Cairo’s Rabaa Square, where pro-Morsi demonstrators massed We have been getting direct reports on the Egyptian military’s assault on pro-Muslim Brotherhood protesters. Early on, there were reports of tens of thousands if […]
Oppose Massacre in Egypt
Will Muslim Brotherhood Return?
by John Reimann On Tuesday, July 17, the Egyptian government’s interim cabinet was announced. Several appointments serve to confirm our previous perspectives. These appointments can only be understood when the extreme economic […]
Egypt: Revolution and Women’s Liberation
by John Reimann “I will not let them get in my way… I keep going… They are not able to intimidate us. Nothing will stop us.” These Egyptian women were speaking1 for […]
“Not Your Booty” – Egyptian Women in Battle
“I am for them a prostitute, a whore… The doctor was asking me, you are a woman, why were you there?…. I don’t want these criminal acts happening to other human beings […]
A Threat to the Egyptian (and World) Revolution
Early this morning, pro Morsi protesters were attacked by the Egyptian military. Some fifty were reported killed and hundreds wounded. According to some reports, the dead included some shot in the head. […]
“The Land Was Vibrating”
by John Reimann, Oakland/East Bay Socialist Group “the land was vibrating. the building every thing. i thought it was space attack” That is how an activist described the mass protests in Tahrir […]
33 Million – a world historical record!
The caption says it all — “the largest number of protesters in a political event in the history of mankind.” The Egyptian masses have set a world record, and one far more […]
US Soldier Writes to Former Gitmo Detainee
Roger Silverman was a high school teacher in an “inner city” school in London, UK. Most of his students were from Africa and Asia (including Pakistan, etc.) Here, he reports on […]
The Wall St. Journal Warns the Egyptians
Make no mistake, the Muslim Brotherhood is a brutal bunch. This one video of their supporters throwing some kids off a roof is evidence enough. No wonder their removal from power is celebrated […]
Egypt: A Step Forward in the Global Revolt Against Capitalism
by John Reimann The US and the global capitalist class understand the threat in Egypt perfectly. They see that the removal of a president today by extra democratic means can lead to […]