Links 11-14 October 2012

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• Papal candidates announced, high-ranking Coptic figures excluded | Egypt Independent
• Tunisia ruling coalition agrees to hold elections next June | Egypt Independent
• David Ignatius: Rural Egypt is waiting for results of revolution - The Washington Post
  Factual mistake about Mb slogan aside, a good column.
• Egypt: Morsi Says Not to Present Constitution to Public Unless All Sides Approve It
  Really?
• Egypt's opposition drifts aimlessly in a sea of contradictions - The National
  H.A. Hellyer.
• Shifting the Paradigm in Syria - By Mona Yacoubian | The Middle East Channel
  President, But Not Yet for All Egyptians | Brookings Institution
• Syria and the moral decline of the American Left - Opinion - Al Jazeera English
  Le Figaro - Conjoncture : La Méditerranée veut sa politique agricole commune
• Rached Ghannouchi, l’ange de l’apocalypse en Tunisie
• Video shows Tunisia's Ghannouchi backing Salafists | THE DAILY STAR
• Major scandal in Tunisia.
• Combing the desert: Sinai's security myth | Egypt Independent
  Lina Attalah.
• 11 Leaders of Syria's Creative Blogosphere
• The end of a thousand myths | Inanities
  Sarah Carr on Maspero.
• El-Erian and El-Katatni final contenders for FJP leadership - Ahram Online
  I back Katatni - interesting that there is a fight here.
• Egypt's draft constitution
  (not certain this is the last draft)
• Denial no longer an option in Egypt - FT.com
  Angus Blair, on Egypt's ostrich game with the economy.
• Riyadh taps its female workforce - FT.com
  What a backwards place.
• Jordan’s king appoints reformist as PM - FT.com
  Headline you see every other day in Jordan.
• Libya: Armed and dangerous - FT.com
  Long piece on militias and spread of weapons.
• Le Figaro - Syrie: la révolte éclatée face au régime
  Claims Saudi-Qatari rivalry fueling jihadists in Syria, at expense of others.
• Le Figaro - Syrie: les combattants islamistes progressent
  Estimated 2000 jihadists in northern Syria.
• Rift with Moscow Deepens After Turkey Forces Syrian Jet to Land - NYTimes.com
• What if there's real change in the Middle East? | Stephen M. Walt
  Not just new governments, but new borders?
• Qatar Ambassador Says French Investments Just 'Business' - Al-Monitor
  As if anything is "just business"
• French Cluster Munitions in Libya, and a Call for Help - NYTimes.com
  Great post, about nasty civilian-killing weapon leftover.