Links 5 January 2011

• Bin Ali Baba Tunisia's last bey? - Opinion - Al Jazeera English
  A piece about Tunisia's Ben Ali, and who might come after him.
• What Has the Saudi Minister of Information Done? Asharq Alawsat Newspaper (English)
  Sharq al-Awsat, the cesspit of the Saudi-owned media, defends clampdown on blogs.
• Brian Whitaker's blog, January 2011
  Roundup of good sources on what's happening in Tunisia #sidibouzid
• Israeli satire show imagines a right-wing kindergarten
  Cute.
• Stephens: Egypt's Prison of Hate - WSJ.com
  This guy is a prime idiot. But by his logic, all Americans are idiots because Sarah Palin exists.
• Vingt-sept personnes soupçonnées de terrorisme arrêtées au Maroc - LeMonde.fr
  27 arrested in Morocco for alleged AQIM ties, weapons cache found near Laayoune.
• 'Voluptuous' nurse cable may cost diplomat his job - Politics AP - MiamiHerald.com
  US ambassador to Libya Gene Cretz leaves because of Wikileaks "nurse cable"
• Global Thinkers versus Non: A Chat with Gideon Levy « P U L S E
  Interview with Haaretz writer Gideon Levy.
• Why is 85% of a $17m Marine Corps contract being spent in Israel?
  A very good question.
• Anti-slavery campaigner arrested in Mauritania | World news | Guardian Weekly
  Biram Dah Abeid, Mauritanian anti-slavery campaigner, arrested.
• Le Proche-Orient après l'attentat d'Alexandrie - Les blogs du Diplo
  Alain Gresh on Middle Eastern Christians and stupid Western reactions.
• Foreign Service Journal - January, 2011 - Page 26-27
  Article by US dip on US-Libya relations.