Tag Archives: arab spring

Ganzouri’s Story

Posted on November 25, 2011 by twitmericks

An old man from Cairo, Ganzouri/Has mounted a late bid for glory/Installed as PM/By the army to stem/The unrest before things get too gory. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dc460c3e-1739-11e1-b20e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss#axzz1ejRclEM5

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March like an Egyptian

Posted on November 23, 2011 by twitmericks

Protesters in #Tahrir Square/Insist they are going to stay there/Till the army withdraws/So they fight for the cause/Of democracy everywhere. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/22/egypt-protesters-tahrir-square-tantawi

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End Marshal Law

Posted on November 20, 2011 by twitmericks

A Field Marshal who is #Egyptian/Has gone beyond his job description/For unrest to cool/Civilian rule/Must be the required prescription. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/20/egypt-elections-cairo-clahes?newsfeed=true

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Saif and Sound

Posted on November 19, 2011 by twitmericks

The rebels got #Saif al-Islam/After more than just one false alarm/It seems a fair cop/In that unlike his pop/He suffered no serious harm. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8901065/Saif-Gaddafi-arrested-in-desert-after-month-long-hunt-by-Libyas-new-government.html

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Out of Their League

Posted on November 12, 2011 by twitmericks

The Arab League vote for suspension/Of Syria shows an intention/To pressure Assad/Before things get so bad/That it leads to US intervention.

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Assad Case

Posted on October 30, 2011 by twitmericks

President #Assad of Syria/Exhibits increasing hysteria/His regime is at stake/So he warns of a quake/As his rhetoric grows ever wearier. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/8857898/Assad-challenge-Syria-at-your-peril.html

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Bah!

Posted on September 29, 2011 by twitmericks

A security court in Manama/Has put 20 docs in the slammer/For daring to treat/People hurt on the street/Can we have international clamour? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15105270

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All the King’s Women

Posted on September 27, 2011 by twitmericks

The #Saudi Arabian king/Latching onto the whole Arab Spring/Is to enfranchise women/But not to vote him in/(He won’t want a negative swing).

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Nile trial

Posted on August 8, 2011 by twitmericks

There was an old man from the Nile/Of odious crocodile smile/But as every dictator/Should sooner or later/ #Mubarak is now standing trial. http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists/mubarak-s-trial-gives-the-arab-spring-a-new-twist-1.848522

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