Tuesday, February 8, 2011

'Sheik al-Torture' is now a democrat

Vice President Omar Suleiman, the former head of the Mukhabarat, whom the protesters call "Sheik al-Torture".

Gilbert Achcar, professor of international relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London

the state-owned newspaper al-Gomhuria had a monster headline this Monday reading "New Era" above a photo of Suleiman

The left-wing Nasserists (three seats in the 2000 election)
Ahram online, columnist Nabil Shawkat

Activists, such as independent filmmaker Samir Eshra

blogger Abdel-Karim Nabil Suleiman

Human Rights Watch's Daniel Williams

There are no independent workers' unions
The April 6 Youth Movement as well as Kefaya (Enough!) are campaigners, not established political parties

Legendary Egyptian economist Samir Amin, professor at the universities of Paris and Cairo

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