Brotherhood Revisionism on Maspero and Transitional Governance?
In recent weeks the Muslim Brotherhood has been engaged in public squabbles with the military council over formation of the government. According to most interpretations of the constitutional declaration which guides the transition in Egypt, the presidency – here the military council – has the right to appoint members of the administrative cabinet. At first [...]![]()
Sorry America, But You Have to Play “Enemy” For a While
It was 1954. Gamal Abdul Nasser had just managed to get rid of his predecessor General Mohamed Naguib and put him under house arrest. He also went ahead and banned every aspect of democracy we had before the military coup of 1952. Parliament, parties, elections and free media were all abolished when Nasser became sure [...]
Why Egypt’s Military Rulers are Picking a Fight with the Americans
I have to admit I have been pondering over this whole NGOs saga for quiet some time. I just couldn’t reach a solid theory behind why our military rulers, or the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), decided to agitate the Americans in such a way. I cannot remember that it ever happened that [...]
Video: Egypt’s Military Inc. & Privileges (English subs)
This video explains why Egyptians have been calling for civil disobedience against the ruling junta, SCAF. Great work by ‘Aalam Wassef‘. This is how they described this video: It is estimated that the…


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