Links 12 October - 5 November 2013

Still more overdue links: 

• A field guide to losing friends, influencing no one, and alienating the Middle East - Le Monde diplomatique
• مراسل إم بي سي ضحية التعذيب لـ«الضابط»: «أبوس رجلك اتعلمت الدرس»
   Egyptian TV reporter arrested and tortured after argument with army officer
• Syrian Students Find a Haven in Rural Illinois
   The Chronicle of Higher Education on Syrian students finding shelter at US universities
• Egypt's ousted president in high-security prison
   After court session in which he insists he is still president
• U.S. Is Losing Advantage in Spying, Report Says - NYTimes.com
• Marvel Comics Introducing a Muslim Girl Superhero - NYTimes.com
• What to Make of Saudi Hand-Wringing - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
   Interesting piece by Fred Wehrey.
• Conflicts of interest in the Syria debate | Public Accountability Initiative
• Ousted General in Egypt Is Back, as Islamists’ Foe - NYTimes.com
   Fascinating story on Sisi's GIS head
• Egypt not probing killing of protesters | GlobalPost
• Stephen McInerney and Cole Bockenfeld: U.S. must restructure aid to Egypt - The Washington Post
• Thinking Fits: Don’t Worry About Hezbollah, It’s Doing Just Fine
   Good post.
• Special Report: As Egypt's Brotherhood retreats, risk of extremism rises | Reuters
   Long piece on MB cells.
• Ousted General in Egypt Is Back, as Islamists’ Foe - NYTimes.com
   Another Sisi outrage.
• Egypt rights groups slam 'repressive' protest bill | GlobalPost
• Freezing Aid without a Strategy
   Sharp piece by Jonathan Guyer on US policy on Egypt.
• New arrests for “homosexuality” in Egypt
• Special Report: The real force behind Egypt's 'revolution of the state' | Reuters
• As the Middle East's power blocs fracture, so do hopes of stability | Wadah Khanfar | The Guardian
• Amreeka The Essential
   Well-written and cuts through much BS.
• Free Arabs - Morocco. Kissing freedom goodbye
• 11 Things You May Not Know About Ancient Egypt
   Ancient Egyptians had boardgames, pets, strikes. Pharaohs were fat.
• Karl reMarks: Reporting from the Annual Conference for Arab Militias
   A good one.
• Scribd
   French translation of AQIM/Droudkel plan for north Mali.
• The Muslim Brotherhood after Morsi
   New paper by Khalil Anani.
• Egypt’s generals and Islamists are locked in a dangerous duel - FT.com
• Another Coup, a Salafi Hope
   Salafis say the darnest things.
• The Almost-Aid Cut to Egypt
   Tarek Radwan.
• Home | Journal of Democracy
   There are a range of good articles in this issue, including on Egypt by Nathan Brown
• Kuwait Thinks Its Gaydar Is Good Enough to Ban Gays from the Country - Alexander Abad-Santos - The Atlantic Wire
   Amazing.