Tag Archives: Egypt

Egypt nears military coup. US warships in Suez Canal – Debka

Posted on February 8, 2011 by macromon

Debka reports, A fresh surge of popular anti-Mubarak protest ripping across Egypt Tuesday, Feb. 8 has brought the country closer to a military coup to stem the anarchy than at any time since the street caught fire on Jan. 25. … Continue reading →

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The Weekend Read: Superbowl Sunday

Posted on February 5, 2011 by macromon

Sunday’s game featuring the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers is believed to be the first Super Bowl without cheerleaders since Super Bowls II, said NFL Films president Steve Sabol. Only six NFL franchises do not use official cheerleaders, including … Continue reading →

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Mubarak Hired Rural Poor to Attack Opposition – Der Spiegel

Posted on February 4, 2011 by macromon

This is stunning yet not surprising.  The German newspaper Der Spiegel reports, In exchange for the equivalent of a few euros, poor seasonal workers have taken part in street fighting in Cairo on the side of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The thugs, who … Continue reading →

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Au revoir, Hosni?

Posted on February 4, 2011 by macromon

The crude and gold market are certainly trading as if Mubarak will be out before the weekend is over.  We heard an oil trader say that if democracy breaks out in Egypt, i.e., Mubarak is forced out, it would be … Continue reading →

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Middle East Social Indicators

Posted on February 3, 2011 by macromon

The BBC has a pretty good piece looking at Middle East countries where the unrest in Egypt could potentially spread.  We’ll let you link to the story, but we  found some data from article interesting and after tweaking and adding … Continue reading →

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Nonlinear Thinking: Egypt Needs Hydroponics

Posted on February 1, 2011 by macromon

The world seems caught in a race between a dark age Malthusian struggle for resources and a technological revolution producing advances which will help resolve the conflict of the world’s growing population and diminishing resources. Both have collided and pushed … Continue reading →

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Elbaradei urges Mubarak to step down

Posted on January 30, 2011 by macromon

The Egyptian Revolt now has a face, Mohamed Mustafa ElBarade, former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and winner of the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize.    This would be a very positive development if he becomes the … Continue reading →

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Egypt: Revolt or Revolution? – Fareed Zakaria

Posted on January 30, 2011 by macromon

Here is Fareed’s take on Egypt.

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Week in Review: Egypt Rocked, Iran Next?

Posted on January 30, 2011 by macromon

We don’t have much to say about this week’s performance other than the main equity indices in the U.S. and some in Europe made post crisis new highs before being hit on the political plague coming out of Egypt.   Interesting … Continue reading →

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How Poor is Egypt Relative to MidEast & North Africa?

Posted on January 29, 2011 by macromon

(click here if not observable)

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