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As I wrote, the CIA has its fingers in a lot of pots, but the Arab Spring was not their making. They were caught unprepared.[0] [0]https://www.jstor.org/stable

As I wrote, the CIA has its fingers in a lot of pots, but the Arab Spring was not their making. They were caught unprepared.[0] [0]https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.13169/arabstudquar.35.3.0255#metadata_info_tab_contents https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.13169/arabstudquar.35.3.0255...

Consultant32452 5y ago
Except the training started literally years before the uprisings. From the article I already posted: >Some Egyptian youth leaders attended a 2008 technology meeting in New York, where they were taught to use social networking and mobile technologies to promote democracy. Among those sponsoring the meeting were Facebook, Google, MTV, Columbia Law School and the State Department. “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.” The Arab Spring started in the 2010s. The IC may or may not have been caught off guard by the specific timing of events but that's a non-sequitor.
- onionisafruit 5y ago
  Some organizers went to a Freedom House meeting. That’s a far cry from a CIA op.
  - Consultant32452 5y ago
    The revolutionary groups were trained and funded by the US government years before the Arab Spring even started. In some countries like Syria it even provided weapons to terror groups. What components of an op do you believe are missing here?
    - onionisafruit 5y ago
      So far all you have provided is an insinuation that Freedom House meeting attendees are controlled by the CIA years later. The article you linked doesn't back up your claim either. It says, "No one doubts that the Arab uprisings are home grown, rather than resulting from 'foreign influence,' as alleged by some Middle Eastern leaders."

Consultant32452 5y ago

Except the training started literally years before the uprisings. From the article I already posted: >Some Egyptian youth leaders attended a 2008 technology meeting in New York, where they were taught to use social networking and mobile technologies to promote democracy. Among those sponsoring the meeting were Facebook, Google, MTV, Columbia Law School and the State Department. “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.” The Arab Spring started in the 2010s. The IC may or may not have been caught off guard by the specific timing of events but that's a non-sequitor.

onionisafruit 5y ago
Some organizers went to a Freedom House meeting. That’s a far cry from a CIA op.
- Consultant32452 5y ago
  The revolutionary groups were trained and funded by the US government years before the Arab Spring even started. In some countries like Syria it even provided weapons to terror groups. What components of an op do you believe are missing here?
  - onionisafruit 5y ago
    So far all you have provided is an insinuation that Freedom House meeting attendees are controlled by the CIA years later. The article you linked doesn't back up your claim either. It says, "No one doubts that the Arab uprisings are home grown, rather than resulting from 'foreign influence,' as alleged by some Middle Eastern leaders."