The Seeds of destruction : The CIA role in the Arab Spring and the consequential destabilisation of the region.
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The CIA's role in the Arab Spring is a highly contested issue. While some argue that the CIA provided support to the revolutionaries, others argue that the CIA's involvement was more complex and manipulative. In my opinion, the CIA's involvement in the Arab Spring was…
Libya 2005 :In his Senate Intelligence Committee statement, Porter Goss described the status of Libya as a success story in nonproliferation[2] Goss said that Libya, by the end of 2004, had taken a number of significant steps it had promised:
Dismantling key elements of its…
Dismantling key elements of its…
The CIA's role in arming rebels in Libya is a controversial subject. It is clear that the CIA provided weapons to certain Islamist groups during the Libyan Civil War, but the extent of their involvement is unknown as of yet.
I do not believe it is right for any agency or country…
I do not believe it is right for any agency or country…
Egypt 2008: American government-financed organizations were promoting democracy in authoritarian Arab states.
The money spent on these programs was minute compared with efforts led by the Pentagon. But as American officials and others look back at the uprisings of the Arab…
The money spent on these programs was minute compared with efforts led by the Pentagon. But as American officials and others look back at the uprisings of the Arab…
The Republican and Democratic institutes are loosely affiliated with the Republican and Democratic Parties. They were created by Congress and are financed through the National Endowment for Democracy, which was set up in 1983 to channel grants for promoting democracy in…
“We didn’t fund them to start protests, but we did help support their development of skills and networking,” said Stephen McInerney, executive director of the Project on Middle East Democracy, a Washington-based advocacy and research group. “That training did play a role in what…
“We learned how to organize and build coalitions,” said Bashem Fathy, a founder of the youth movement that ultimately drove the Egyptian uprisings. Mr. Fathy, who attended training with Freedom House, said, “This certainly helped during the revolution.”
Ms. Qadhi, the Yemeni…
Ms. Qadhi, the Yemeni…
Interviews with officials of the nongovernmental groups and a review of diplomatic cables obtained by WikiLeaks show that the democracy programs were constant sources of tension between the United States and many Arab governments.
The cables, in particular, show how leaders in…
The cables, in particular, show how leaders in…
Diplomatic cables report how American officials frequently assured skeptical governments that the training was aimed at reform, not promoting revolutions.
for example, a few months before national elections in Bahrain, officials there barred a representative of the National…
for example, a few months before national elections in Bahrain, officials there barred a representative of the National…
The main targets of the Egyptian complaints were the Republican and Democratic institutes. Diplomatic cables show that Egyptian officials complained that the United States was providing support for “illegal organizations.”
Gamal Mubarak, the former president’s son, is described…
Gamal Mubarak, the former president’s son, is described…
“They were constantly saying: ‘Why are you working with those groups, they are nothing. All they have are slogans,’ ” said Sherif Mansour, an Egyptian activist and a senior program officer for the Middle East and North Africa at Freedom House.
When their appeals to the United…
When their appeals to the United…
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