Tag Archives: Muslim Brotherhood

LinkSwarm for August 16, 2013

A Friday LinkSwarm on Friday. Will wonders never cease? Ted Cruz hails from the Republican wing of the Republican Party. Speaking of Cruz: “Cruz acquired his citizenship, at birth, through his mother. He is a natural born US citizen and … Continue reading →

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Egypt’s Death Toll: 500 and Rising

And the violence continues apace in Egypt. Egypt’s government cracking down on the Muslim Brotherhood, the brotherhood looting government buildings and attacking the Christian Coptic minority. And assaulting the occasional journalist taking their picture. Looking for insight as to what … Continue reading →

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Egypt Blowing Up Again

NRO has running updates. Civilian death toll at 245, security forces death toll at 43. Here’s your generic Middle East conflict video montage: (Note: I originally had a completely different generic Middle East conflict video montage there, but AFP evidently … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for July 8, 2013

Funny how three day weekends where you have to work Friday always leave you with more stuff you need to do rather than less. So here’s the Friday LinkSwarm on Monday. “Barack Hussein Obama: You Killed the Arab Spring.” And … Continue reading →

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Egypt Update for July 2, 2013

The lines are drawn, and the curses are cast. Both the people as a whole and the military have proclaimed that Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood must step down. Morsi, in turn, has told them to get stuffed. I’m seeing … Continue reading →

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Egypt Update for July 1, 2013

The big Egypt news today, just in case you hadn’t seen it: Widespread protests estimated at 17 million people have called for the ouster of Mohammed Morsi and his violent, corrupt, incompetent Muslim Brotherhood from power. The Egyptian Military has … Continue reading →

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Super Brief Post on Egypt

I don’t know what’s really going on in Egypt beyond the largest protests in the history of the world. Your basic protest in the middle east doesn’t mean jack compared to guys with guns. But protests this massive change the … Continue reading →

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Hosni Mubarak Declared “Clinically Dead”

It looks like last week’s post was only slightly premature, as doctor’s have declared Mubarak clinically dead after suffering a stroke. My previous comments still largely apply, although given the Egyptian High Court’s invalidation of parliament, a Muslim Brotherhood takeover … Continue reading →

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The Egyptian Military and Existential Threats

Some people have wondered why Egypt’s high court, doing the military leadership’s bidding, just invalidated the Egyptian parliament, even though the Muslim Brotherhood’s popularity, though strong, seemed to be on the wan. I think the simplest explanation is not that … Continue reading →

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Egypt’s High Court Declares Parliment Invalid

“Egypt’s highest court declared the parliament invalid Thursday, and the country’s interim military rulers promptly declared full legislative authority.” Well, things are about to get very interesting indeed. Does the Muslim Brotherhood think it can take on the army in … Continue reading →

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