Links 25-26 February 2012

Recent posts on The Arabist:

• The Factory
• And now for a radical neo-Marxist economics break
• Morocco, the Gulf and the media
• The best thing you'll read on Syria
• The staggeringly stupid fallout of the US-Egypt aid debacle
• Will Fox News fire Tucker Carlson for calling for genocide?

Links:

• Egypt's cobra and mongoose | Egypt Independent
  The Brothers vs. the army.
• Qatar PM calls for arming Syrian rebels | Reuters
  Will Jordan and Turkey comply? And what impact on Leb?
• Egypt Trial of Aid Workers Delayed - WSJ.com
• Into the Snake Pit: The US and Restructuring the Military in Yemen | Waq al-Waq | Big Think
  Oh God.
• Tunisia: Police Use Tear Gas and Batons to Disperse Labor Union Protest
  i.e., normal protests.
• Syrians should beware of some of their foreign 'friends'
  Wise words from Brian Whitaker.
• The Brotherhood and Gulf security | Egypt Independent
  Sultan Q. gets to "meet the boss".
• Al-Ahram Weekly | Egypt | Working for a would-be president
  Good overview of candidates' staffers.
• Saving the nonviolent revolution in Syria: For a credible strategy - Ahram
  Sadik al-Azm, Jane Mansbride and Chibli Mallat.
• Egypt’s revolution: The next draft | The Economist
  Review of Steve Cook's and Ashraf Khalil's new books.
• Egypt begins trial against foreign and domestic NGOs - The Washington Post
  No foreigners in cage.
• Insight: As government-in-waiting, Egypt's Brotherhood finds voice | Reuters
  On MB role in Egypt's Syria policy, in particular.
• Popular Media Personality: The U.S. Has the Moral Authority to Annihilate Iran Because They’re Evil
  Fox News' Tucker Carlson says.
• Bailed Out AIG Posts Huge "Beat" On Tax Gimmick, Will Avoid Paying Taxes For Years | ZeroHedge
  Why should I pay any taxes then?
• Fighting censorship on principle - Al Jazeera English
  Jillian York on why the attempts to ban porn in Tunisia matter.
• [toread] Accused Tunisian publisher says naked picture is not immoral - Region - World - Ahram Online
  Accused Tunisian publisher says naked picture of Sami Khedira's girlfriend not immoral via @ahramonline