Category: Middle East
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In Egypt, a blow to theocracy, not democracy
Enough with the hand-wringing — the world’s largest Arab country just gave the finger to its authoritarian, Islamist regime. I fail to see the downside.
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The audacity of naivete
Christopher Hitchens asks some tough questions of the activists, including author Alice Walker and Gaddafi lackey Cynthia McKinney, participating in the Gaza “flotilla.” It seems safe and fair to say that the flotilla and its leadership work in reasonably close harmony with Hamas, which constitutes the Palestinian wing of the Muslim Brotherhood. The political leadership…
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Tweet du jour
@PJCrowley Philip J. Crowley It’s odd that #Obama thinks @RepWeiner should resign, but not #Assad. Sending lewd tweets violates public service, but not killing people?
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Obama’s ‘Doctrine of Inconsistency’
Former Assistant Secretary of State P.J. Crowley wonders why the president hasn’t told Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step down. Although Obama seemed to embrace the concept of “responsibility to protect” in intervening in Libya and calling for Muammar Gaddafi to step down from power, he has not done the same in Syria. If Gaddafi…
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Meanwhile, in Bahrain
“This video of a protester killed in Bahrain BY OUR ALLY is almost impossible to watch,” tweets Nick Kristof. He’s right.
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Qadaffi’s son warns of chaos if Beyonce doesn’t return for encore
You may remember Beyonce received $2 million to perform at a party thrown by the wife-beating son of the Libyan dictator (and attended by Russell Simmons). The rap impresario later complained of a “rash of Islamophobic words and images” thrown Beyonce’s way for accepting what was essentially blood money. Related Articles Live updates of anti-government…
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