Links March 18 2012

I haven't done a link-dump in ages, so these are some of the more recent ones... mostly from this month.

• Dar Al Hayat - Ayoon wa Azan (Failed American Wars)
  Jihad al-Khazen defends Egypt's NGO conspiracy delusion.
• Book review: memoirs of the late General Shazly
• Why Is President Obama Keeping a Journalist in Prison in Yemen? | The Nation
  A good question.
• Gulf states close embassies in Syria
  Following Saudi example, four more...
• Israel: The Knesset vs. Democracy by Dimi Reider | NYRblog
• Syria’s rebels will have to deal with Assad - FT.com
  An argument for the Russia track.
• Le Figaro - International : ATT : «Aqmi épaule les rebelles touaregs»
  Malian prez says AQIM backing Tuaregs.
• On the Trail of an Audacious Presidential Campaign
  Baheyya visits the Khaled Ali campaign.
• Mubarak reminisces on top Egyptian influences in second part of memoirs
  Is this even credible?
• Aboubakr Jamaï, Moroccan Publisher, on Press Freedom - MAMFAKINCH
• Lebanon’s Syria worries: Balance of fear | The Economist
  And Hizbullah's bind.
• Whispered dissent in UAE: No sheikh-up here | The Economist
• Morocco: Towards a cohabitation between the King and the Islamists?
  Abdellah Tourabi.
• Jonathan Littell · Syrian Notebooks · LRB 1 March 2012
• Libya’s Electoral Law Is Flawed - NYTimes.com
  Because it excludes military and thus keeps militias alive, Geoff Porter says.
• Shades of the Sinai's Instability - Sada
• Islamism and the Syrian Uprising - By Nir Rosen | The Middle East Channel
• Simmering Discontent in the Western Sahara - Carnegie
• Amnesty International to Clinton: No more aid for Egypt | The Cable
• Boeing Wins $11B Foreign Military Sale for Saudi F-15s
  The gravy train keeps on rolling...
• Dessine-moi la Tunisie : quand Plantu rencontre Moncef Marzouki - LeMonde.fr
• FRIDE - Algeria's deceptive quiet
  By Barah Mikail.
• Back to Basics: Israel’s Arab Minority and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - International Crisis Group
• Drafting Egypt's New Constitution Policy Paper - ARD
  By Tamer Moustafa.
• West Bank Green Energy Project Creating Tension between Israel and Germany | Joseph Dana
• Exclusive: secret Assad emails lift lid on life of leader's inner circle | World news | The Guardian
• Boston Review — Richard Falk: Plague of Locusts
  On drones and int. law.
• Netanyahu is preparing Israeli public opinion for a war on Iran - Haaretz
  So says Aluf Benn
• [priv] AIPAC Works for the 1 Percent
• The Emerging Neocon-Christian Split Over Syria - Robert Wright - International - The Atlantic
• Saudi protests spread to different cities | Al Akhbar English
• Brotherhood takes softer line on Egypt government | Reuters
  More kalam fadi and inconsistency.
• Is Abouel Fotouh good enough for the revolution? | Egypt Independent
  Interesting argument against supporting Aboul Fotouh by a progressive.
• Meet your presidential candidate: Hazem Abu Ismail, the rebel | Egypt Independent
  Profile of the dark horse candidate.
• Libya's Muslim Brotherhood Faces the Future - By Omar Ashour | The Middle East Channel
• Iraq militia stone youths to death for emo style | Reuters
  Savages.
• The Life of an Iraqi Legislator Is Profitable But Perilous | Focal Points, the Blog of FPIF
• Meet your presidential candidate: Selim al-Awa, the opportunist | Egypt Independent
  Vile man.
• The Kingdom Divided - Sada
  On the Saudi opposition.
• Egypt’s presidential race: Wanted: maybe a president? | The Economist
• Seven sins of Egypt's salvation government - Opinion - Ahram Online
  Nader Fergany