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Egyptian Mob Explains That ‘Freedom’ Means ‘We Got to Destroy Israel’

Nic Robertson of CNN was interviewing protesters in Alexandria when some of them started telling him the truth. Here’s a picture of the guy (in beard with blue cap) who really lays it out: The Blaze caught this and, as they explain, the truth-telling starts at about the 1:30 mark, including a woman who says […]

Your Daily Egyptian Update

The White House is trying to stay neutral: White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday that it is “not for me or our government to determine” whether Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak should leave office amid massive protests against his rule. Gibbs said the United States is “not picking between those on the street and […]

When It Comes to Foreign Policy, Let’s Trust Alan Colmes and Jimmy Carter!

Colmes posts this: Mohamed ElBaradei, a leading voice of Egypt’s opposition, told Fareed Zakaria on CNN that the American conservative fear put forth by people like John Bolton and Thaddeus McCotter that the Muslim Brotherhood will step in and take over Egypt if Hosni Mubarak falls is a myth without “one iota of reality.” This […]

‘Regime Change’ in Egypt?

The stars appear to be aligning against Hosni Mubarak’s regime. Joe Biden’s early defense of Mubarak appeared to suggest that the Obama administration might support maintaining the status quo, but that has obviously changed with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton now calling for “real democracy” in Egypt: Real stability only comes from the kind of democratic […]

Education Bubble Reaches Egypt?

“I have to pay 150 pounds a day to bribe police officers to let me sell on this pavement. How can I be this educated and not find proper work?” — Ramadan Mohamed, Law graduate selling sunglasses on Cairo street

Chris Matthews: ‘Blame Bush!’

Don’t try this at home, kids. It takes a special kind of stupid: “Leading off tonight: Unrest in Egypt. Proving the Iraq war wasn`t needed, these protests in Egypt, as well as in Yemen and Tunisia, are all aimed at dictators supported by the U.S. The demonstrations have not yet turned anti-American, but they could. […]

Egyptian Uprising: Latest Updates

An Associated Press video report on Saturday’s developments: The New York Times: As street battles between protesters and the security police flared for a fifth day, Mr. Mubarak named a new government filled with military figures, signaling the pivotal role the military might play in shaping the outcome of the unrest. He appointed Omar Suleiman, […]

Egypt: ‘Attaboy, Mubarak’?

“The position of the government of the United States of America should never be to say to the side that’s using batons on demonstrators, ‘attaboy.’” — Jim Geraghty, National Review Oh, I don’t know, Jim. When it came to student protesters in Berkeley and rioters in Watts, wasn’t Ronald Reagan’s election as California governor basically […]

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