Links 4 December 2010

• The Ottoman Empire, 1798-1923 | Informed Comment
  Cool map of Ottoman Middle East.
• Egyptian satellite channel closed over ‘flawed’ election coverage | Al-Masry Al-Youm: Today's News from Egypt
  Tycoon candidate airs announcement of his victory on his own TV station 3 days before elections.
• Arab democracy: A commodity still in short supply | The Economist
  Economist on why democracy is in short supply in the Arab world.
• Western Sahara: Beatings, Abuse by Moroccan Security Forces | Human Rights Watch
  HRW on the Agdaym Izik riot in Western Sahara.
• المغرب | جريدة الأخبار
  Al Akhbar has tons of the Morocco wikileaks cables.
• Cables from WikiLeaks
  A Casablanca cable on the city's wealth, Fassi domination, and more.