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Showing posts with label World Middle East Egypt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World Middle East Egypt. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

AP: Libyan officials say U.S. ambassador killed in attack


AP: Libyan officials say U.S. ambassador killed in attack

Libyan officials say U.S. Ambassador John Christopher Stevens was killed in an attack Tuesday at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, the Associated Press reports. ... http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/news-agencies-us-ambassador-to-libya-killed-in-attack-outside-consulate/2012/09/12/665de5fc-fcc4-11e1-a31e-804fccb658f9_story.html?hpid=z1

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By  and , Updated: Wednesday, September 12, 7:01 AM

U.S. Ambassador to Libya John Christopher Stevens and at least two other embassy staffers were reported killed Tuesday in an assault on the American consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi.
Wire services and reporters on the ground said Libyan government officials confirmed that Stevens and the others were fleeing the consulate when a rocket-propelled grenade struck their vehicle. Al-Jazeera’s correspondent in Benghazi said the bodies of the dead had been taken to the Benghazi airport... http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/news-agencies-us-ambassador-to-libya-killed-in-attack-outside-consulate/2012/09/12/665de5fc-fcc4-11e1-a31e-804fccb658f9_story.html?hpid=z1
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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Mediaite: Fox News Reporter Greg Palkot Talks To GQ About His Ordeal In Egypt


Fox News Reporter Greg Palkot Talks To GQ About His Ordeal In Egypt

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With violence in Egypt currently at the front of many people’s minds due to the horrific attack on CBS’Lara Logan in Cairo, GQ’s interview with Fox News correspondent Greg Palkot seems more relevant than ever.
Palkot – who was blindfolded and severely beaten along with photo journalist Olaf Wiig while covering the uprising in Egypt – told Taimur Khanthat he would have been abducted much sooner had it not been for the selflessness of a few fast-acting individuals after the commotion broke out in Tahrir Square:  http://www.mediaite.com/print/fox-news-reporter-greg-palkot-talks-to-gq-about-his-ordeal-in-egypt/

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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Lara Logan's Egypt Interrogation Tell-All: "The Army Is Not on the Peoples' Side. The Army Is on Its Own Side."

Lara Logan's Egypt Interrogation Tell-All: "The Army Is Not on the Peoples' Side. The Army Is on Its Own Side."

Lara Logan's Egypt Interrogation Tell-All: "The Army Is Not on the Peoples' Side. The Army Is on Its Own Side."


A LONG NIGHT IN CAIRO /// "We were detained by the Egyptian army. Arrested, detained, and interrogated. Blindfolded, handcuffed, taken at gunpoint, our driver beaten. It's the regime that arrested us."

Lara Logan has, so far, not been declared insane. This despite arriving in Cairo today, just as President Mubarak was leaving, just a week after her driver was beaten there and she — a CBS News reporter, one of America's most visible foreign correspondents — was detained and interrogated in secret along with her crew, by the army, in an undisclosed location, and told to leave the country, post-haste. Because Mubarak was about to step down, and chaos would break out anew. And yet, a voice comes on in the background over the phone Thursday night: an airline pilot reminding Logan and her fellow passengers that they're in for what should be a smooth, overnight flight to Egypt... http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/lara-logan-egypt-5219471
Photo Credit: CBS (Logan); Patrick Baz/AFP via Getty (army officer)

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

February 15, 2011 CBS News' Lara Logan Assaulted During Egypt Protests CBS News Chief Foreign Correspondent Separated From Her Crew And Brutally Assaulted on Day Mubarak Stepped Down

February 15, 2011

CBS News' Lara Logan Assaulted During Egypt Protests

CBS News Chief Foreign Correspondent Separated From Her Crew And Brutally Assaulted on Day Mubarak Stepped Down


On Friday February 11, the day Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak stepped down, CBS correspondent Lara Logan was covering the jubilation in Tahrir Square for a 60 MINUTES story when she and her team and their security were surrounded by a dangerous element amidst the celebration. It was a mob of more than 200 people whipped into frenzy.

