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Mubarak Is Rolled Back Into Court

Staff / Truthdig Dec 28, 2011 Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak shielded his face from onlookers as he was wheeled into a courtroom Wednesday to resume trial on alleged abuses of power and the killing of hundreds of protesters in the uprising that ousted him earlier this year. The trial was delayed for almost two months while the court located a suitable judge. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Freed Egyptian Activist Speaks Out

Staff / Truthdig Dec 28, 2011 "Democracy Now!" hears from Alaa Abd El Fattah, a prominent Egyptian activist and blogger just released after 56 days in one of the country’s worst prisons on charges of inciting violence against the military. Fattah, who denies the charges, is optimistic about the revolution “completely renegotiating the order of power in Egypt and across the Arab world.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Questioning ‘An Unreal Government’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 24, 2011 A brutal and resilient junta The myth of prevailing revolutionary secularism An exhausted liberal class that risks capitulation and oblivion In this uncommonly thoughtful reflection published at The New Inquiry, journalist Matt Pearce shines light on the flies in the ointment of the Egyptian uprising one year after its inception The myth of prevailing secularism A liberal class that risks oblivion This uncommonly thoughtful reflection shines light on the flies in the ointment of the Egyptian uprising one year after its inception. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Making Repression Our Business: The Pentagon’s Secret Training Missions in the Middle East

Nick Turse / Truthdig Dec 14, 2011 As the Arab Spring blossomed and President Obama hesitated about whether to speak out in favor of protesters seeking democratic change in the Greater Middle East, the Pentagon forged ever deeper ties with some of the region's most repressive regimes. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Ignoring Iceland’s Revolution

Staff / Truthdig Aug 4, 2011 Iceland's revolution goes unperceived by U.S. media; Greece worries about the China-ization of its country; and Egypt questions the need for a violent uprising. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )