"Farewell, my library! Farewell, the house of wisdom, the abode of philosophers, a house and witness for literature! How many sleepless nights I spent there, reading and writing, the night is silent and the people asleep… goodbye, my books!... I know not what has become of you after we left:... » read this article

“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.” “The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is... » read this article

Editorial comment: Even though this article dates from before the beginning of the elections in Egypt, it seems to be well worth picking up since it gives the very background to the situation that is in the process of being voted on. The one almost sure thing seems to me... » read this article

After deadly clashes between demonstrators and security forces in Egypt, the BBC news website looks at what lies behind the latest round of protests. Why are the protesters back? Protesters are angry at the slow pace of reforms and are demanding the end of military rule. While many welcomed the... » read this article

Editor's Note: The title of this essay/report could be misunderstood. Egypt is anything but "free" after Egyptians Spring 2011 revolt was co-opted by the Egyptian military who are now conducting a violent counter-revolution against their own people. But the author places emphasis on Israel's violations of their 1979 peace treaty... » read this article

(Photos from agencies added by Axis of Logic and related comments by Les Blough, editor. Sources: News Agencies) 16 July 2011 WSWS by Niall Green Huge protests took place across Egypt on Friday. Under the banner, “The Friday of Final Warning,” tens of thousands gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and... » read this article

31 May 2011 Demonstrations last Friday in Egypt were among the largest since the revolutionary movement of workers and youth forced out the longtime dictator Hosni Mubarak on February 11. Hundreds of thousands gathered in the capital of Cairo and other cities to denounce the policies of the military government... » read this article

On Wednesday, Egypt announced that Fatah and Hamas, the rival Palestinian parties, had agreed a “reconciliation deal” whereby they will form an interim unity government and fix a date for elections following further talks in Cairo. While Egypt has long been trying to broker a deal, its ability to get... » read this article

The promulgation this week in Egypt of a decree banning strikes and protests has laid bare the real character of the military-controlled regime that succeeded the US-backed dictator Hosni Mubarak. According to AhramOnline, the decree: “criminalizes strikes, protests, demonstrations and sit-ins that interrupt private or state-owned businesses or affect the... » read this article

25 March 2011 The promulgation this week in Egypt of a decree banning strikes and protests has laid bare the real character of the military-controlled regime that succeeded the US-backed dictator Hosni Mubarak. According to AhramOnline, the decree: “criminalizes strikes, protests, demonstrations and sit-ins that interrupt private or state-owned businesses... » read this article

Editor's Comment: At Axis of Logic we are maintaining our "wait and see" position regarding the long term results of the uprisings in Egypt, Tunisia, Bahrain, Yemen and even Libya where the sickening US-led war has already entered its first stage of a "no fly zone." There is no lack... » read this article

Editor's Note: The author makes passing reference to the snubbing of Clinton by the Coalition of the Youth of the Revolution, "representing a half dozen of organizations ..." According to our correspondent in Cairo who has been deeply involved with this revolutionary youth movement: The Youth Coalition is "much bigger... » read this article

5 March 2011 In a carefully stage-managed performance aimed at legitimizing military rule, the newly appointed Egyptian prime minister, Essam Sharaf, visited protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square Friday and professed his sympathy for the struggle that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. Sharaf, a cabinet minister under Mubarak from 2004 to 2006,... » read this article

2 000 000 Egyptians in Tahrir Square singing Free Palestine! As the Arab people continue to exercise unarmed yet mighty power, there is one place above all others that remains at the heart of the struggle, Pales tine. Despite all the money, pro pa ganda, weapons, false imprisonment, eth nic... » read this article

The Nobel Laureate and the Labor Lawyer Nobel Laureate and Egyptian Presidential Candidate, Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, objected to the BBC reporter attributing recent events in Egypt to the “Youth Movement.” ElBaradei complained that calling the “revolt” a “youth movement” was a gross distortion of the truth, and did not in... » read this article

Editor's Comment: Getting rid of Mubarak is only the first step. May we one day see this on Pennsylvania Avenue! (I know some of you wish you were there.) - Les Blough, Editor (Three Videos. The Third - Egypt's Day of Departure) Here's a little more on the original, without... » read this article

One of the least analyzed aspects of the Egyptian pro-democracy movement and US policy toward it, is the role of the influential Zionist power configuration (ZPC) including the leading umbrella organization – the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (CPMAJO) – Congressional Middle East committee members, officials occupying... » read this article

“I should discover once again the secret of great communications and of great combustions...”                                             - Aimé Césaire My daughter wants to show me how her new video game works. In it you create your own characters from an endless array of colors, costumes and accessories. You can also create... » read this article

17 February 2011 Tens of thousands of Egyptian workers ignored appeals by military high command and spread their strike actions across the country Wednesday, demanding higher pay, better working conditions, and the purging of corrupt officials linked to ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak. In Egypt’s largest industrial center, the textile manufacturing... » read this article

Is the crescent of North Africa's revolutionary honeymoon already fading away? Tunisia, ground zero for the the wave of popular uprisings cascading across Egypt and the Middle East—and a political bellwether—began as a inspiring revolutionary narrative. But this week, the victory of the people's triumph over the Ben Ali dictatorship... » read this article