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Egypt into Iran? — “A Self-Fulfilling Prophesy”
Ervand Abrahamian, who was born in Iran, is a distinguished professor of history at City University of New York. His books include A History of Modern Iran. He said today: “Those who warn that if the U.S. eases out Mubarak the outcome will be another Iran may unwittingly bring about a self-fulfilling prophecy. In Iran there could have been a bloodless transfer of power to the moderate opposition — [Ayatollah Mohammad] Shariatmadari, [Prime Minister Mehdi] Bazargan and the National Front — if the U.S. had not hung onto the Shah until it was too late. The massacre in September 1978…
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Following Mubarak and Obama Speeches, Government Thugs Attack Demonstration
Pro-regime forces in Cairo have attacked peaceful protesters and media personnel. Phone lines are intermittent; Egypt is 7 hours ahead of U.S. ET. Last night, following Mubarak and Obama’s speeches, As’ad AbuKhalil, wrote the piece “Obama to Mubarak: License to Murder the Egyptian People.” For updates on his blog, see: angryarab.blogspot.com. See Al Jazeera English video showing some of the attacks. AbuKhalil is a professor in the department of politics at California State University, Stanislaus. For additional online resources: accuracy.org/online-resources-on-egypt EMAD MEKAY Based in Cairo, Mekay reports for Inter Press Service and other outlets. He just wrote the Institute for…
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On Healthcare Insurance Ruling: How to Get to Universal Coverage Without a Mandate
Executive director of Health Justice, Clark Newhall is a doctor and a lawyer. He said today: “Just like the government cannot force you to buy a car from GM because there is not enough mass transit, so too Congress cannot force you to buy insurance from Wellpoint when there is not enough health care access.
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Will Wall Street Be Held Accountable for Fraud and “Greatest Redistribution of Wealth Upward?”
William Black recently wrote the piece “How can the Architects of the Crisis Investigate it?”
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* Chomsky * Threats to the Egyptian Uprising * U.S. Arms Egypt
Just back from the Mideast, Mounzer Sleiman directs Think Tanks Monitor and is founder of the Center for American and Arab Studies. He said today: “The Egyptian popular uprising begun on January 25 is being threatened on two fronts: The clique immediately around Mubarak through force and intimidation are trying to use the army and the air force (Mubarak himself came from the air force) to get the people off the streets and in effect end the uprising. They are also trying to reconstitute their security apparatus. “The other threat is from some self-imposed opportunistic leaders (like Mohamed ElBaradei) who…
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100 Academics Call for New Mideast Foreign Policy
Dear President Obama: “As political scientists, historians, and researchers in related fields who have studied the Middle East and U.S. foreign policy, we the undersigned believe you have a chance to move beyond rhetoric to support the democratic movement sweeping over Egypt. As citizens, we expect our president to uphold those values.
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From Cairo and U.S.: Interviews on Egypt
Philip Rizk is an independent blogger and filmmaker based in Cairo. Rizk is editing video of some of the most critical parts of the protests. He is reporting on the Egyptian government apparently releasing criminals against protesters, looting, lack of police protection and other critical events. He can also address economic inequality, the lack of meaningful political opposition and other aspects. For brief audio of Saturday interview with him: part 1, part 2 and part 3. Rizk was “disappeared” by the Egyptian government in 2009.
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Egypt: Resources and Interviews
Professor of political science and international studies at Richmond University and currently visiting at the American University in Cairo, Sheila Carapico told the Institute for Public Accuracy shortly before phone lines were cut: “Earlier this week Hillary Clinton said that Egypt is ‘stable’ — but Egyptians are not interested in stability. They’re interested in change. Then, she urged ‘restraint’ by ‘both sides.’ This is an absurd statement. … There’s a reason why public opinion in the Arab world isn’t pro-American. And that’s because American foreign policy isn’t pro-public opinion in the Arab world.
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Anti-Drone War Protesters Given Time Served
AP is reporting: “A judge says protester…
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Obama Economic Policy: Change or More of the Same?
Rick Wolff is author of the book Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It. He said today: “Some 20-30 million unemployed, underemployed, and no-longer-even-looking workers were not worth addressing nor offering any new governmental program … . The past program of Bush and Obama to rely on the private sector and stimulating it in the hopes that benefits will trickle down to reduce unemployment has not worked now for years. Yet that is all the State of the Union address offers, more of the same old, same old that has failed.
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