Links 9-12 September 2011

Links are a couple of days old as I was on the road. Back to regular activity soon.

• Al-Jazeera Egypt shut down for ‘sowing dissent’ | The Raw Story
  
  does anyone miss Mubarak? “@RawStory: Al-Jazeera Egypt shut down by authorities for 'sowing dissent.'
• Dar Al Hayat
  Important read: Predicament of the Syrian Opposition - Mostafa Zein #Homs #Hama #Damascus #Syria @arabist @abuaardvark
• U.S. told Egypt it must rescue Israeli embassy workers or suffer 'consequences,' sources say - Haaretz
  Panetta tried to reach Tantawi for two hours.
• Arab Spring showed its real face in attack on Israeli embassy in Egypt - Haaretz
  OK not all of them.
• Attack on Israeli embassy unites Egypt in surprising ways - Haaretz
  Israelis stunned to see most political forces condemn embassy raid.
• Egypt's minister of information: Emergency law revived after ‎yesterday’s clashes - Ahram
  Great.
• The storming of Cairo's Israeli embassy: an eyewitness account (part I) - Ahram
  A good read.
• Thousands of protesting public school teachers in Egypt threaten to strike ahead of back-to-school - Ahram Online
• Co-opting Egypt’s farmers no longer feasible after 25 January | Al-Masry Al-Youm
  On the SCAF's Farmers' Day: "The planned 8-hour celebration soon backfired when hundreds of farmers gathered outside the stadium to demand the dissolution of state-run agricultural cooperatives and purging government bodies of corrupt bureaucrats."  
• Egypt to try those behind Israel mission violence in emergency court | Al-Masry Al-Youm from Egypt
  Great more exceptional tribunals.
• G-8, Lenders Mobilize $38B for Arab Spring - Bloomberg
  But when will it deliver?
• Egypt tightens visa rules due to security concerns | Reuters
  So it's confirmed?
• إخوان اون لاين - بيان من الإخوان المسلمين حول أحداث جمعة 9/9/2011م
  MB statement on yesterday's protests very ambivalent… and only quickly mentions the embassy, does not applaud move.
• Erdogan slams Obama for silence on Israel's Gaza flotilla raid - Haaretz
• 2011-09-09 Grifters of 'Al Saud, Inc.': How Saudi royals get their wealth | WL Central
  WikiLeaks: How Saudi royals get their wealth
• FT.com / FT Magazine - The end of Eurabia
  Splendid demolition of the lunatic Eurabia theory (h/t @shashj)
• Enduring freedom - FT.com
  RT @FTlifeandarts: Financial Times Books: al-Qaeda & the Arab spring @burke_jason, @alaaaswany & Jean-Pierre Filou
• State of Alert in Egypt after Breach at Israeli Embassy | Informed Comment
  State of Alert in Egypt after Breach at Israeli Embassy: The assault on the Israeli embassy in Cairo on Friday r...
• Israel's diplomatic tsunami - Opinion - Al Jazeera English
  Fine piece “@rachshabi: My piece on @AJEnglish 'Israel's diplomatic tsunami'
• Guernica / From Alienation to Belonging
  “I remember scanning literary journals for Arab-American names and finding none, and wondering, Why aren’t we in yet?”
• Syrie : un officier supérieur parle
  #Syrie : un officier supérieur parle.
• yfrog Photo : http://yfrog.com/gyojiesj Shared by bencnn
  Photo: Outside Bani Walid, preparing for the push forward. #Libya
• Libya’s interim leaders under fire over governance « Shabab Libya
  Already? RT @ShababLibya: Reuters: #Libya's interim leaders under fire over governance #libya #feb17 #gaddaficrimes
• Crowds attack Israel embassy in Cairo - YouTube
  Video of attack on Israel embassy: . Ambassador and staff reported to have left the country.
• Egypt Slows Visas, Signaling a Fear - WSJ.com
  A few links on the attack on the Israeli embassy in Cairo: , ,
• Egypt declares state of alert in wake of attack on Israeli Embassy - CNN.com
  A few links on the attack on the Israeli embassy in Cairo: , ,
• Egypt protesters attack Israeli Embassy
  A few links on the attack on the Israeli embassy in Cairo: , ,
• Syrians begging for foreign intervention
  #Syrians begging for foreign intervention
• F-16 pilot was ready to give her life on Sept. 11 - WaPo
  "The jets were still equipped with dummy bullets from the training mission." #fail
• (403) http://www.pomeps.org/2011/09/09/arab-uprisings-the-state-of-the-egyptian-revolution/
  State of the Egyptian Revolution brief w/pieces by @mwhanna1 @laurenbohn @maxstrasser @hahellyer @dromarashour @repent11
• Anti-military rally in Tahrir swells to tens of thousands as more march around Cairo | Al-Masry Al-Youm: Today's News from Egypt
  Rally in Tahrir swells to tens of thousands as more march around Cairo #Egypt #Tahrir
• Morocco: SlutWalk Gets a Toehold · Global Voices
  Good idea, silly name.
• Some Recent Egypt Links on the Eve of a Major Protest
• Algiers Counterterrorism Summit - Sahel blog
  Worries about Libya fallout
• Random Air Maroc
  On Morocco's terrible national airline.
• Tunisian police demand premier’s resignation - FT.com
  Cops want better pay, and to squash investigations.
• The PA doesn't represent me; why should I trust its statehood bid? | The Electronic Intifada
• Assertiveness without content – that’s the 9/11 decade in a nutshell - The Globe and Mail
• Egyptian Chronicles: 9/9 : The demands list
• Why Palestinians can't recognize a 'Jewish state' - Haaretz
  By Hassan Jabareen of Adalah.