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“Orderly Transition” or “Nothing Burger” Reforms? Benchmarks for US Policy in Egypt
To the disappointment of many, the Obama administration's policy of “orderly transition to democracy” in Egypt, which just a few days ago seemed to be embracing pro-democracy protesters' demand …
Rachel Maddow | Egyptian Protesters to Mubarak: No Deal
Rachel Maddow reports that the anti-Mubarak protests in Egypt are only growing stronger.
Hungry Gazans Feed Egyptian Troops
Rafah - Mustapha Suleiman, 27, from J Block east of the Rafah crossing with Egypt, crosses through gaps in the iron fence on the border carrying bread, water, meat …
High-Speed Rail Becomes First Obama-GOP Budget Battle
Washington - In a preview of the epic budget fight that will kick off in earnest next week, the Obama administration on Monday proposed a $53 billion plan for …
Maybe This Time: How We Can Reform the Pentagon and Cut Its Budget
Yesterday, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, put out a statement as he released his 2011 National Military Strategy. In it, he spoke words …
Emotions of a Reluctant Hero Galvanize Protesters
Cairo - The television host narrated the pictures of the dead protesters on the screen, young men with sweet smiles whom she compared to roses in a garden. “They …
America’s Stay-at-Home Ex-President
As the news broke on Saturday that former President George W. Bush had abruptly canceled his scheduled appearance this week in Geneva to avoid the risk of arrest on …
Summarizing Egypt
Protests Swell in Rejection of Egypt’s Limited Reforms
Cairo - With a new wave of demonstrations in Tahrir Square on Tuesday — by some measures the largest anti-government protests in the two-week uprising — Egyptians loudly rejected …
Torturing Democracy
It is difficult to imagine how any democracy can avoid being corrupted when war becomes the foundation of politics, if not culture itself.