Links 22 February 2011

• Fleeing Egyptians Tell of Libya Carnage - WSJ.com
• Gadhafi Vows Fight to Death as East Falls, Oil Ports Shut - WSJ.com
• In Bahrain, Protesters’ Calls for Unity Belie Divisions - NYTimes.com
• Qaddafi’s Grip Falters as His Forces Take On Protesters - NYTimes.com
• i>TELE - Ménard Sans Interdit du 21 février

  Robert Menard interviews Fouad Abdelmoumni (Makhzen explodes).

• EGYPT: Iranian ships enter Suez Canal | Babylon & Beyond | Los Angeles Times

  That Israeli calls the perfectly legal passage of warships "a provocation" would be hilarious if they weren't the ones doing the provoking with this hullabaloo.

• Middle East Report Online: Jordan’s Balancing Act by Nicolas Pelham

  "So far, Abdallah’s response to the regional uproar has been to retreat inward."

• Saif Al-Islam's Staff Reaches Out On Pol-Mil Issues

  Wikileaks cable on Libyan lobbying US for arms purchases.

• Al-Qaida after Mubarak — jihadica

  Thomas Hegghammer.

• Gaddafi’s End - By Elliott Abrams - The Corner - National Review Online

  Rather confusingly, Elliott Abrams condemns the Obama administration's silence on Libya's human rights record while excusing the Bush administration's stance.

• After Gaddafi « LRB blog

  Hugh Miles on Qadhafi's speech - and how likely chaos might follow regime fall.

• Nir Rosen | The Unstoppable Revolutionary Power of al Jazeera

  Rosen argues that Jazeera enabled the revolutions, also good comments on Jazeera's "war footing" coverage.

• Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood faces prospect of democracy amid internal discord

  ""You don't know if what they say is what they want, and that's the big concern," a Western diplomat said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to voice an emerging concern."

• Libya under Muammar Gaddafi | World news | guardian.co.uk

  Ian Black narrates Libya 1969 to the present.

• Syria Strongman: Time for 'Reform' - WSJ.com

  I missed this story from late Jan, in which Assad says he will implement reforms. Right.

• Iran naval ships enter Suez Canal, set to anger Israel | Al-Masry Al-Youm: Today's News from Egypt

  This story is really a mountain out of a molehill - by international treaty Egypt has to allow most ships that meet a certain criteria through. Other Iranian warships have passed through before.

• "America and Europe must leave the Middle East" | Think Africa Press

  Interview with Essam al-Erian and Rashad al-Bayoumi of the Muslim Brothers.

• In eastern Libya, citizens buoyant and cautious as they await Gadhafi's move – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs

  Ben Wedeman in Libya.