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From Arab Spring to jobless summers

by Paul J. Balles August 16, 2011

Few young people consider what effect their protests will have. Little heed gets paid by these youthful protesters to the cost of their revolutionary zeal. They blithely ignore the disaster their activities have caused to their national economies.

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The West Is Terrified of Arabic Democracies

by SR Editor June 24, 2011

Both Bush and Obama are terrified of the Arab spring. And there is a very sensible reason for that. They don’t want democracies in the Arab world. If Arab public opinion had any influence on policy, the US and Britain had been tossed out of the Middle East. That’s why they are terrified of democracies in the region.

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What next?

by Paul J. Balles March 5, 2011

What are we going to do?
Who’s going to do it?
How are we going to do it?
Who’s going to clean up the mess afterwards?

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Roots of the Arab Revolts and Premature Celebrations

by James Petras March 3, 2011

Street-based movements lack the organization and leadership to project, let alone impose a new political or social order. Their power is found in their ability to pressure existing elites and institutions, not to replace the state and economy. Hence the surprising ease with which the US, Israeli and EU backed Egyptian military were able to seize power and protect the entire rentier state and economic structure while sustaining their ties with their imperial mentors.

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Major Media Promote War on Libya

by Stephen Lendman March 3, 2011

When imperial America wants war, peace advocates are shut out by official rhetoric and hawkish media reports supporting militarism, not diplomatic efforts to achieve peace. Those for it aren’t heard. Hugo Chavez’s government is one. On February 28, Venezuela’s Foreign Minister, Nicolas Maduro, warned against belligerence.

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Wolf in Shepherd’s Clothing: Gadhafi Blames al-Qaeda and Arms Supporters

by SR Editor March 3, 2011

he Gadhafi family is quite used to being isolated and shunned and their defiant tone indicates that economic sanctions will have little effect.

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Freedom From Arab Tyrants Will Free Palestine

by Haitham Sabbah March 3, 2011

Far too long we Arabs have been silent while our tyrants, our faith, our trillions, our oil, our land, our people, and our Palestine have long been subjected to the political, economic, and military brutal occupation, genocide, theft, racism, Islamophobia, and domination by the Israeli-American axis; but we Arabs will be silent no more.

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Institutionalized Arab Inequality in Israel

by Stephen Lendman February 26, 2011

The Palestinian Arab Minority in Israel (20% of the population or about 1.2 million people, excluding East Jerusalem and Golan) face institutionalized inequality that excludes them from state resources, services and positions.

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Tripoli – A City in the Shadow of Death

by SR Editor February 25, 2011

Gunfire in the suburbs – and hunger and rumour in the capital as thousands race for last tickets out of a city sinking into anarchy.

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Israeli media “fears” the new Egypt

by SR Editor February 22, 2011

Neve Gordon describes how Israel’s media has been presenting Egyptian democracy as a threat, with one commentator lamenting the end of colonialism.

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America Change Your Policies in the MidEast Or Lose It

by Mohamed Khodr February 22, 2011

In a few days, or less, Libya will be free from the 42 year rule of the mentally unstable, psychotic, arrogant, divisive, condescending, megalomaniacal leader and self proclaimed “King of Africa.” –Muammar Al-Ghaddafi.

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Mind-sets and revolutions

by Paul J. Balles February 20, 2011

The revolution in Egypt provides evidence of a public well-informed by 30 years of mostly silent submission to the dictates of a self-serving regime. Finally, when the silence yielded to a voice that said “Enough”, the latest technology and social networking brought that voice to millions ready to protest and bring down the regime.

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Rebranding Egypt’s Revolution

by SR Editor February 19, 2011

Those who have failed to suppress the Egyptian revolution now seek to derail it or rebrand it to keep the status quo of division and mistrust among the people. But Egyptians of all walks of life need to remember their moments of unity in Tahrir Square and across Egypt.

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Winners and Losers in a Post-Mubarak Arab World

by Yousef Munayyer February 15, 2011

Many different global players had an investment in the outcome of the drama that finally concluded in Egypt with Mubarak’s departure. So after this transformational moment, who are the winners and who are the losers?

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The Egyptian People Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize [Satire]

by Mantiq al-Tayr February 15, 2011

The Egyptian people deserve the Nobel Peace Prize. To be more accurate, the Nobel Peace Prize is not good enough for the Egyptian people, but still it would be a great gesture and would make lots of Arab regimes even more uneasy than they are now. Fortunately for them, most likely rich white men will not want to bestow it upon that incredible people, but you can sign the petition.

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