My Bookmarx 02/29/2012

أبوالفتوح والشاطر.. ظلال أردوجان – عبد الله السناوى – بوابة الشروق “فى قلب المشهد السياسى يقف رجلان من جيل واحد، ومن تيار سياسى واحد، طباعهما تختلف وأفكارهما تتباين، يحاول كل منهما أن يستلهم على طريقته تجربة «أردوجان».” tags: egypt politics muslim_brotherhood presidency elections Abdel_Monein_Abulfotouh Khayrat_El_Shater ‫بلدنا بالمصري: متقتلش صوتي .. متستخدمش الأسلحة النارية‬‎ – YouTube [...]

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My Bookmarx 02/27/2012

القلم مُفجر الثورة: فضائح جلاد المخابرات “عمر سليمان”.. الملف كاملا! “أكد الاعلامي عمرو الليثي في برنامجه علي قناة المحور.. أنه حصل علي معلومات أكيدة بترشح اللواء عمر سليمان رئيس جهاز المخابرات السابق لإنتخابات رئاسة الجمهورية في بداية شهر مارس القادم.” tags: egypt intelligence Omar_Suliman elections presidency Thousands protest Malaysia rare earths plant – Channel NewsAsia [...]

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My Bookmarx 02/25/2012

‘Losing’ the world: American decline in perspective – Opinion – Al Jazeera English “American decline is real – but the US remains the world’s dominant power by a large margin.” tags: Noam_Chomsky usa decline imperialism latin_america middle-east The imperial way: US decline in perspective – Opinion – Al Jazeera English “Imperialism is still with us, [...]

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My Bookmarx 02/24/2012

Blogging in the Middle East: Not Necessarily Journalistic : CJR “What is a journalist? In Western media circles these days, the boundaries are blurring between online newspapers like the Christian Science Monitor and Guardian.co.uk, “blogs” such as HuffingtonPost.com, YouTube’s “citizen journalism,” and the rantings of political attack-dogs of all political stripes. Sure, HuffPost has a [...]

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My Bookmarx 02/23/2012

Egypt police violence: Casualties and individual cases | Amnesty International “The Cairo University Hospitals alone received some 269 injured people during the protests as well as seven of the 11 deaths that took place in the capital. “ tags: egypt police violence police_brutality casualities AIUK : Egypt: Recent security force policing ‘reminiscent of Mubarak’ era [...]

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My Bookmarx 02/20/2012

In Athens, an anarchist tradition alive and well – GREECE — SPECIAL REPORT – FRANCE 24 “Singled out for blame in the wake of riots that broke out in Athens on February 12, Greek anarchists are eager to show that they “are not mere hooligans”. France24.com takes an exclusive look at the movement on the [...]

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My Bookmarx 02/19/2012

The memorandum documents: the final versions | Athens News “the final versions of the memorandum agreements made between the government and the EU/IMF troika.” tags: EU europe capitalism greece debt austerity ECB IMF A Death Sentence for Greece » Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names “On Sunday, the Greek parliament approved a new round [...]

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My Bookmarx 02/18/2012

About Mosireen | مُصِرّين “Mosireen is a non-profit media centre in Downtown Cairo born out of the explosion of citizen journalism and cultural activism in Egypt during the revolution. Armed with mobile phones and cameras, thousands upon thousands of citizens kept the balance of truth in their country by recording events as they happened in [...]

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My Bookmarx 02/17/2012

Greece: The spark of the European revolution | In Defence of Marxism “Conditions in Greece are becoming desperate as unemployment continues to rise, wages and pensions are slashed, many small businesses close and the country slides towards a likely disorderly default. The pressure on ordinary working people is relentless.” tags: greece crisis revolution austerity EU [...]

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My Bookmarx 02/16/2012

Egypt military’s economic empire – Features – Al Jazeera English “The military’s vast economic interests in Egypt are one of those secrets which is not really a secret. Their social clubs, complexes, villages and products are clear for all to see, but their precise hold on the country’s economy has never been determined.” tags: egypt [...]

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