It was a humiliating defeat for a calculating autocrat who for years entrusted Egypt’s fate only to himself. The cinematic-like toppling of Mubarak’s government and his subsequent appearance — with his sons Gamal and Alaa — in a defendants cage in a Cairo courtroom became a rallying cry for change throughout North Africa and the Middle East and an inspiration for a new generation of Arabs demanding better lives. Those protests, however, led to war in Syria and Yemen, factional fighting in Libya and a military crackdown in Egypt that toppled Mubarak’s successor, Mohamed Morsi, and his Muslim Brotherhood. … [Read more...] about Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s calculating autocrat, dies at 91
Obituaries
Mazzy Star co-founder and guitarist David Roback dies at 61
Roback and Hope Sandoval formed Mazzy Star in Santa Monica in 1989 after another group he had co-founded, Opal, broke apart. Mazzy Star’s biggest mainstream hit was 1994’s “Fade Into You,” which hit No. 44 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and No. 3 on its Modern Rock chart. … [Read more...] about Mazzy Star co-founder and guitarist David Roback dies at 61
South Suburban Death Notices, Week of February 24
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Person Hit, Killed In SSF Identified
DeJesus was walking in the center divider on northbound Highway 101 just north of Grand Avenue at about 9:30 p.m. Sunday when at least one vehicle struck him, according to the California Highway Patrol. He was pronounced dead at the scene. … [Read more...] about Person Hit, Killed In SSF Identified
The Tyranny and Tragedy of Hosni Mubarak
The devastated Egyptian president canceled a planned trip to visit Obama in Washington and could not even bring himself to attend Mohamed’s funeral. When Obama flew to Cairo a few days later to deliver a landmark speech to the Arab and Muslim world, Mubarak did not attend. And the Egyptian people, as sentimental as any on earth, regarded their president’s heartbreak with deep sympathy. Israeli journalist Smadar Peri remembers people in Egypt’s streets clamoring to speak with reporters, wishing only to express their condolences. “We are one family, and Mubarak is everyone’s father,” they told her. … [Read more...] about The Tyranny and Tragedy of Hosni Mubarak