In the crush of the mob, she was separated from her crew. She was surrounded and suffered a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating before being saved by a group of women and an estimated 20 Egyptian soldiers. She reconnected with the CBS team, returned to her hotel and returned to the United States on the first flight the next morning. She is currently in the hospital recovering.

There will be no further comment from CBS News and Correspondent Logan and her family respectfully request privacy at this time. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/02/15/60minutes/main20032070.shtml
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Thursday, February 10, 2011

The Globe and Mail - DON TAPSCOTT: Tunisia, Egypt and the coming generational explosion

Tunisia, Egypt and the coming generational explosion

DON TAPSCOTT



The anti-government uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt are featuring prominently in discussions here at Davos. And rightly so. The world is a powder keg as a demographic tidal wave of young people enter a jobless workforce and societies that need deep political and social reform.




To me, 2011 is playing out in hyper speed. In my year-end forecast for 2011, I argued that “Worldwide generational conflict will grow. Around the planet young adults are asserting themselves in the workplace and in political arenas. Protests against entrenched governments will increase in frequency and severity.”

I have no satisfaction about how quickly this forecast is coming true. A new youth radicalization is under way for three reasons.

First, there is a massive generation of young people coming of age. Born between 1977 and 1997, the children of the baby boom in North America outnumber their parents. The echo is larger than the boom itself. In South America the demographic bulge is huge, and even bigger in Africa, the Mideast and Asia. A majority of people in the world are under the age of 30 and 27 per cent are under the age of 15.

Second, this generation is the first to grow up digital. They have been bathed in bits; computers, the Internet, and interactive technologies are a fundamental part of the experience of youth. I am a digital immigrant, while my children are digital natives. When I was growing up I was the passive recipient of broadcast television. When young people today are at a computer, they are interacting, searching, authenticating, remembering, collaborating, composing their thoughts, and organizing information. They interact with the media and know how to inform themselves and use technology to get things done.

Third, as they become adults, they are entering a world that is broken. Youth unemployment is high around the world. In Spain more than 40 per cent of young people are without work. In France the rate is higher than 20 per cent. Many failing institutions are in need of reform. Hosni Mubarak has been President of Egypt for almost 30 years, and most people think he wants his son to succeed him. In Tunisia, Ben Ali assumed the presidency through a bloodless coup in 1987. Driven out of power by a citizen revolt, he and his family were forced to flee the country. Throughout the Mideast there are undemocratic regimes with poor human rights records. Women want to be part of the work force but in many countries are denied full opportunities to do so.


20110128 D Tapscott Tunisia Egypt the coming genl expl

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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak transfers power to vice president

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak says he is transferring power to his vice president, Omar Suleiman, but will not leave the country. Mubarak said in a nationally televised address Thursday that the demands of protesters calling for his immediate ouster are just and legitimate...  http://www.herald-mail.com/breakingnews/hm-muburak-says-he-will-transfer-power-to-vice-president-20110210,0,6334421.story


Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak transfers power to vice president
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The Fall of the Strongmen

The Fall of the Strongmen


Current events background.....short read for so much information.
Daniel Greenfield. He's in New York and calls himself Sultan Knish. I think he used to be or is a field reporter.
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Saturday, January 29, 2011
THE FALL OF THE STRONGMEN
The attempt to establish a post-colonial order of kings and strongmen to replace the British and French colonial rule over the Arab Muslim world was doomed from the start. Some of the kings were overthrown by native officers who had been trained by the British and the French to fight their wars. The officers who overthrew them became strongmen themselves.
The recently deposed Ben Ali was a Tunisian officer trained in French and American schools, who had helped push out the French and his predecessor. Egypt's Mubarak was an Air Force officer who replaced Sadat, who replaced Nasser-- all members of the Free Officers Movement which overthrew the Egyptian monarchy... http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/2011/01/fall-of-strongmen.html
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20110129 The Fall of the strongmen by Sultan Knish

