to cancel secret gas supply deal to Israel
Egypt is not yet free from the control of US colonialism, but there are hopeful signs that it may be moving in that direction. On example is that the pro-US military dictatorship may be surrendering in...
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You don't actually believe the Saudi Egyptian "crisis" is over protests in...
While Egypt is not yet independent, it does seem to be making steps in that direction. The modern colonial pro-US dictatorship has bowed to the will of the Egyptian people on the Suez gas issue because...
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David Frum: A country can reject Israel, or it can enrich uranium, but not both
I came across this over at RaceForIran and thought I'd leave it here in case I want to find it later. It does not need too much explanation or comment.MR. SADJADPOUR: Ray, you made a reference to...
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Barack Obama's puppet dictatorship dissolves Egyptian parliament
I was not long ago asked what Barack Obama would or should do if he, his administration and the United States did not hold the rights of the people of Egypt in contempt for the sake of Israel.The...
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The US, Barack Obama, Juan Cole and the Pro-US Dictatorship's Coup in Egypt
Some things about Egypt: 1) This is a coup against the elected government of Egypt. The Islamists did not write the laws or administer the voting process. Nor did they behave fraudulently or illegally...
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Good Enough Democracy for Egypt by Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton's press statement on Egypt's move to dissolve Egypt's legitimately elected Parliament.QUESTION: Can we do it the reverse? I’m sorry. Scott and I always do this, get it a little...
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Juan Cole, like Barack Obama, you are a colonialist
A quick reaction to Juan Cole's most recent article in support of the pro-US dictatorship's voiding of Egypt's Parliament and its new assertion that it will write the constitution without any input...
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Nuances and lies by omission: Juan Cole on Egypt
I don't mean to pick on Juan Cole. He just illustrates a typical American approach to the Middle East. He is not worse than average for the US commentary community. He may well be better than...
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Syria: A foreign-supported insurgency according to the New York Times
I've written earlier that no sovereign state can accept any of its territory being denied to its security forces. The US massacre in Waco was an application of that principle. The US government killed...
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Hillary Clinton and Juan Cole lying about Egypt
Juan Cole blocks comments that present him as hostile to Egyptian democracy really because there is no argument. For him it is best to pretend such comments never existed. It is what I'd do if I...
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Brad Delong hates communism, isn't clear on why
I'm still not posting much these days. Not that anything is wrong, but recently I've found myself too angry at U.S. policy in the Middle East for it to be healthy for me to concentrate on it.In the...
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Of course Morsi is more legitimate than the pro-US dictatorship's judges
In an absolutely breathtaking move, in June 2012 the Hosni Mubarak-appointed Egyptian Constitutional court voided the parliamentary elections and dismissed Egypt's legislature because, like Juan Cole...
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If you want to be disgusted by American colonialism in the Middle East, Tom...
I thought I had earlier written here about Thomas Friedman as the author of the Middle East peace initiative, presented as coming from Saudi Arabia, but fairly openly dictated by Friedman himself....
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A note about Egypt: Outsiders who respect democracy will support the Islamists
The most important threat to colonialism - especially in the Middle East where the people of the United States have a vehement disagreement with the people of the region about Israel - is...
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Egypt's judiciary admitted it does not want voters to control Egypt's policy
Just as background to the current conflict in Egypt, I want to point to an article that results from statements a high Egyptian judicial official made that were accessed by the New York Times: Judge...
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Not rooting for Morsi, but rooting for democracy
To be clear again, I don't think of myself as necessarily a fan of Morsi - even though I am impressed that he is doing a good job preventing the SCAF from delivering the "monopoly over many aspects of...
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"Near fatal blows" to a two state solution
So Israel is building more settlements. These settlements are in areas that if annexed apparently would make a continuous Palestinian state in the West Bank impossible. That would be according to...
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Congratulations Egypt on passing a constitution
I would have written a more secular constitution than Egypt's Constituent Assembly did. I would have, more importantly to me, given an entire committee of elected civilians oversight of Egypt's...
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The case against Israel, or why Israel should not exist
If a state was created by atrocities, etc, as Israel was, that does not lead to the conclusion that it should not exist. A hypothetical country with a pristine origin and history still does not have a...
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Why do they hate us? The dispute between the West and the Muslim world
To the question of what causes what Westerners call Islamic terrorism, George Bush famously and stupidly issued the answer: "They hate us because of our values." In the wake of the accused killing of a...
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Juan Cole and Islamophobic Western claims about the Muslim Brotherhood
Recently Juan Cole presented a litany of reasons that the Muslim Brotherhood bears responsibility for the recent coup against Egypt's voters. As you might expect, ultimately his list reflects his view...
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Some articles regarding Egypt
Study shows opposition to Morsi ouster rises to 69%(Middle East Monitor, August 13, 2013)A recent field study indicates that the number of Egyptians opposed to the overthrow of Dr Mohamed Morsi as...
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What exactly is democracy?
Suppose someone tells you Barack Obama should not be President of the United States. Why not? Because democracy is not just votes, but it is also values. And Barack Obama is too socialist to qualify to...
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Ties between the US, Israeli and Egyptian militaries
Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, Egypt Army Chief, Turns On Morsi, The President Who Promoted Him(Reuters, July 3, 2013)ISLAM AND UNCLE SAM A career military man, Sisi was groomed for a leadership role after...
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Israel and US opposition to democracy in Egypt
This should not be a controversial proposition. The United States supported the Mubarak dictatorship for 30 years because of Israel. The United States right now supports dictatorships in its other...
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