How Egypt’s Generals Sidelined Uncle Sam

By Dilip Hiro, TomDispatch Jun 5, 2014 What has been the input of the planet’s last superpower in shaping the history of the most populous country in the strategic Middle East? Zilch. Its “generosity” toward Cairo notwithstanding, Washington has been reduced to the role of a helpless bystander. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Dispatches From Cairo: Clinton’s Clumsy Visit

Lauren Unger-Geoffroy / Truthdig Jul 19, 2012 The top U.S. diplomat wooed Egypt's new government but wowed very few among a proud people determined to find their own way as a democracy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Muslim Brotherhood’s Morsi Wins Egyptian Election

Staff / Truthdig Jun 25, 2012 After taking numerous steps to secure their own base of power, Egypt's military leaders gave their blessing, and the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi on Sunday was declared winner of the country's presidential elections.Egypt's military leaders gave their blessing, and the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi on Sunday was declared winner of the country's presidential elections. Dig deeper

Dispatches From Cairo: Ms. Clinton, Kindly Butt Out

Lauren Unger-Geoffroy / Truthdig Jun 23, 2012 Egyptians, beset by a heat wave and overheated politics, resent American meddling in their contested presidential election.Egyptians resent a U.S. attempt to influence the outcome of their contested presidential election. Editor’s note: Since this dispatch was posted, election authorities have declared Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi the winner and Egypt’s new president. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Dispatches From Cairo: Of Presidents and Pharaohs

Lauren Unger-Geoffroy / Truthdig Jun 19, 2012 Results showed a clear majority for Mohamed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate, over regime candidate Ahmed Shafiq. But watch out for flames shooting from the military dragon.Results showed a clear majority for the Muslim Brotherhood candidate, but watch out for flames shooting from the military dragon. Dig deeper ( 6 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 )

A Judicial-Military Coup in Egypt

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 15, 2012 Due to a decision by the high court to dissolve Egypt’s legislature, the country’s presidential election this weekend comes at a time when “there’s no parliament, no constitution or even a clear process for drafting one,” says “Democracy Now!” correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dispatches From Cairo: Blood, Money and Revolution

Lauren Unger-Geoffroy / Truthdig Feb 23, 2012 As American NGO employees await trial, propagandists beat the drums of public suspicion and the military maneuvers to preserve U.S. aid. Dig deeper ( 9 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 )

Egyptian Military Officers Defecting to Protesters

Staff / Truthdig Nov 26, 2011 Ten months after Mubarak’s fall, Egyptians are risking imprisonment and death in Tahrir Square once again to demand an end to military rule and the election of a civilian government. Some members of the military, disgusted by the murder of their fellow citizens, are standing with them. (more)Disgusted by the murder of his fellow Egyptians, Maj. Tamer Samir Badr has joined protesters in Tahrir Square. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )