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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Those who support democracy must welcome the rise of political Islam
It’s a really important article. But the presumption here is that once these groups come to power via elections, they will continue to honor the the democratic process that brought them to power and facilitate elections in the future and … Continue reading
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The 2011 Arab Public Opinion Poll on Iran
A friend of mine recently posted on his blog that most people in the Arab world perceive Iran as a threat. It was a shock for me because for better or worse, the Iranian government is still very popular in … Continue reading
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Tahrir Square
Protesters have converged on the focal point of the January 25th revolution to commence the next and probably more difficult stage of the revolution: the overthrow of the military dictatorship and not just its figurehead. What Egyptians knew all along … Continue reading
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Video: 99% v 1%: the data behind the Occupy movement
“It has been the rallying cry of the Occupy movement for the past two months – but is the US really split 99% v 1%? As poverty and inequality reach record levels, how much richer have the rich got? This … Continue reading
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Israeli Defense Minister Barak on Iran’s Nuclear Program
The truth comes out: During a Wednesday appearance on the PBS program Charlie Rose, Barak was asked if he would “want a nuclear weapon” were he a member of Iran’s government. “Probably, probably. I know, it’s not – I don’t delude myself … Continue reading
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Must read: Arab revolts – Past and Present
al-Jazeera: The current popular challenges to the Western-sponsored Arab dictatorships are hardly a new occurrence in modern Arab history. We have seen such uprisings against European colonialism in the region since its advent in Algeria in 1830 and in Egypt … Continue reading
Video: Protesters storm Kuwaiti parliament
This is explosive. I repeat, there is not single regime in the Middle East that does not deserve the total wrath of its people.
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Video: Olbermann on the Occupy Movement and Mayor Bloomberg
He was a little too hard on Batman, haha, but he’s very persuasive. See the video here.
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Video: Occupy Karl Rove, lol
See it here.
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Last night at Occupy Berkeley
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Syria in a state of civil war
I don’t understand why analysts are so reluctant to call it a civil war. Lets call a spade a spade. See this video. I think it was a matter of time that the opposition resorted to arms. After countless massacres, … Continue reading
Video: Colbert on the Occupy Movement
He. is. great.
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Occupy Cal general assembly votes to re-establish encampment
Daily Cal: A crowd of about 3,500 [other estimates put it at 5,000] packed into Upper Sproul Plaza Tuesday evening, convening a general assembly where they voted overwhelmingly to re-establish an encampment, despite the police violence that marked encampment efforts … Continue reading
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Tomorrow in Berkeley
There is a strike planned for tomorrow at UC Berkeley. I think at some point, they’ll be a renewed attempt to set up an encampment. This attempted encampment was the official reason for the clashes last week. The university, as … Continue reading
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Video: Colbert on Police Brutality in Occupy Berkeley Movement
See the video here.
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