New York Times coverage of events in Egypt

February 10, 2011

Updated: Feb. 10, 2011 
Egypt, the most populous country in the Arab world, erupted in mass protests on Jan. 25, 2011, as the revolution in Tunisia earlier in the month seemed to inflame decades worth of smoldering grievances against decades of heavy-handed rule by President Hosni Mubarak. After a week of mass protests, Mr. Mubarak said he would not seek reelection but refused to step down. His government has appeared to be trying to wait the protesters out, offering a reform plan that consists of minor concessions. But the protesters, having beaten back an attempt by armed pro-government supporters to drive them from Cairo's Tahrir Square, managed to keep the movement's momentum going. On Feb. 10, the armed forces signaled they would intervene "to protect the nation,'' apparently bringing Mr. Mubarak's rule to an end. More than 300 people are estimated to have died in Egypt since the turmoil began, according to human rights groups.

What Can the Protests in Egypt Achieve?
What Can the Protests in Egypt Achieve?
Will the uprisings change the country’s future?


Latest Updates on Day 17 of Egypt Protests
The Lede continues to follow the protest movement in Egypt, now in its third week.
February 10, 2011
    America's Unraveling Power
    In Egypt and around the world, we are witnessing an historic eclipse of U.S. influence.
    February 10, 2011
      Mubarak to Speak; Army Takes New Role
      Mubarak to Speak; Army Takes New Role
      Egypt’s armed forces on Thursday said that they had begun to take “measures to protect the nation,” suggesting the military intends to take a leading role.
      February 10, 2011
        Egypt's Victory of Values
        Freedom has delivered overnight what billions in Western aid could not: civic responsibility and engagement.
        February 10, 2011
          Next: Credible Elections
          No one can predict the ultimate outcome of the Egyptian drama, but there are a few obvious options for the future, including free, credible elections.
          February 10, 2011
          MORE ON EGYPT AND: ELECTIONSMUBARAK, HOSNI
            Updates on Day 16 of Egypt Protests
            The Lede continues to follow the protest movement in Egypt, now in its third week.
            February 09, 2011
              Take Me to the Revolution
              Lovers, friends, lute players and comedians find a place in Tahrir Square. Is that a problem?
              February 09, 2011
              MORE ON EGYPT AND: EGYPTGHONIM, WAELSULEIMAN, OMAR
                Labor Actions in Egypt Boost Protests
                Labor Actions in Egypt Boost Protests
                Pressure intensified on President Hosni Mubarak as local media reported widespread labor unrest.
                February 9, 2011
                  Wired and Shrewd, Young Egyptians Guide Revolt
                  Wired and Shrewd, Young Egyptians Guide Revolt
                  Some of the young professional leaders of the protest movement have stepped forward to describe their role.
                  February 9, 2011
                    What the Muslim Brothers Want
                    What the Muslim Brothers Want
                    An opposition group says Egypt has more choices than tyranny or secular democracy, which has a firm rejection of religion in public life.
                    February 9, 2011
                      Obama and Egypt’s Future
                      Obama and Egypt’s Future
                      The Facebook generation in Cairo has been betrayed by the Obama administration’s wishy-washy stance on supporting democracy in Egypt.
                      February 9, 2011
                        Wave of Unrest Wipes Billions Off Stock Values
                        Arab stock exchanges lost nearly $50 billion in the last week of January. Analysts attributed the flight of capital to investor concern over the possibility of contagion throughout the region.
                        February 9, 2011
                        MORE ON EGYPT AND: STOCKS AND BONDSTUNISIAMIDDLE EAST
                          Iran's Chief Prosecutor Criticizes Planned Rally Backing Revolts
                          Iranian leaders have praised the revolts, but resist nonofficial rallies to support them.
                          February 9, 2011
                            Wael Ghonim's Egypt
                            Wael Ghonim's Egypt
                            With each day the economy sinks further. Will Mubarak take his country down with him?
                            February 9, 2011
                              Whither Egypt's Military?
                              The recent histories of Indonesia and Romania offer clues about how the Egyptian Army may act in the days ahead.
                              February 9, 2011
                                As Egypt Protest Swells, U.S. Sends Specific Demands
                                As Egypt Protest Swells, U.S. Sends Specific Demands
                                In one of the largest protests yet, Egyptians loudly rejected the government’s approach to change.
                                February 8, 2011
                                  Egypt Paid for French Official’s Vacation
