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Egypt: Fundamentalist Morsi Defies both Protesters & Military Ultimatum, says Obama Backs Him
Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi’s support in his own government began crumbling on Monday. Ten independent members of the Egyptian upper house or senate (Majlis al-Shura) […]
Snowden: US now using deprivation of Citizenship as a Weapon
Edward Snowden released a statement from Moscow on Monday, slamming Barack Obama for revoking his passport and rendering him stateless and unable to seek asylum […]
Baikonur, Kazakhstan: Unmanned Russian rocket crashes (spectacular video)
At the Baikonur Space Station in Kazakhstan, an unmanned Russian Proton M rocket booster went sideways and crashed this morning. Here’s the video from Russian […]
How Internet Censorship Really Works
The Berkman Center points out that the internet is not a public space. It is a private space that tolerates some public speech; but not […]
“Egypt my Beautiful Country – Helwa Ya Baladi”: a slide show of simpler times set to Dalida’s Hit Song
Egypt is in for a hard week. To take the edge off let’s enjoy Mina Nabil Ramzy’s slide show of nostalgia for Egypt in simpler […]
How Egypt’s Michelle Bachmann became President and Plunged the Country into Chaos (Cole at Truthdig)
My column is out at Truthdig, “How Egypt’s Michelle Bachmann became President and Plunged the country into Chaos”. Excerpt: “Despite Egypt’s sagging economy, Morsi did […]
Biggest Demonstrations in Egyptian History: Millions Demand President Morsi Step Down
The Egyptian military estimated that “millions” of Egyptian demonstrated on Sunday to demand early presidential elections, only one year into the four-year term of President […]
Furious European Parliament Members Warn US Spying could Derail Free Trade Agreement
European Union officials are furious about revelations that the US is spying on them and on Continental Europeans as vigorously as it spies on China. […]
Dubai’s Underwater Hotel
Construction of the Water Discus underwater hotel of Dubai may be begun soon, and it will be finished in five years, according to Colin Simpson […]
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