Agypten – The Trenchant Observer

Barack Obama, Egypt, human rights, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, Middle East, religious belief, syria, U.S. Congress, United States December 15, 2012

White House thinking and Obama’s Reaction to Events in Egypt

The New York Times reports today on the thinking of officials behind the very bland reaction of Barack Obama and the United States to recent…

U.S Foreign Relations December 15, 2012

How Islamist is Morsi’s draft constitution?

For the most incisive analysis of the impact of the sharia under Morsi’s draft constiution, being voted on in a referencdum in Egypt on December…

Africa, Barack Obama, Egypt, elections, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, Middle East, State Department, State Department Human Rights Country Reports, State Department Legal Adviser, United States December 13, 2012

Morsi’s draft constitution will remove top female judge in Egypt from Constitutional Court; the dubious future of female judges under the government of Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood

It is important to understand Mohamed Morsi’s background in order to understand how the draft constitution now being submitted to a referendum beginning December 15…

U.S Foreign Relations December 11, 2012

نحن جميعا الديمقراطيين المصرية We are all Egyptian democrats!

While the failure of President Barack Obama to speak out for the rule of law in Egypt is a matter of great national shame for…

Africa, Dictatorship, elections, human rights, Israel, Middle East, religious belief, syria December 11, 2012

Egypt at the Crossroads: Forced “Dialogue” Convoked by Military for Wednesday (December 12)

Forced “Dialogue” Convoked by the Military on Wednesday, December 12; Divided Opposition v. Morsi’s Determination and Instransigence; Fateful Days for the Military, and for Egypt…

Africa, Barack Obama, Dictatorship, Egypt, elections, freedom of speech, human rights, internal supporters of human rights, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.S. Congress, United States December 8, 2012

Morsi the Trickster’s Latest Trick–Repeal of the Constitutional Decree of November 22

Instead of acting like a statesman eager to regain the trust of the nation, the president gives more of the appearance of a small-minded merchant…

Barack Obama, Dictatorship, Egypt, elections, freedom of speech, History, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Libya, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, targeted assassinations, targeted killings, U.S. Congress, U.S. Intervention, United States December 7, 2012

Morsi’s coup in Egypt: Obama’s silence, America’s shame

See David Ignatius, “Our man in Cairo,” Washington Post, December 7, 2012 (5:01 p.m.) Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood have executed a coup d’etat…

Africa, Barack Obama, Dictatorship, Egypt, freedom of speech, Germany, human rights, State Department, U.S. Congress, United States December 6, 2012

Is Obama losing Egypt?

Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, a cunning tactician in an unflenching quest to establish a Muslim Brotherhood and Salafist dictatorship in Egypt, must have grasped the…