And the Libyans don’t want it!
Tag: dictatorship
Anti-Zionism, Anti-Imperialism and the #Jan25 revolution
Some DC pundits have been repeatedly on satellite TV stations claiming the Egyptian revolution had nothing to do with Israel or the US. Some even go as far as claiming this was “purely an internal affair.”
Those self described “ME experts” tend to neither know a word of Arabic nor visited Tahrir Square during the mass protests. The roots of this Egyptian revolt date back to September 2000, when street activism was revived again following a decade of dirty wary between the regime and the Islamist militants. There is a chain reaction linking those protests which broke out in solidarity with the Palestinian intifada to the current revolt.
Anyways, I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves.
Cameron in Cairo
Joke of the year: The British prime minister, who kettled students in London’s streets, is coming to Egypt to lecture us on democracy, accompanied by arms dealers.
Mr Cameron’s visit had originally been planned to promote trade and investment, and the traveling business delegation included representatives of firms involved in the defence industry – including BAE, Rolls Royce, Thales, Qinetiq and Babcock.
The Independent