Egypt

NOVANEWS DR. FREDERICK TOBEN By Dr. Frederick Toben TEHRAN, Iran—Media reports show there is a pervasive restlessness among the middle classes in the Middle East and elsewhere, a fact that began markedly to capture world media headlines when Egypt’s populace moved against their president, Hosni Mubarak. Barack Obama is praying for a peaceful outcome, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has condemned outright any violent uprisings, but what the Al Jazeera news service is transmitting live to the world, in particular battle scenes around Cairo’s Tahrir Square, is disquieting because here we have the development of a possible tragic Egyptian civil war. Iranian media reports, of course, contain a deeper understanding of what impulses and values are driving this social upheaval because Ir...

NOVANEWS   by Adam Morrow CAIRO, Feb 9 (IPS) — In recent years, Egypt has witnessed mounting tension between its Muslim majority and its sizeable Coptic Christian minority. But in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the site of ongoing mass protests against the ruling regime, members of both faiths chant in unison: “Muslim, Christian, doesn’t matter; We’re all in this boat together!” Since January 25, Egyptians countrywide have hit the streets in the hundreds of thousands — even millions — to demand the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak and his 30-year-old regime. The first week of demonstrations were accompanied by almost daily clashes between police and protesters, in which hundreds were killed and thousands injured. The demonstrations were initially organized by online activist groups of no parti...

NOVANEWS by Adam Morrow    CONTINUALLY UPDATED “Mubarak took all his family and left … he was in sharm el sheykh this morning but the private jet left… for another unknown destination..” EGYPT: An obstinate Mubarak fans flames of uprising (below) By Gordon Duff Senior Editor Latest reports from Egypt in light of the deteriorating security situation after the shocking revelations from President Mubarak: Coup against Mubarak and Suleiman eminent US Embassy in Cairo to be targeted El Baradei calls out to army for support “save Egypt Crowds are moving on the Presidential Palace.  Gunfire has erupted.  Among the crowds are members of organized paramilitary units.  Something is going on, something more than a public response. President Obama has expressed shock to his close...

NOVANEWS   By Eileen Fleming   USA Made Tear Gas Former President George W. Bush cancelled his 12 February 2011, trip to Switzerland because of the call for mass protests from human rights activists seeking to bring a legal case against him for ordering the torture of terrorism suspects and calling for participants to each bring a shoe to the rally outside the Hotel Wilson, where Bush was scheduled to speak about freedom. The shoes were to remind the world of the moment an Iraqi journalist threw his footwear at Bush during a 2008 news conference. Several human rights groups including Amnesty International and the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights had also planned to ask Swiss prosecutors to open a criminal investigation against the former president over the admission that he...

NOVANEWS by crescentandcross          Israel’s Fission Field Warfare  is the highest degree of false flag terrorism.     by Jonathan Azaziah     www.maskofzion.com     Fission is defined as ‘the act or process of splitting into parts.’ In a more scientific explanation, fission is defined as ‘division of the atomic nucleus into two lighter fragments releasing energy. In a nuclear power station, fission occurs slowly, while in a nuclear weapon, very rapidly. In both instances, fission must be very carefully controlled.’ When applied to daily shifts on the geopolitical front, the first definition is self explanatory. The second definition however, requires a bit of dissection. The ‘nucleus’ of a stable society is the peaceful, brotherly and harmonious interaction between its peop...

NOVANEWS   by Adam Morrow  CAIRO, Feb 11, 2011 (Veterans Today) — If you thought the idea that 19 Arabs with box-cutters could bring down the World Trade Center (both towers!) was a stretch, you’ll love this one: In an effort to turn the Egyptian public against the ongoing uprising, the embattled Mubarak regime has promoted the ultimate conspiracy theory, involving elements from Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Qatar, the US, and — wait for it — Israel. “The news that was broadcast on Egyptian state media in the first days of the uprising wasn’t news, it was madness,” Gamal Fahmi, political analyst and managing editor of opposition weekly Al-Arabi Al-Nassiri, told Veterans Today. “Madness that reflected the regime’s desperation.” On Saturday, January 29, the fifth day of the uprising, Egyptian s...

NOVANEWS   Tell Congress to invest in civilian, not military, aid for Zionist Mu-Barak and Zionist regime. The whole world has been inspired by the pro-democracy revolution underway in Egypt. But here in America, we're also worried about further government escalation and crack downs against the non-violent opposition. 1 We should be. We’ve already seen a scary preview of what that would look like, when Egypt’s brutal police forces used ‘Made in America’ tear gas on protesters.2 You see, the U.S. gives Zionist Mu-Barak over $1.3 billion every year to buy tanks and guns. We even REQUIRE them to buy those weapons from American gun merchants, in a huge backdoor subsidy of the U.S. weapons industry.3 Instead of helping Egypt build schools or roads or even a working court system -- things that ...

NOVANEWS   Yasmeen El Khoudary   http://target.ps/en/2011/02/the-circles-in-the-sky-over-gaza/ People keep talking of a new war. They tell you about their neighbors — they’re probably too shy to admit that its their family, not their neighbors — who already started stocking up on food items and candles in preparation for the upcoming war. “People are really scared,” they tell you, using “people” instead of “we.” Everyone — groundless news reports and loud rumors — is saying that they can hear the war drums, can’t you?! Well, to me war has already started, and Israel is already chanting victory, given the very conversation the two of us are having. About two weeks ago I saw what looked to me like a confused Israeli pilot flying around in his F-16 jet, drawing circles in the ...

NOVANEWS   Stand with Egyptian Change.org members and all Egyptians fighting for their civil rights.   Dear All, Ten days ago, when the government turned the phones back on for a few hours, two young Egyptian street activists called us from Tahrir Square: Mahmoud Salem, a well known 29-year-old Egyptian activist and blogger, and Gihan Ibrahim (pictured to the right), a 24-year-old activist who calls herself “Gigi.” The two of them dictated the text for an international campaign over the phone. It’s become one of the top petitions ever on Change.org. You can add your name here: http://www.change.org/petitions/support-the-peoples-revolution-in-egypt-?alert_id=EVTdCNXGMB_quAAUFFndI&me=aa Earlier today, we spoke with Gigi and Mahmoud again. Here is their dictated letter to you:   Dear fell...

NOVANEWS modernityblog    Hosni Mu-Barak like so many with power, can't give it up and certainly can't take a hint, from the Egyptian people. He is hoping the longer he holds on, that the greater the chance of the protests dissipating and him being able to fiddle the elections in September, as he and the ruling regime have done for decades. I imagine that his stubbornness will only invigorate those that have sensed the taste of freedom, without the 30 years of his dictatorship and the emergency powers. Hosni Mu-Barak is clearly worried that once he leaves the Presidency he'll be fair game and liable for assassination, as often happens with dictators and despots, but there's a broader picture here because in many ways he is a figurehead for a wider regime with corruption and ...