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As protests roil Egypt's streets, US has few good policy optionsEgypt's military once again holds the country's political future in its hands.
Another dangerous Friday looms for EgyptAn Egyptian Gen. Sisi has urged an outpouring of support for the military on the streets and he's likely to get it - along with more violence and division for the troubled nation.
At Tahrir, the people are definitely no longer 'one hand'The unity that defined Tahrir Square is gone. Supporters and opponents of ousted President Morsi clashed there today, leaving one dead and destroying any illusions of a quick fix to Egypt's crisis.
How many jihadis just escaped from Abu Ghraib?The answer will determine just how big a setback the overnight attack on the Iraqi prison will be for the Maliki government.- Egypt Revolutionary Socialist position on Egypt's recent coupA senior member of Egypt's Revolutionary Socialists explains their position on recent events in Egypt.
Microsoft hits out at NSA reports and Obama Justice departmentSoftware giant Microsoft says NSA leak reports have overstated the level of access given to the US government of customers' data, but also complains the Justice Department is acting contrary to the First Amendment.
Snowden says data can't leak if he doesn't want it toThe NSA leaker made the claim in an e-mail to former Sen. Gordon Humphrey yesterday. Is it believable?
Is it wrong to be interested in Snowden?The former NSA contractor is on the run from the US. A supporter says he has thousands of documents that could do grave damage to the US.
Reports of 'Islamism's' demise are greatly exaggeratedThere's been a fair bit of commentary to the contrary. But it's not clear it's even a hammer-blow for the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.
With assets frozen, noose tightening in Egypt for Muslim BrothersArrests, threats of prosecution and now an effort to cut off the Muslim Brotherhood's funding in military-ruled Egypt.
The US, apparently, supports everyone in Egypt (and no one likes it)The Muslim Brotherhood, revolutionary activists, Coptic 海角大神s, and the Army all make the cut.
Egypt's split personality and battle over identityAn Egyptian on this time of turmoil
Curtains for democracy in Egypt?The odds of Egypt becoming a democracy anytime soon went from 'maybe' to 'almost certainly not' today.
Egypt's generals depose Morsi, Egypt remains dividedThe military takes charge in Egypt again. At least temporarily.
US State Department response to Egypt uprisings, then and nowSpot the difference.
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and Morsi have their backs to the wallWarnings of a coup and the death of democracy come from senior Muslim Brotherhood members and advisers of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi.
Timeline: the awkward dance of Obama and MorsiThe Obama administration fell into familiar patterns with Hosni Mubarak's successor.
White House backing away from Morsi in record timeIt's hard to see a way for Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to salvage his position from the current situation. Obama's folks seem to agree.
Is Egypt's military about to overthrow an elected president?Hard to say anything certain about Egypt now. But the military has thrust itself to the center of politics again as the democratic transition falters.
America's deadliest soldier? Dillard Johnson says he never made that claim.Retired Army Sgt. Dillard Johnson's new Iraq war memoir has angered other veterans. He says the criticism is mostly unfair.
