Links 3 December 2010

• Freezing Out Hope - NYTimes.com
  Krugman on Obama and the Republicans - scathing.
• Cable Viewer
  A thorough overview of the Moroccan military. Thanks Wikileaks!
• Le Palais Royal au sommet de la corruption au Maroc, d'après les États-Unis · ELPAÍS.com
  El Pais gets Wikileaks cable about royal palace and advisers being most corrupt in Morocco.
• The Charade of Israeli-Palestinian Talks -- In These Times
  Chomsky: the real issue in US-Israel relations is existence of settlements, not their expansion.
• Egypt’s Legitimacy Crisis in the Aftermath of Flawed Elections - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  Amr Hamzawy on Egypt's dwinling legitimacy after the elections, and NDP failures.
• Rice production withers as Egypt diverts vital water supply - Health & Families, Life & Style - The Independent
  Water saving measures anger rice farmers in Egypt.
• Brian Whitaker's blog, December 2010
  Army has man jailed six months for posting Facebook guide to military service paperwork.
• Uncertainty Reigns as Sudan Referendum Approaches « Sahel Blog
  Delays and anxiety as Sudan approaches referendum.
• Wikileaks in Arabic
  Angry Arab launching project to translate Wikileaks into Arabic.
• Citing electoral violations, judge declines to supervise runoffs | Al-Masry Al-Youm: Today's News from Egypt
  An Egyptian judge resigns because of electoral fraud.