                                  Prime Minister François Fillon’s admission follows that of the foreign minister, who accepted free flights from someone with ties to the former Tunisian first family.
                                  February 8, 2011
                                    What Not to Bring to Tahrir Square
                                    Less is more for journalists in Cairo, Stephen Farrell reports. Less equipment can mean more access. Or, at least, fewer hassles.
                                    February 08, 2011
                                      Up With Egypt
                                      Up With Egypt
                                      The revolt in Tahrir Square is mainly about a people fed up with being left behind in a world where they can see how far others have vaulted ahead.
                                      February 8, 2011
                                        Whither the Muslim Brotherhood?
                                        Behind a unified facade, contradictory influences are at work. No one can tell which way the organization will go.
                                        February 8, 2011
                                        MORE ON EGYPT AND: MUSLIM BROTHERHOODMUBARAK, HOSNI
                                          Mideast Allies Press U.S. to Go Slow on Egypt
                                          Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates have pressed the United States not to cut Egypt’s president loose too hastily.
                                          February 8, 2011
                                            America’s New (Old) Friend in the Middle East
                                            Instability in Egypt will push the United States closer to Israel.
                                            February 8, 2011
                                              Iranian Says March Will Test Government and Opposition
                                              Mehdi Karoubi said on Tuesday that a demonstration planned in Tehran next week in solidarity with the protest movements in Egypt and Tunisia is a test of both the Iranian regime and its opponents.
                                              February 8, 2011
                                                Emotions of a Reluctant Hero Galvanize Protesters
                                                Emotions of a Reluctant Hero Galvanize Protesters
                                                An interview with the Google executive and activist Wael Ghonim injected vigor into Egypt’s protests.
                                                February 8, 2011
                                                  Updates on Day 15 of Egypt Protests
                                                  The Lede continues to follow the protest movement in Egypt, which has entered its third week.
                                                  February 08, 2011
                                                  MORE ON EGYPT AND: EGYPT
                                                    Subtitled Video of Wael Ghonim's Emotional TV Interview
                                                    Video of an interview on Egyptian television on Monday night with Wael Ghonim, a Google marketing executive who devoted his spare time to a Facebook page that helped spark the protest movement.
                                                    February 08, 2011
                                                      War and Peace on Champollion Street
                                                      Violent clashes and peacemaking on a Cairo street.
                                                      February 08, 2011
                                                        Cairo Struggles Toward Normalcy as Mubarak Tries to Wait Out Protest
                                                        Cairo Struggles Toward Normalcy as Mubarak Tries to Wait Out Protest
                                                        A traffic jam formed as stores and banks were staffed, but in Tahrir Square, a smaller crowd continued the revolt.
                                                        February 7, 2011
                                                          Google Official Said He Was Part of Facebook Campaign
                                                          Google Official Said He Was Part of Facebook Campaign
                                                          Wael Ghonim, a marketing executive and hero of the revolt, had disappeared more than a week ago.
                                                          February 7, 2011
                                                            In Egypt, U.S. Seeks to Balance Competing Goals
                                                            In Egypt, U.S. Seeks to Balance Competing Goals
                                                            Lacking better options, the United States is encouraging Vice President Omar Suleiman to make changes the government has resisted for years.
                                                            February 7, 2011

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