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In case you were confused over America’s underlying intentions in the Middle East, you no longer need to be perplexed.

On the same day that Bradley Manning is handed a 35-year sentence for exposing war crimes in Iraq, former Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak is freed from a Cairo prison whilst his democratically elected opponent remains hidden away in a secret cell.

In July, Obama winked and Morsi was ousted.

And today Obama turned his head and Mubarak is a free man.

There is no fog of war here. When Obama says he regrets the loss of life, the civilian casualties, the piles of bodies riddled with bullets in the streets, what he really means is that He, Kerry and the Pentagon, knew full well this could turn ugly, but they gave el-Sisi the green light anyway.

Why did Obama do it? What pressures did American allies, Saudi Arabia, Israel, maybe even Turkey, put on the USA? What assurances did they offer? Who volunteered for the clean-up job that will no doubt soon be underway?

It took 60 years for the CIA to finally admit its role in ousting democratically elected Mossadegh in Iran. Will we have to wait another 60 years to know why Obama gave el-Sisi the green light?

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“An acceleration that left everyone on the spot.”

Advertising Agency: Alone Together, Paris, France
Art Director: Catherine Renzetti
Copywriter: Grégory Tortes

We hacked quadcopters to track our car through Australia and create a multi-angle, multi-screen, TV commercial – designed to be instantly and infinitely remixable from the comfort of your couch.

Advertising Agency: Holler, Sydney, Australia
Creative Director: James Theophane
Art Director: Ben Heath
Copywriter: John Gault
Director: Yanni Kronenberg

(TrendHunter.com) These minimalist tech gadgets and their clean and contemporary designs will certainly attract tech-savvy individuals who are interested in a sleek and functional product.

While some people may…

Wenner Media has named Chris McLoughlin the publisher of Rolling Stone, the company said Wednesday. Mr. McLoughlin, who is currently publisher of sibling title Men’s Journal, is replacing Matt Mastrangelo, who was dismissed from his role in June. His appointment is effective immediately.

A new publisher at Men’s Journal has not yet been named.

Mr. McLoughlin had been publisher of Men’s Journal since February 2012. During his tenure, he oversaw a redesign of MensJournal.com and introduced Men’s Journal Gear Lab,

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Microsoft's new back-to-school ad for Windows 8 tablets—here, the Lenovo Yoga in particular—is being touted, at least by CNET, as another huge diss against the iPad. It is, of course, but it's not as harsh as all that. The Yoga's ability to multitask is mostly compared to less impressive classroom behaviors, like fumbling around for a pen as the professor reads aloud from Keats's "The Second Coming," which he wouldn't do in real life. Sure, a lot of the ill-prepared students are using iPads, but the tone is more "The Yoga is great" than "Apple products are crap." Which is good, because it's hard for me to take a product named Yoga (that isn't actually yoga) seriously. How much more white and middle class could that name be? Will we be seeing ads for the Lenovo Mumford & Sons next fall?