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$450 Million for Egypt? America is Betting on the Wrong Horse

As the situation in Egypt continues to deteriorate, the US continues to support the Muslim Brotherhood-backed government, even as  the Brotherhood continues to drive the country in a downward spiral.  The foolishness of our foreign policy is seemingly endless.  That

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Tagged with: , , Muslim Brotherhood
Posted in A1, Flashpoint, Middle East

BREAKING NEWS: Egyptians Plan “Last Warning” Protests for Tomorrow Afternoon

A new round of popular Egyptian protests planned for tomorrow afternoon, February 1,  following prayer, has been dubbed “Last Warning” and is meant to send a strong message to President Morsi’s government. Violent protests broke out throughout Egypt earlier this

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Tagged with: , , National Emergency, Riots
Posted in Flashpoint, Middle East

NY Times Takes a Hard Look at President Morsi’s Anti-Semitism

When Mohamed Morsi became Egypt’s president in June, he rose, unknown and untested, from the Muslim Brotherhood to the leader of the most important Arab country. He has made missteps and some truly alarming decisions, but there was still reason

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Tagged with: apes and pigs, , Israel, Jews,
Posted in Middle East

Report: Morsi Imports 3,000 Foreign Jihadis to Terrorize Opposition

The title of a recent Al Khabar News report declares: “Morsi summons 3,000 jihadis from Afghanistan, Chechnya, Bosnia, Somalia and Iran to be an Islamic army to strike the police and army forces” of Egypt. According to the report, Ibrahim

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Tagged with: Afghani jihadis, Afghanistan, Chechnya, , Iran,
Posted in Flashpoint, Middle East

Morsi Rescinds Decree but Egyptian Riots Continue

Today, President Mohammed Morsi annulled the decree that gave him sweeping and incontestable powers, in which he denied the judicial system the power to overturn any of his decrees.  He insists that the referendum on the draft constitution will go

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Tagged with: anti-Morsi, , demonstrations, ,
Posted in Middle East

Cairo Clashes Bring Tear Gas, Rape, Molotov Cocktails

  The growing unrest in Egypt continues to escalate, even as President Morsi seems determined to stay the course. Sticks and stones turn into tanks and molotov cocktails, women report they are being attacked by state-paid rapists for participating in

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Tagged with: anti-Morsi, , , , rape
Posted in Flashpoint, Middle East

Egyptian Tanks Move In to Protect Morsi’s Palace

At least seven people have been killed and more than 770 injured in clashes outside the presidential palace in Cairo. At least five tanks were deployed outside the Egyptian presidential palace in a street where supporters and opponents of President

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Tagged with: anti-Morsi, , , Muslim Brotherhood, tanks
Posted in Uncategorized

Egypt Erupts; MB Supporters vs Anti-Morsi Protesters

At least four people were killed and 300 more were  injured, as supporters and opponents of President Morsi clashed in the streets of Cairo. As GerardDirect has been warning , the chaos in Egypt is growing worse, as the population

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Tagged with: , , ElBaradei, Freedom and Justice Party, , Riots
Posted in Flashpoint, Middle East

Thousands of Egyptians Battle Police at Presidential Palace, Morsi Escapes

  Tuesday, Dec. 4  -  Egyptian police faced ten thousand protesters outside President Mohamed Morsi’s palace in Cairo on Tuesday, prompting the Islamist leader to escape during the early moments of the demonstration, which moved from Tahrir Square today to

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Posted in Flashpoint, Headline, Middle East, Uncategorized

Who Said the Muslim Brotherhood Would Bring Democracy?

Reviewing several dispatches from the past couple of days, the latest news out of Egypt is that Egyptian “President” Mohammed Morsi “is not backing down in the showdown over decrees granting him near-absolute powers,” that “clashes between the two camps

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Tagged with: , , Muslim Brotherhood, Obama, US
Posted in Middle East, Terrorism