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Obama Worries Over Egypt: US Reviews Law in Providing AID/Assistance

 June 30th-Tamarod Movement (Live-Blog on PITAPOLICY)  The U.S. provides about 1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt in addition to Development Assistance (1.5 billion in total).  Given Egypt’s military intervention to remove Mohammed Morsi, former President from the Freedom & … Continue reading

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Roadmaps & Zig-zag Roads: How do you “Historicize” a Revolution’s Democratic Process?

Legitimate grievances clash with legitimate electoral process: #Tamarod Movement in #Egypt Symbolizes Split Response: Prior to June 30th, the Tamarod movement obtained 22 million signatures to represent disapproval of former President Morsi. Tamarod organized a variety of people to remove … Continue reading

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Egypt: Cleaning House Before the IMF Visits–Again

 Do you have that friend that insists on cleaning his or her home BEFORE the cleaning lady arrived?  Well, whether it is irrational or not, sometimes countries’ leaders could benefit from some of these Obsessive-Compulsive tendencies 🙂  On that note, … Continue reading

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Morsi Spends Political Capital to Stop Strikes or Blockade

Chicago ~ Tomorrow kicks off the Annual Conference on Palestine in the US hosted by American Muslims for Palestine at the Oak Brook Hills Marriott.  Given the the conference, and the Israeli strikes on Gaza, please consider today’s posting as … Continue reading

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