Links 6-24 November 2013

Veritas Egypt
Bernard Kouchner attending what appears to be a pro-coup conference.EGCODS
The latest in pseudo-NGO astroturfQuestions on Drone Strike Find Only Silence - NYTimes.comFloundering in a mire of its own creation, the Saudi government is incapable of reformWhy Egypt’s Army Is Bad At Doing BusinessQaradawi’s War for Egypt
By WINEP mufti David Schenker - good example of Lobby/Gulf shared interests.forced to walk through sewage | In Gaza
Life in the Strip keeps getting worse.Libya: Rule of the gun - FT.comSyria: On the Way to Genocide? by Charles Glass | The New York Review of Books
Charles Glass.Civil Society, Social Movements, and the Arab Uprisings of 2011 | Joel Beinin - Academia.eduThe Rise and Fall of the Salafi al-Nour Party in Egypt
Too early to speak of a fall, methinks.How Is Hamid Karzai Still Standing? - NYTimes.com
Dalrymple.Arming Egypt - Le Monde diplomatique
On US-Egypt arms sales, and Russia.John Kerry Defies the White House on Egypt Policy
..and decides not to mention the Morsi trial or anything else awkwardClose-Up on the Muslim Brotherhood's Grassroots Work
A documentary about the way the group forms its followersWhy I Can No Longer Stand Egypt's Health Industry.
The cri du coeur of a young doctorEgyptian Chronicles: Bassem Youssef ends his contract with #CBC
Where are all the defenders of freedom of expression that rallied around Youssef when he clashed with the MB?So, how long have you been harassing women like this?
Radio journalist just goes ahead and interviews guy harassing her in Cairo«الطب الشرعي»: حصيلة قتلى رابعة 377 حالة بينها 11 تم «حرقها» بعد الوفاة - بوابة الشروق
Forensic Medical Authority says 377 killed in Rabaa, 726 total nationwideUS blocks publication of Chilcot’s report on how Britain went to war with Iraq - UK Politics - UK - The Independent
Report details conversations between Blair and Bush in lead-up to warOrgan Trade Thrives Among Desperate Syrian Refugees in LebanonMore arrests for homosexual conduct in Egypt
Part of the army's weird and expanding policing of public morals?Egypt’s secular parties hampered by disorganization, infighting - The Washington Post
Utterly bankruptObservations on the identity amendments to the Egyptian constitution | openDemocracy
Nader Bakkar of the Nour Party.Putting Egypt’s Coup on Trial » CounterPunch
Interesting details on Morsi trial.Morocco’s Growing Cannabis Debate - By James Roslington and Jason Pack | The Middle East ChannelThe Brotherhood’s Bind - By Michael Wahid Hanna
Argues MB "lack the moral authority to sustain a broad-based movement of non-violent protest"Coup d’état versus révolution | SN
Bleak analysis of Egypt [Fr]That’s Blasphemy — The Nib  — Medium
On cartoons and religious censorship in Egypt.In Libya, The Militias Rule While Government Founders
Leila Fadel reports on the near-anarchy in LibyaJournalists in Syria face growing risk of kidnap
At least 30 journalists being held by armed groupsKeeping Yemen's Lights On | The Majalla Magazine
Attacks on power grid leave Yemenis in the darkWill Yasser Arafat poisoning report derail Middle East peace talks?
Swiss report strongest evidence yet Palestinian leader was killedMy 'casting-off the veil' story
An honest personal account, and a critique of the politicization of veilingSaudi police in Riyadh clash with migrant workers
Protests and deaths as new labour law is applied, forcing millions to leaveThe Army of Islamic State of Libya: Derna’s mystery militia | Libya Herald
Kind of funny interview.'I saw Ettehadiya unfold': Q&A with former justice minister Ahmed MekkyRussian defense minister to visit Cairo next weekIs Al-Qaeda a Threat to Moroccan Stability? - SadaBeing Brotherhood | Mada Masr
Spouses of imprisoned MB.Round Two to Arafat | MERIP
Arafat killed by Polonium poisoning - who delivered it?Options for exporting Israeli gas - FT.comEast Libya autonomy movement launches government, challenges Tripoli - World News
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