Category: Egypt
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Sep 14, 2011 in 9/11, Afghanistan, CNN, Current Affairs, Egypt, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Jihadists, State Department, Taliban, Terrorism | View Comments
Update below the fold. In the midst of commemorations for 9/11/01, a day on which we remembered those who were killed, and reaffirmed the commitment to keep our nation safe, the Taliban was busy in Afghanistan. Our officials were concerned about a 9/11 attack – but we thought it would be on our shores, in [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jul 21, 2011 in Afghanistan, Bailouts, Congress (House & Senate), Crime, Current Affairs, Deficit, Economy, Egypt, Foreign Aid, Governance, Pakistan, SEC, State Department | View Comments
The old Ben Franklin adage, is apparently one with which our government is unfamiliar. Just within the past few days, three major wasteful decisions have come to light. The first is in the State Department. This wasn’t just a wasteful decision, but an unethical, immoral, and I have to hope, illegal one. Within the State [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jul 17, 2011 in Current Affairs, Egypt, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, France, Hamas, Iran, Jihadists, Muslim, Muslims & Arabs, Pandering, President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sharia Law, United Kingdom | View Comments
The French? Well, they might, but no, that’s not who I mean. The British? Well, most likely, especially they way Obama has dissed them (like sending back the bust of Churchill, and that is the mere tip of the iceberg)? Nope. The Arab World. Yep, that’s right, even after Obama’s bowing and scraping to them, [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jun 7, 2011 in Abuse, Congress (House & Senate), Crime, Current Affairs, Democrats, Egypt, Gay Rights, Gender Bias, Germany, Human Rights, Misogyny, New York State, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sexism, US Senate, Women and Children, World | View Comments
On Monday, June 6th, while Congressman Weiner finally admitted he is a big fat lying pervert with no morals or sense of decency, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was celebrating the fortieth anniversary of Title IX. To celebrate Women in Sports, especially with the Women’s World Cup (soccer) coming up this summer, Secretary Clinton delivered [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jun 1, 2011 in Abuse, Current Affairs, Egypt, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Aid, Human Rights, Misogyny, Muslims & Arabs, Pandering, President Barack Obama, Sharia Law | View Comments
This headline caught my eye, and disgusted me, all at the same time, “Egyptian General Admits ‘Virginity Checks’ Performed On Some Protesters.” As one would deduce, the headline means WOMEN protesters. This is disturbing on so many levels, not the least of which how women continue to be treated. At first there were denials that [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on May 29, 2011 in Bamboozling, Barney Frank, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Economy, Egypt, Fannie Mae, Foreign Aid, Foreign Policy, Freddie Mac, Hoodwinking, Middle East, Muslims & Arabs, President Barack Obama | View Comments
On Thursday, Obama signed – via computer – an extension for the Patriot Act, after it was passed by the House and Senate. This allows it to be in effect until June 1, 2015. You remember the Patriot Act – it is the one many of us were furious about when the Bush Administration came [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on May 7, 2011 in Al Qaeda, Counterterrorism, Current Affairs, Egypt, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, Muslims & Arabs, National Security, Pakistan, Terrorism | View Comments
That would be Hamas, and the Muslim Brotherhood, to name just two. Yep, Hamas has “condemned” the killing: While many Middle East leaders welcomed America’s military action, the mixed reaction across the region cast a shadow over both the “Arab Spring” and the future of talks between Israel and the Palestinians. [...] The Hamas prime [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on May 1, 2011 in Abuse, Crime, Current Affairs, Egypt, Misogyny, Women and Children | View Comments
* Bumped Up From April 29th * (so that we may discuss Logan’s interview on “60 Minutes” tonight) Lara Logan, the CBS “60 Minutes” reporter who was brutally assaulted in Egypt back in February, has given an interview to one of her “60 Minutes” colleagues, to be aired on May 1, 2011. You may recall [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Mar 31, 2011 in Abuse, California, Civil Liberties & Rights, Current Affairs, Egypt, Forced Prostitution, Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Iran, Linda Anselmi, Misogyny, Pakistan, Sexism, Texas, Women and Children, Women's History Month | View Comments
I freely admit, I did not see this one coming. My friend and fellow NQ writer, Linda Anselmi, shared the following article with me, most appropos for bringing to an end Women’s History Month. And that would be this Bloomberg article, Saudi Women Inspired by Fall of Mubarak Step Up Equality Demand. Wow, right? Honestly, [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Mar 21, 2011 in Abuse, Current Affairs, Egypt, Human Rights, Islam, Muslim, Sharia Law, Women | View Comments
After forcing out Mubarak as leader of Egypt, Egyptians held a vote on Sunday on a number of different amendments and changes. One of the issues on which the people voted was whether or not to have speedy elections. The people have spoken, and the answer is: yes. Yes, they do want speedy elections. Here’s [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Mar 13, 2011 in Afghanistan, Chelsea Clinton, Current Affairs, Egypt, Foreign Policy, Gender Bias, Hillary Clinton, Human Rights, Iran, Misogyny, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sexism, State Department, Women and Children | View Comments
(March 10, 2011 – Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images North America) The above photograph was taken at the Diller-von Furstenberg 2nd Annual Awards, as Chelsea presented her mother, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, with the first Inspiration Award. Some of the most poignant moments for me of the 2008 Campaign were to see Chelsea Clinton [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Feb 22, 2011 in Abuse, Anti-Semitism, Crime, Current Affairs, Egypt, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Israel, Misogyny, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton | View Comments
More and more information is coming out about the treatment women reporters in Egypt have been enduring for some time now. The horrendous attack on Lara Logan seems to have opened the floodgates for other women journalists to acknowledge with what they have been dealing for years now. That many of them felt they had [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Feb 16, 2011 in Abuse, Crime, Current Affairs, Egypt, Misogyny, Muslim, Sharia Law | View Comments
Word has recently come out that Lara Logan, a longtime CBS foreign correspondent, suffered a brutal, horrible assault and sexual assault at the hands of a gang of Egyptian men celebrating the downfall of Mubarak. According to this CBS report (H/T to Carol Maka), Ms. Logan was covering the celebration for “60 Minutes.” And that’s [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Feb 11, 2011 in Current Affairs, Egypt | View Comments
Editor’s Updates: Check out our Twitter feeds in the right column for the latest news. Besides the @foxnews feed, if you have Twitter (or go to Twitter.com and sign up), try this from FNC: @foxnews/egyptprotests. Reverend Amy’s Original: Mubarak has resigned, handing power over to the military: Hosni Mubarak stepped down as president of Egypt [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Feb 10, 2011 in Current Affairs, Egypt, FBI, Foreign Affairs, Hamas, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Jihadists, Larry Johnson, Obama Administration, Terrorism | View Comments
As you may have heard by now, the Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, announced at a House Intelligence Committee hearing Thursday that the Muslim Brotherhood wasn’t all that, they were basically a secular group who hadn’t a violent bone in their body. Okay, maybe not THAT bad, but close enough. See for yourself: