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DemocracyWikileaks December 12, 2010

Egypt’s FM Argues Egypt Undaunted by Disclosed Cables

Egypt's foreign minister Ahmed Abul Gheit maintained that the U.S. diplomatic cables leaked on the WikiLeaks site about Egypt proved nothing and that what Egyptian officials say in closed meetings
2010 election update December 12, 2010

Former Opposition MPs Unite and Call on Mubarak to Nullify Newly ‘Elected’ Parliament

Former MPs from all walks and trends in Egypt disregarded ideological differences and have united and vowed to stage a protest on Sunday and a sit-in on Monday, which has
Democracy December 12, 2010

The Obama administration’s quiet approach to Arab reform

While the last two years have witnessed a few modest advances in political reform in Arab countries--importantly, women appear to be participating politically in larger numbers--the general trend has been
2010 election updateWikileaks December 12, 2010

WikiLeaks Reveals Nothing Unforeseen in Egypt’s Tough Grip

Despite there being nothing unforeseen in the WikiLeaks revelations or in the reports about the Middle Eastern regimes' conduct in their election campaigns; they do however highlight the struggle between
2010 election update December 12, 2010

The privatization of fraud

Egypt’s recently concluded legislative elections did not only end with a landslide victory for the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), having secured 93 percent of the seats in parliament, but
Other Issues December 12, 2010

A loss for all

A mere cursory numerical scan of the parliamentary election results could be misleading when it comes to determining the winners or losers and to identifying the contours of political life
IslamophobiaWikileaks December 12, 2010

WikiLeaks reveals Vatican has Islamophobic tendencies

The WikiLeaks cables are getting more interesting by the minute exposing and highlighting what has already been brewing in many intellects minds of the attitude of some in the West
2010 election updateElbaradei Campaign December 12, 2010

El-Baradei Calls on Independents and the Opposition to Resign from Parliament

Upon his return to Cairo a week ago, Dr. Mohamed El-Baradei, chairman of The National Association for Change (NAC), communicated with his supporters through “Twitter”.
DemocracyElbaradei Campaign December 12, 2010

Coordinator of El-Baradei Campaign Resigns

Poet, Abdel Rahman Yousef, announced his resignation from his post as coordinator for the campaign “Supporting El-Baradei and the Demands for Change” for personal reasons.
DemocracyWikileaks December 11, 2010

WikiLeaks and the wicked disinformers

Paul J. Balles debunks false arguments of “national security” expounded by the likes of Charles Krauthammer of the Washington Post to bludgeon the whistleblower website WikiLeaks and argues that, rather