Links 9 February 2011
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Excellent reportage from Mahallah
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On the role lawyers played in the Tunisian uprising - at some stages quite crucial.
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Another fine piece by Esam al-Amin.
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More mixed messages: "WASHINGTON — Influential U.S. lawmakers have eased their threats to cut aid to Egypt in a move that reflects a growing consensus in Washington in favor of preserving U.S. leverage with Egypt's powerful military amid the country's civil upheaval."
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It would be clearer if they could just get rid of Mrs. Clinton.
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But will Egypt tolerate a government headed by Suleiman?
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Syria unbans Facebook. Let's start a let's bring down the Asads page now.
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Good piece by Hani Shukrallah - but I think he overstates the extent to which the Committee of Wise Men has the trust of the shebab in Tahrir.
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Disappointed that Pat Lang calls a man who lobbies for dictators "an honorable man".
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Historical perspective - let's hope he's right.
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I love Nathan Brown, he loves me, let's live happily ever after. But seriously, this constitution stuff is important and the devil is in the details.
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Very interesting article on the Egyptian military.
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An excellent post by Yves, as always, touching on Gaber Asfour
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In which once again I am described as Egyptian. Maybe the new president will give me some kind of honorary citizenship?
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There's only one option for Egypt and Israel: cut, cut cut!
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Sometimes I find myself loving George Will, despite myself: "It also would be amazing, because there is a cottage industry of Barack Obama critics who, not content with monitoring his myriad mistakes in domestic policies, insist that there must be a seamless connection of those with his foreign policy. Strangely, these critics, who correctly doubt the propriety and capacity of the U.S. government controlling our complex society, simultaneously fault the government for not having vast competence to shape the destinies of other societies. Such critics persist because, as Upton Sinclair wrote in 1935, "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.""
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On Jazeera's role Egypt and how it might handle Saudi Arabia, where it recently opened an office?
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"And while Mr. Suleiman was conciliatory in the early days of the protests, his recent public statements have been chilling."
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"An endogenous revolution"
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Movement for democracy in Libya — these poor people deserve our support.
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Hossam Tammam in English.