Outside the Beltway

Muslim cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi has issued a fatwa against Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi.

As in Baharain, the Libyan Government has reacted violently to the populist uprising sweeping the Arab world. The difference is the Libyans are doing it largely without anyone noticing

Like in Bahrain, the Libyan authorities are not tolerating protests.

The protests in Bahrain have taken a different path than those in Egypt.

Tweeting feels like IM’ing but it’s more like blogging.

Ten days is not a lot of time for constitutional reform.

The White House Press Office produces a blog, YouTube channel, Flickr photo stream, Facebook and Twitter profiles, and daily video programming.

What people (or transitional governments) say isn’t ultimately the issue. What they do is.

A few thoughts/historical examples, as to why I am guarded in my optimism on Egypt.

The military states that it will govern for six month or until elections are held.

Knowing his downfall was imminent, the former Egyptian dictator moved vast wealth out of rich of Western governments.

The Egyptian military is promising a quick transition to new civilian leadership. Will they live up to their promise?

Ellis Goldberg, a Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington and an expert on Egyptian politics, has a pessimistic view about the likelihood that the military is interested in democratization.

Was Mubarak’s speech last night in defiance of the military?

So, what are the constitutional provisions for presidential resignations in Egypt?

While the jubilation in the streets of Egypt is fully warranted, make no mistake: the next move (indeed, the next several) belong to the military.

Hosni Mubarak has stepped down — for reals this time.

While earlier in the day the indications were that Mubarak was on his way out, Mubarak himself had different plans it would seem. The question becomes: now what?

Hosni Mubarak refuses to step down. Things in Egypt may be about to get bad.

Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak is expected to step down after 17 days of pro-democracy protests.

Hosni Mubarak may hang on to some semblance of power longer than many expected in the middle of last weeks chaos, mostly because there are few other alternatives right now.

An interpretation of the events in Egypt.

Is the only possible motivation conservatives could possibly have for calling out the lunatic fringe a desire for the acceptance of liberals?

If Mubarak is driven from power, will that make Egypt a case of “revolution”?

Sarah Palin said something about the crisis in Egypt, but it’s not at all clear what she meant.

President Obama’s approval numbers have dropped 9 points since the Egypt crisis broke out.

Some in Washington are claiming the intelligence community missed the warning signs of unrest in Tunisia and Egypt in what looks like little more than an effort to create scapegoats if things go wrong.