Posts Tagged ‘ army ’

The Arabic for freedom

By Khaled Diab By toppling their dictator, Egyptians have made history, but now they need to ensure that this revolution does not become a footnote in their history. Saturday 12 February 2011 One day, I couldn’t believe he was staying. The next day, I could hardly comprehend that he was actually going. Hosni Mubarak’s...

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Dispatch from Tahrir: Fighting Egypt’s petty dictators

Dispatch from Tahrir: Fighting Egypt’s petty dictators

Outside the utopian bubble of Tahrir, petty dictators are filling the security void.

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The death throes of Arab dictatorships

Will the unfolding popular revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt lead to the region’s dictators falling one after the other like dominos?

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For a questionable cause

Should organisations raising money for foreign militaries or to perpetuate occupations enjoy charitable status?

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Equality: not even in death

By Khaled Diab Tragic as the deaths of young British soldiers in Afghanistan are, why is the media not mourning Afghan civilian casualties? 13 July 2009 Every human life is precious. But there is something disturbing about the UK media’s obsession with the rising death toll of British troops in Afghanistan. Last Friday’s reports...

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