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Robert Wright (
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) and David Kirkpatrick (
Into the Hands of the Soldiers
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David’s new book, Into the Hands of the Soldiers
.
00:00
How David wound up witnessing the Egyptian Revolution of 2011
.
03:43
Al Jazeera as the “Johnny Appleseed” of the Arab Spring
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10:27
Varieties of Islamism, from “conservative” to “liberal”
.
18:40
The Muslim Brotherhood as a bourgeois movement
.
23:05
Mohamed Morsi’s election, brief tenure, and removal from power in July 2013
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29:15
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s post-coup struggle for legitimacy
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45:46
The Obama administration’s muddled pre-coup messaging to coup-master Sisi
.
55:36
Did the coup give fuel to Islamist extremists?
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01:03:12
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David’s book,
Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle East
The Wright Show | Aug 7, 2018 | Robert Wright & David Kirkpatrick
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