Links 4-6 June 2012

Before the usual links, a big thanks fo Cairobserver, which not only has a wonderful website but also recently came out with a spiffy print edition. Check out this excellent post on cinema and cultural production in Egypt: The Arab Republic of Delete.

• Judicial Turbulence Ahead in Egypt, Fasten Your Seat Belts - Carnegie
  Nathan Brown on Egypt's legal-constitutional clusterfuck.
• The contradictory aims of USAID in Egypt | openDemocracy
• Exclusive – New details emerge about Tripoli airport seizure as Libya Herald gains access to prisoners at Metiga airbase | Libya Herald
• Tunisia: Confronting Social and Economic Challenges - International Crisis Group
  New report.
• Egypt: Protesters Return to Tahrir, with Little Impact | Global Spin | TIME.com
  Tony Karon.
• Time to consider military options in Syria - FT.com
  A shift by Roula Khalaf.
• Egypt rulers demand constitution panel in 48 hours
  Full-fledged constitutional crisis ahead.
• ANALYSIS-Egyptian status quo ends for Israelis, Palestinians | Reuters
  Israel and PA agree: Shafiq is best
• Egypt's Innocent Murderers | Brookings Institution
• This, that and the other.: Dear Dr. Morsy. My Conditions for Voting for You.
• South Sudan officials have stolen $4 bln-president | Reuters
• The Real Reason to Intervene in Syria | Foreign Policy
  James Rubin is a sickening sack of shit who would cause tens of thousands of deaths for his geostrategic fancy.
• CIA Prepares Iraq Pullback - WSJ.com
  All hands abandon ship!
• Egypt bars brokerages from trading foreign stocks - Ahram Online
  After FB IPO, to prevent $ leaving country.
• Notes from the Underground: Why I’m Not Voting Shafik or Morsi
  By @weskander.
• Solar-powered plane leaves Spain for Morocco - seattlepi.com
  "The single-seat aircraft fitted with 12,000 solar cells is the size of a jumbo jet."
• Special Ops Leader Seeks New Authority and Is Denied - NYTimes.com
  Today in imperial news...
• Repression in the United Arab Emirates | The Nation
  A rare article looking at the crackdown and petitions in the UAE.
• Kuwaiti gets 10 years for Twitter blasphemy: lawyer | Reuters
• Committee approves new liberal party founded by MP | Egypt Independent
  Mabrouk Amr Hamzawy.
• Monday’s papers: Big man in the big house | Egypt Independent
• Egypt and the fear of authoritarian relapse | Egypt Independent
  Good piece by Michael W. Hanna.