– A lesson in thuggery: how the security services control Egypt
– A one-time Egyptian resident describes the operation of a thuggish security state that controls through everyday brutality
His bastards
Who are the “pro-Mubarak” protesters who have been engaged in running battles with democracy activists throughout Egypt? Why did they come to the demonstration carrying not placards and tracts, but machetes and sulphuric acid? And why were some of them riding on camels? Frederick Bowie explores the murky world of the counter revolution …
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