Tag: hosni mubarak
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Amid Reporter’s Assault In Cairo, Pentagon Sued Over Rape Coverup
the disturbing story of lara logan, the cbs reporter raped in cairo and the resulting tabloid aftermath in the corporate media, now seems to have become a sexual abuse meme – but these celebrity stories distract from institutional violence that goes under-reported… video: veterans say rape cases mishandled from ap: More than a dozen U.S.…
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senior US marine says ‘multiple platoons’ headed to egypt
from business insider: A senior member of the US Marine corps is telling people “multiple platoons” are deploying to Egypt, a source tells us. There is a system within the US Marines that alerts the immediate families of high-ranking marines when their marine will soon be deployed to an emergency situation where they will not…
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CIA/CFR envoy Frank G. Wisner sent to ‘speak to Mubarak’
When it was time to give Egypt’s embattled leader a gentle nudge, President Obama picked a seasoned diplomat who could deliver the message as a close friend. Frank G. Wisner, a former U.S. ambassador to Cairo, has known Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for decades and has long advocated strong U.S. ties with him.