I’ve been hesitating about posting this for a couple of days because I’m not very interested in joining the “hey, look at that CRAZY thing Michelle Bachmann said yesterday” chorus. I have finite time that I’d rather spend differently, and … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Egypt
What’s There to be “Sceptical” About?
Marat Terterov has a post up at New Europe called “Five reasons to be sceptical about Arab Spring.” Terterov outlines a number of major obstacles faced by many of the protest movements in the Middle East, including the enduring power of … Continue reading
Waiting for Mubarak to Go
An Egyptian protester (who clearly hadn’t left Tahrir Square in days) holds a sign that says: “Go already! I miss my wife. Married 20 days ago.”
Off Message vs. Off the Rails
Today’s article in the Times about the Obama Administration’s internal deliberations on Egypt is worth a read. It relies almost entirely on anonymous sources, which is annoying, and means the narrative that the article lays out should be taken with … Continue reading
The Al Jazeera Spotlight
Al Jazeera’s coverage of the events in Egypt has been electrifying, intense, and at times highly dramatic. When Hosni Mubarak stepped down from the podium last night — at the end of a speech in which he deceived himself into … Continue reading
Time to Stop Hedging
Yesterday I said that I’d been more or less satisfied with the Obama Administration’s rhetorical reaction to the events in Egypt. I’m starting to think, though, that it’s time to become more forceful about calling for Mubarak to step down. … Continue reading
Mubarak Jokes
Foreign Policy has published some great Hosni Mubarak jokes. Check them out. This one is an old classic (and, yes, it’s official: you know you’re a Middle East nerd if you’ve heard it before.)