News feed from Huffington Post. Does every generation really need revolutions. This is twice for Egypt in such a short while.orwarded message ----------
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Date: Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 4:20 AM
Subject: Friday's Daily Brief: At Least 10 Killed in Egypt... Muslim Brotherhood Leader Speaks Amid Arrest Rumors... 'God Make Morsi Victorious'... Al Jazeera Shut Down
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![]() | Ahmed Shihab-Eldin: Egypt's American-Made Military: More Mistakes Than Morsi
I understand why so many (namely President Obama) are careful not to call this a coup. But whatever we call it, we must acknowledge the basic facts: A president elected in unprecedented free and fair elections was overthrown by an ever-powerful military that took its cues from an unprecedented mobilization of millions of Egyptians challenging his rule. Morsi failed at nearly everything the Egyptian people had hoped and entrusted him to do, chief among them, uniting a divided Egypt. But Egypt's military has failed for far longer, with a lot more blood on their hands. And no one is more ruthless in suppressing the rights of others in Egypt than the American-made military. |
![]() | Victor J. Willi: Letter From Cairo
What happened yesterday is phenomenal and unprecedented in Egyptian history. While millions of Egyptians cheered and partied until in the early morning on June 30th, and then again yesterday, following the sacking of Morsi, there is, however, a flip side to the coin. |
![]() | Dr. Peggy Drexler: The Case Against Summer Camp
Self-sufficiency isn't something most kids are born with. The school year, with its rigorous after-school sports and activity schedules, doesn't offer this sort of platform for learning how to be alone, or for knowing how to create their own fun -- a skill that's not only a good thing but also essential. |
![]() | Marty Kaplan: David Brooks' Own Private Egypt
So when Mohamed Morsi was elected president of Egypt, or when Hamas and Hezbollah won elections in Gaza and Lebanon, some Committee on Core Beliefs should have had a veto over the outcome? What could possibly go wrong? |
![]() | Barry Lando: Egypt's Military State Within a State
Since the fall of Mubarak, the military have feared not just a takeover by radical Muslims. There is also the fact that real civilian rule could spell an end to the system of massive military corruption and patronage that has gone on for decades in Egypt. |
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