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Padre Steve’s Primer on the Muddle East
“When you are up to your arse in alligators it is hard to remember that your mission is to drain the swamp.” Old British Colonial Saying During the dark days of World War Two when Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was … Continue reading →
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Danger in the Arabian Gulf: The Fires of Protest Spread to Bahrain
Protesters attacked in Bahrain (AP Photo) It is weird when you see a place that you have been many times explode into massive protests, violence and potential revolution. That I have been to Bahrain many times and it is strange … Continue reading →
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Tagged as arabian gulf, bahrain, bahrain economy, bahrain military, bahrain protests, bahrain shia moslems, egyptian revolution, iran, jordan, jordan protests, khalifah family, libya, libya protests, marcent, marine forces central command, marine security forces, middle east, navcent, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah, tunisia, us navy central command, uss hue city, yemen, yemen protests
The Beginning of Chaos in Egypt: Watching and Waiting as the Situation Deteriorates
Battle Lines in Tahrir Square (Yanis Behrakis -Reuters via MSNBC) Today violent street clashes broke out in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Following President Hosni Mubarak’s pledge not to run for the Presidency again but remain in office until September and the … Continue reading →
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Tagged as 6 day war, al qaeda, algeria, arab world, bab-el-mendeb, bahrain, egypt, egypt protests, egyptian military, egyptian revolution, henry kissinger, hosni mubarak, israel, jordan, king abdullah, middle east, muammar ghadaffi, muslim brotherhood, red sea, richard nixon, saudi arabia, syria, tunisia, turkey, yemen
Walk Like an Egyptian: The Egyptian Revolution and the Radicalization of the Middle East
Egyptian Protesters with Army Soldiers (AFP Photo) As Egypt goes so goes the Arab World. Egypt is the leader of the Arab World, the largest country and the country with the most powerful military, a developing educated class and one … Continue reading →
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