Category Archives: Egypt

Obama Unleashed

If it is true that the Arab Spring, which had its origin in Tunisia two years ago, only sparked after certain diplomatic cables leaked to WikiLeaks had been published by the whistle-blower platform, and later incited Egyptians to quickly get … Continue reading

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Now ElBaradei

Update below. Update II. Obama’s Nobel peace prize colleague of 2005, Mohamed ElBaradei, seems at first sight the only reasonable figure in post-military coup Egypt. The already appointed Prime Minister‘s main task will be organizing new elections for president and … Continue reading

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Finally Another Coup

Well, it was actually long anticipated. Today, Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court has waived results of parliamentary elections (28 November 2011 till 11 January 2012), dissolved the Parliament with its Islamist/Muslim Brotherhood majority and approved presidential candidacy of former and last … Continue reading

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The Silence of the Obama Administration

That U.S. President Obama has reinforced new sanctions on Iran following more than dubious revelations by the IAEA on its nuclear program but doesn’t find words on the new violence in Cairo, where protests reach a level reminding us of the … Continue reading

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Be Conscious of God and Speak Always the Truth

While the Middle East is burning these days, one might wonder whether the uprisings, after Arab revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, in Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Bahrain, Yemen; again in Iran are due to a domino effect. Autocratic governments (a Western … Continue reading

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