dagblog - Comments for "Excellent, helpful analysis: "Why Tunis, Why Cairo? ""

Think of the children!!(That

jollyroger — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:59:42 +0000

In reply to And this was interesting on

Think of the children!!

(That pic will go straight to the museum of unintended irony...)

Thank you for the

EmmaZahn — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:45:04 +0000

In reply to Excellent, helpful analysis: "Why Tunis, Why Cairo? "

Thank you for the recommendation and link. My attention is more focused than ever on domestic issues at the expense of what I see is now being termed 'IR'. It helps tremendously not to have to separate the wheat from the chaff.

P.S. I am seeing more and

artappraiser — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:31:09 +0000

In reply to One of the most interesting

P.S. I am seeing more and more evidence for the "clueless" explanation over any proof of rhyme or reason. (I am checking out Wright's blog from time to time because Issandr recommended him here.)

One of the most interesting

artappraiser — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:18:02 +0000

In reply to I guess they are already

One of the most interesting things to me has been the apparent cluelessness of the regime's counter-revolution propaganda. I.E. if foreigners are to be the enemy, whither Egypt's tourist industry employing like 12% of the population? And yes, if stability is what you are selling, why put the billboard on building showing that you can't even protect your own buildings? So much of it seems counter-productive to their long term survival. Much of it seems desperate and not well thought out. I think in comparison with Iranian mullahs, who seem much more savvy at this game.

Wael Ghonim relaunches the

artappraiser — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:09:15 +0000

In reply to Excellent, helpful analysis: "Why Tunis, Why Cairo? "

Wael Ghonim relaunches the revolution
By Issandr El Amrani, February 8, 2011

Everyone following events in Egypt knows by now that, last night around 11pm on Dream 2, Wael Ghonim — one of the instigators of the January 25 movement who has just been released after 12 days in detention — gave the country one of the most moving moments of television I have ever seen....

This cathartic moment may be the spark that was needed to revive Egypt's revolutionary fervor. The regime had, to some extent successfully, driven a wedge between the protestors and the majority of Egyptians who have spent the last two weeks terrified about the lack of security and hurting because the economy has come to a halt. It also spread insidious, xenophobic propaganda about how the people in Tahrir were foreigners, paid by the US to protest, agents of Israel and Iran (those two fight a lot but will always get together against Egypt, obviously), or simply that their behavior is "not Egyptian."....

http://www.arabist.net/blog/2011/2/8/wael-ghonim-relaunches-the-revoluti...

I guess they are already

acanuck — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 02:05:27 +0000

In reply to And this was interesting on

I guess they are already gearing up for September's election. Do they not even grasp the incongruity of the smiling children, optimistic about their future, and the burned-out hulk of their disgraced party's headquarters? Helluva picture.

And this was interesting on

artappraiser — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:35:20 +0000

In reply to Quite right, art. El Amrani's

And this was interesting on the NDP topic:

Poster for Egypt’s Ruling Party Adorns Ruined Building,
The Lede--Egypt Day 14, February 7, 12:52 p.m.
As Egypt's government tries to minimize the importance of the protests, Girish Juneja, a producer for Britain's Channel 4 News in Cairo, spotted a remarkable symbol of the ruling National Democratic Party's determination to hang on to power on Monday. The burned-out ruins of the party's headquarters in Cairo, which was torched during clashes 10 days ago, is now adorned with a sunny new political poster, calling on Egyptians to rally to the N.D.P. "to ensure the future of your children."
Caption: A billboard on the burned-out headquarters of Egypt's ruling National Democratic party promises a brighter future. (Girish Juneja via Plixi.)

He's done some posts on that.

artappraiser — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:26:22 +0000

In reply to Quite right, art. El Amrani's

He's done some posts on that. First see

The NDP shuffle
By Issandr El Amrani, February 5, 2011 at 6:53 PM @

http://www.arabist.net/blog/2011/2/5/the-ndp-shuffle.html

and then:

The NDP is dead, long live in the NDP
By Issandr El Amrani DateFebruary 7, 2011 at 12:56 PM

including "quickly updated" chart @

http://www.arabist.net/blog/2011/2/7/the-ndp-is-dead-long-live-in-the-nd...

Quite right, art. El Amrani's

acanuck — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:42:57 +0000

In reply to Graphics from Issandr of the

Quite right, art. El Amrani's analysis is excellent. An updated organigram of the current NDP leadership would be really useful, though most names would be virtual unknowns. I read today that Hosni has also stepped down from his party position. It wasn't clear whether Suleiman (or anyone) had succeeded him. I'll bookmark The Arabist's site. Thanks.

Graphics from Issandr of the

artappraiser — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 21:44:48 +0000

In reply to Excellent, helpful analysis: "Why Tunis, Why Cairo? "

Graphics from Issandr of the power structure of the Egyptian National Democratic Party and the Egyptian Miliary Brass

The who's who of the has-beens