Category Archives: Foreign Policy

Stratfor: Police and Army Redeploying, Both Suporting Mubarak For Now

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Or so say their sources: The Egyptian military and internal security forces have coordinated a crackdown for the hours ahead in an effort to clear the streets of the demonstrators. The interior minister has meanwhile negotiated his stay for the … Continue reading →

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More Reports of the Military Siding With Protesters in Egypt

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Haaretz reports that military men are taking off their helmets and being hoisted by the crowd in Cairo, chanting “the people and the military are one.” (Hat tip: Belmonst Club.) All the protest factions (including the Muslim brotherhood, who seem … Continue reading →

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Hamas Crossing Border Into Egypt to Work With Muslim Brotherhood

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Lawrence Person

This is not good news. It would be great if the current unrest lead to a free, democratic government in Egypt. However, it is just as likely that events will lead to widespread Islamization of regional governments and another Arab-Israeli … Continue reading →

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More Sources for Live Egypt Updates

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Pajamas Media Max Fisher at the Atlantic Al Jazeera (no RealPlayer required)

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Footage From Egypt

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Lawrence Person

A few relevant embeddable videos I’ve found: Not terribly graphic, but it does show someone getting shot (and probably killed):

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Egypt’s Tipping Point?

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Latest update from The live BBC feed: 1724: BBC Arabic correspondent Khaled Ezzelarab in Cairo reports: “Despite the curfew, demonstrators are surrounding the building of Egyptian radio and TV and trying to break into it. The building is guarded by … Continue reading →

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Keeping Up With Protests In Egypt

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Protests spread across Egypt, the Internet is cut off, the military is mobilizing, and Nobel Peace prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei under house arrest. Some sources for live updates: NRO’s updates. Here’s a constantly updated BBC news page. The Beeb’s updated … Continue reading →

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There Is No Internet, Only Zuul

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Lawrence Person

In Egypt, at least. That’s probably a really, really bad sign…

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This Week in Jihad for January 27, 2011

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Lawrence Person

The big Jihad news this week, of course, was the Moscow bombing. But that was hardly the only thing of note: The Moscow bombers were evidently trained in Pakistan. “An al-Qaeda linked website said that the group Islamic Caucasus Emirate, … Continue reading →

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How Facebook Responded to Tunisian Hacks

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I still don’t feel like I have a good handle on the Tunisian Revolution yet. (Indeed, my fingers keep wanting to type “Tunesian,” which suggests a government based on iTunes…) Jihadi? Non-Jihadi? Both? (Probably the the last.) But the fact … Continue reading →

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