Links 21-29 January 2013

Overdue...

• Black Bloc protesters vow to use violence - FT.com
• Activists Claim ‘Massacre’ in Syria as Refugee Exodus Swells - NYTimes.com
• Next, the hard bit | Bridges from Bamako
• BBC News - Egypt's army chief warns of 'state collapse' amid crisis
  Inspires confidence...
• Escalating Protests Spring from Enduring Problems | Atlantic Council
• Kafr El Sheikh sees more deaths, injuries as Egypt-wide clashes continue - Ahram Online
  Remarkable.
• Egypt is paying the price for a history of urban neglect – Telegraph Blogs
• US still backing Morsi as army remains quiescent - Ahram Online
  Seething undertone of rage in this piece.
• U.S. Plans Base for Surveillance Drones in Africa - NYTimes.com
• Inside the war for Syria's mountains
• The opposition’s lost bet on the economic crisis | Egypt Independent
• excellent piece.
• Kuwait Cracks Down on Dissent, Twitter - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
• Egypt unrest: enter the vicious cycle | beyondbrics
• Au Mali, le plus dur reste à faire : aller chercher AQMI dans ses sanctuaires
  Le Monde says Algeria has shut the border with Mali, gasoline not getting across:
• Police officers in four governorates threaten strike | Egypt Independent
• The perils of identity politics in Tunisia - Opinion - Al Jazeera English
•  Omar Abdel Rahman: The push to free the imprisoned Islamist extremist - The Washington Post
• Gendarmes, militaires, hommes politiques impliqués, La drogue gangrène le Maroc | Nation |
• Egypt’s Transition Needs Some Quiet U.S. Help - Bloomberg
• The editors of Bloomberg seem laughably misinformed about Egypt.
• On Revolt’s Anniversary, Egypt Needs Economic Miracle - Bloomberg
  By former MinFin Samir Rafwan
• Palestinians Lose Israeli Election | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
• Al Hayat-Morocco: About to Legalize the ‘Justice and Charity’ Group?
• Brotherhood youth say tight structure is the key to its success | Egypt Independent
  Excellent piece on MB at structure.
• Egypt violence illustrates tortuous transition - FT.com
  Excellent piece.
• Le Figaro : Port-Saïd, capitale égyptienne de l'ultraviolence
  Good account.
• No police officers sentenced to death in Saturday Port Said ruling | Egypt Independent
  Details of murder charges quite specific + nicknames.
• Egypt: Publish Fact-Finding Committee Report | Human Rights Watch
• The Supreme Constitutional Court in Post-Revolution Egypt --- by Nathan J. Brown
• Great Sanhuri’s Ghost! - By Nathan J. Brown | The Middle East Channel
• Tunisia: Draft Constitution of 14 Dec 2012 | ConstitutionNet
• Alber Saber: Brotherhood will drive the people to secularism - Daily News Egypt
• UAE to try 94 over 'plot to seize power' - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
• Born from Slavery, a Libyan Town Falls in Revolution | Al Akhbar English
• A very good article on Misrata and Tawergha.
• Muslim Brotherhood member shot dead in Libya | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR
• The IMF Misunderstanding in Egypt | REBEL ECONOMY
• The Muslim Brotherhood's Militias in Action: A Firsthand Account