January 2011
Watch03041789:
Reality, check #2.
Woman #1 sets the stage for Woman #2:
“All the people hate him. He’s supporting Israel! Israel is our enemy. We don’t like him…Israel and America supported him. We hate them all!”
Woman #1 then explains that they will accomplish the removal of Mubarak by “revolution.”
Then the guy that follows them takes it up a notch by explaining that when the people in...
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Al Jazeera: Opposition figure Mohamed Elbaradel...
Al-Jazeera confirms that Egyptian activist and...
progressive-insanities:
watch it live here.
ElBaradei due to arrive in Tahrir Square in 10-15...
readjustingexpectations:
‘Thousands of protesters gathering in Tahrir Square in Egypt’s capital Cairo’
Al Jazeera reporting tens of thousands, “incredible, remarkable, historical scene.”
Latest Developments-CNN →
bukrablog:
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared on CNN’s State of the Union. Clinton told CNN’s Candy Crowley that the U.S. is neither on Mubarak’s side or the protesters’ side but that the U.S. is on the side of the Egyptian people. Clinton told NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday that the U.S. does not have any reports of American citizens killed or injured in the anti-government...
The Compendium: One small note of caution on Egypt →
rozenson:
A number of friends and acquaintances have surmised at various points in the last five days that the demise of the Mubarak regime was near. It may be so, but that’s not clear yet. And even if it is near, that does not mean we should expect it to happen in January. It took two weeks of protests in…
Evan Hill in Cairo- Al-Jazeera is shut-down
progressive-insanities:
Listen!
^^^^ Audio of Al-Jazeera getting shut-down in Cairo
DON’T WORRY EGYPT, WE ARE WITH YOU. LISTENING AND RECORDING YOUR GRIEVANCES.
You got scizzuhs?: So guys, get this. →
flash-thunder:
I was talking to one of my friends in Shanghai earlier, and we got onto the subject of the Egypt protests. Or rather, I did. She didn’t know anything about it.
I was pretty surprised, since she’s a university student who is generally up to date with what’s going on in the world. So, I pop along…
Some Friends - A Washington Post Editorial from... →
tdnews:
Hillary Rodham Clinton undercuts the State Department’s own human rights reporting.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
SECRETARY OF STATE Hillary Rodham Clinton continues to devalue and undermine the U.S. diplomatic tradition of human rights advocacy. On her first foreign trip, to Asia, she was dismissive about raising human rights concerns with China’s communist government, saying “those...
on Twitpic water cannon used on people praying!
streamsofwikileaks:
via twitpic.com
No War But The Class War: News priorities and... →
nwbtcw:
Journalism has a method which determines how it’s practiced as a craft. Part of that method is drafting stories in a particular format, with relevant information presented in a specific order, especially in the almighty lede (or lead sentence):
Who: Arguable the most important aspect. Who is…
