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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/opinion/06brooks.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss How can an observer not surrender to a specific critical animus toward Cockeyed Platonist (CP), as he opines from his comfortable aerie at The New York Times, on the historic and moving events in Egypt? It is all so … Continue reading →

« Human Planet | Main | Decolonizing My Mind » February 06, 2011 Ramadan and Zizek on Egypt Must see. “The revolutionary chants on the streets of Egypt have resonated around the world, but with a popular uprising without a … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/opinion/06rich.html?ref=opinion Here is Frank Rich cutting through the crap that is mainstream American Journalism, in this instance the revolution in the revolution.

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-02-04/egypt-protests-obamas-flip-flop-naive-media-on-extremists-and-more-fears/2/ How does one approach the arrogance, the unregenerate paternalism of the self-appointed ‘Policy Expert’ with all the qualifications needed to cow critics: the prestigious emeritus status bestowed by his fellow experts; is that  enough to render ‘serious’ criticism null … Continue reading →

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Your 10 Arab writers gave voice to the wave of optimism that is sweeping through their countries in the wake of the peaceful revolution in Tunisia (“After Tunisia”, 29 January). It was melancholy to note, however, that Raja Shehadeh, the … Continue reading →

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/03/AR2011020305173.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions             The Good Doctor (TGD) reminds us that he is an inveterate paternalist, if we ever could have entertained such a doubt. He is also given to breathtakingly reductionist historical snap-shots, arranged a la David Hockney, to produce a … Continue reading →