Links 31 August 2011

• In anticipation of new law, Egypt's labor unions in limbo | Al-Masry Al-Youm
• The life and death of Khanoufa: A personal account of Cairo's "most dangerous thug" | Al-Masry Al-Youm
  Great story.
• Former Qaddafi Mercenaries Describe Fighting in Libyan War
  Very interesting.
• The Evolution of Kurdish Politics in Syria | Middle East Research and Information Project
• I got fired by the Jerusalem Post today | Israel Reconsidered
  An honor, surely.
• The UN's plan for Libya - CSMonitor.com
  Has link to UN post-conflict document which assumes troops on the ground.
• Algeria: North Africa's Exception? | Chatham House
  Claire Spencer.
• Dispute over control of $65bn Libya fund - FT.com
• Gaddafi’s female bodyguards say they were raped, abused by the Libyan leader
  Utterly sick, and makes all the jokes about the "Amazons" v. misplaced.