John Bolton Is Just the Kind of Bully Donald Trump Admires

Marjorie Cohn Apr 6, 2018 The new national security adviser has been called a "serial abuser," a "kiss-up, kick-down sort of guy" who "abuses his authority with little people." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Opposition Leader ElBaradei Sworn In as Egypt’s Vice President

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 15, 2013 Mohamed ElBaradei, a top leader of a liberal coalition that mounted a successful campaign to depose Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, took office Sunday as interim vice president. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Egypt’s Liberals Join Islamists to Reject Transition Plan

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 10, 2013 The National Salvation Front, which Nobel Peace Prize-winner Mohamed ElBaradei was leading until he was named Egypt's new deputy president, has joined the Muslim Brotherhood and the anti-Brotherhood Tamarod movement in rejecting President Adli Mansour's transition decree. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Gift From the United States to Mideast Zealots

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jul 9, 2013 The coup in Egypt is on our hands, and lots of luck ever convincing Islamists anywhere of the value of free elections as opposed to violence as an enabler of change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Claims Victory as Military Seizes Power

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jun 18, 2012 Mohamed Morsi is the first freely elected president of Egypt, according to his party, the Muslim Brotherhood But the Islamist candidate, who beat out the man anointed by former dictator Hosni Mubarak in a runoff election Monday, may have few powers to exercise. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

ElBaradei Chastises Muslim Brotherhood and Egyptian Youth

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 15, 2012 The Muslim Brotherhood’s zeal for political power bears responsibility for the likelihood that a Mubarak-era holdover will win the Egyptian presidency, and the revolutionary youth defanged themselves by refusing to establish political representation, prominent dissident Mohamed ElBaradei told The Guardian. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Reform Leader ElBaradei Quits Egypt’s Presidential Race

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2012 Mohamed ElBaradei, the Egyptian reform leader, dropped out of the presidential race on Saturday, rebuking the military for failing to engender social conditions in which Egyptian democracy could be possible. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tahrir Square All Over Again

Staff / Truthdig Nov 20, 2011 Egyptian security forces killed at least three demonstrators in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Sunday as troops moved against huge crowds protesting the military’s attempts to grant itself permanent governmental powers a week before the first post-Mubarak parliamentary elections. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mubarak’s Adversaries Stand Firm in Egypt

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2011 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's latest bid to dial down the intensity of the protests against his regime aren't deterring the opposition, as resistance groups mobilized to keep up their efforts Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Right Smears ElBaradei

Joe Conason / Truthdig Feb 3, 2011 To his fellow Egyptians and to most observers across the world, Mohamed ElBaradei looks like a hero -- an international diplomat who might well have lived out his days in the comforts of Geneva and New York but instead returned home to provide leadership despite serious personal peril. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Egyptian Upheaval: Day 6

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2011 A military show of strength defined the sixth day of anti-government protests across Egypt. Jet fighters repeatedly flew over Cairo's Tahrir Square, the main center for demonstrators, while a column of tanks, a la Tiananmen Square, was blocked by protesters. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Egypt Declares Curfew, Corrals ElBaradei

Staff / Truthdig Jan 29, 2011 Amid a new wave of protests across Egypt comes news that the country is now under curfew, military vehicles prowl the streets, and opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei has been placed under house arrest. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )