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Violations Prevail in Egypt’s Constitutional Referendum

Dec 19

Posted by Michael Collins in Arab Spring, Egypt, Election Fraud, Elections, Middle East | Comments off

By: Rana Mamdouh

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Published Tuesday, December 18, 2012
ALAKHBAR, Beirut, Lebanon

Cairo – The official results of the first round of Egypt’s constitutional referendum have yet to be released, but arguments over the outcome have already begun. Forces opposed to Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) insist that voters rejected the draft constitution by 66 percent. Morsi’s supporters, on the other hand, insist that the result was in their favor with 56.55 percent approving the constitution.

These contradictory reports come amidst silence from the supreme committee charged with supervising the constitutional referendum. Officials maintain that results will not be disclosed until the second round of voting, scheduled to take place next Saturday, 22 December 2012.

The numerous violations and irregularities reported during election day prompted civil political forces to protest again today in Tahrir Square and even in front of al-Ittihadiya presidential palace. From there, protesters headed to the headquarters of the supreme committee for supervising the constitutional referendum and demanded a re-vote. Read the rest of this entry »

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Fake Pharaoh’s Feet of Clay – Morsy Reign Imperiled

Nov 24

Posted by Michael Collins in Big Money, Egypt | Comments off

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(Washington, DC 11/24) It takes a real pharaoh to build a pyramid, especially one that lasts five thousand years. It took President Mohamed Morsy of Egypt one speech for the Egyptian public to see him for what he aspires to be – a new pharaoh, with powers beyond those of his predecessor Hosni Mubarak.  On Thursday, November 24, Morsy stood in front of a government building and announced a de facto dictatorship. (Image: llee wu)

The two key provisions of his decree concern a new constitution for Egypt and his absolute powers.  There can be no challenge whatsoever to “all constitutional declarations, laws and decrees” made by Morsy until the new constitution is ratified and a new parliament has been elected.  Then, he gave himself this blanket guarantee of absolute power until the next election: “The president is authorized to take any measures he sees fit in order to preserve and safeguard the revolution, national unity or national security.” Egypt Independent, November 22 Read the rest of this entry »

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Welcome to the New Syria

Jul 23

Posted by Michael Collins in Big Money, Imperialism, Syria, War (endless) | Comments off

By Michael Collins

The assault on Damascus by Syrian rebels and terrorist murder of the Syrian Defense Minister occurred just as the Red Cross announced that the fighting in Syria was officially a civil war. This is an odd reward system for military action by the Free Syria Army. Commit enough acts of violence and you’re rewarded with special protections that apply in times of war. (Image)

The rebel Free Syria Army attacks cities and villages, disrupts the Syrian economy, and is in the business of suicide bombing. It has the material and diplomatic support of Saudi Arabia and the other oil oligarchies plus the big guns in NATO. So-called Syrian experts supporting the carnage are amply funded by United States sponsored nongovernment organizations.

Rebel cheerleader Hillary Clinton spans the globe to “build pressure against the Syrian regime,” to “end” it, her exact words. She seeks punishment for who disagree, China and Russia.

It’s hard to tell how the latest regime change project will come out. The real Syrian Army seems to win every engagement. China and Russia support the Assad government. At the same time, despite strong public opposition to any intervention, the Obama government is pushing hard to force Assad out of power. NATO and the Saudis seem unwavering. Read the rest of this entry »

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Springtime for Neocons, Egypt’s Government Jacks Medicine Prices Way Up

Jul 14

Posted by Michael Collins in Austerity, Big Money, Egypt, Middle East | Comments off

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Newly elected Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi announced that medicine prices would be pegged to those on the international market. This will increase costs significantly since pharmaceuticals are currently subsidized due to Egypt’s very low per capita income ($6,300 in 2011). (Image: idea_hampster)

Egypt had its first presidential election since Tahrir Square demonstrations that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. Turnout was miserable. By the time voters got to the polls, the top two candidates were removed from the ballot. The winner, Morsi, polled last in the field of five before Egypt’s judiciary pruned the ballot. He ended up winning the election.by around 2 points. Morsi’s only remaining opponent, Ahmed Shafiq, had been an official in the Mubarak government.

President Morsi is setting a recognizable tone since his election. His first state visit was to Saudi Arabia. Now this. You would think he was auditioning for a seat on the Carlyle Group’s board.

In Brief: Worries over new Egyptian policy on medicines
Health Ministry to link medicine costs to prices abroad  Read the rest of this entry »

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Election Fraud in Egypt

Jun 21

Posted by Michael Collins in Big Money, Egypt | Comments off

By Michael Collins

One goal of Egypt’s 2010 union inspired Tahrir Square protests was fulfilled during the December, 2011 parliamentary elections. Nearly 65% of the nation’s fifty million eligible voters turned out to vote. Turnout for the June 16 and 17, 2012 presidential election dropped to an estimated 15%* according to local and press observers. What happened?

Three factors contributed to the exponential decline in voting. Egypt’s courts took leading candidates off of the final presidential ballot. The disappeared candidates had the support of 68% of the electorate according to a major preelection poll in early May. Egyptian courts also disqualified one third of the recently elected parliament. Just a day before the election, military commander Mohamed Hussein Tantawi announced that the constitution had been annexed. This was a nice way of saying that the military was assuming most of the powers of the presidency, leaving the newly elected chief executive with little to do.

The entire foundation of the election vanished in plain sight. There was no point in voting. The preelection actions by the courts and military represented the most fundamental form of election fraud by making the elections meaningless.

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NGOs Explain Away Egyptian Indictments

Feb 14

Posted by Michael Collins in Big Money, Corruption, War (endless) | Comments off

The Arab Spring opened on the road in Tunisia before hitting the big time in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt. The workers of the unofficial Egyptian union movement had fought the neoconservative run government of Hosni Mubarak for years. This was their moment. Unfortunately, there were others present who wanted to make it their moment. Some of them, sixteen representatives of U.S. supported non-government organizations (NGOs), have been indicted by the Egyptian government for meddling in the internal political affairs of that country (Feb 5, 2012)

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During the 2011 Egyptian protest movement, United States government had its stealth agents in place. It also had its proxies in worldwide democracy movement, the non-government organizations (NGOs) operating with funding from the neoconservative leaning National Endowment for Democracy (NED). The International Republican Institute started up in Egypt in 2005. Its counterpart, the National Democratic Institute has been there since 1995. For two decades, the Chamber of Commerce Center for International Private Enterprise and the AFL-CIO Solidarity Center carried out their work in Egypt under one name or another. Read the rest of this entry »

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IMF Rates Up Dictatorships Just Before Revolutions

Mar 3

Posted by Michael Collins in Big Money, Corruption, Financial Crisis | 2 Comments

By Michael Collins

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) made an embarrassing error just two days before the start of the Libyan people’s revolution on February 17.  This quote from an IMF country study appeared in a previous article: “The outlook for Libya’s economy remains favorable.” IMF Feb 15 This advice was 180 degrees off target.  The Libyan economy has ceased functioning as protests and popular demands imploded the Gaddafi regime. (Image)

Further investigation unearthed a specific pattern of positive IMF endorsements for each of the nations experiencing popular uprisings that are sweeping the region.  When the IMF blesses a nation’s progress for conforming to the economic policies underlying globalism, watch out! There is a popular rebellion in the wings.
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