Links 15 December 2010

• Nothing Left to Talk About - NYTimes.com
  Rob Malley and Hussein Agha argue that the peace process is over. A depressing read.
• Muez i Diin Street » Blog Archive » Building the Next Generation of Arab Thinkers: Notes on FIKR9
  George Weyman has some interesting insights from Fikr9 forum.
• gary's choices - WikiLeaks: America the indispensable
  Gary Sick on the main Wikileaks revelation: US still seen as "indispensable nation" by allies.
• Cable Viewer
  Wikileaks cable on Aminatou Haidar case in Western Sahara: Morocco's "stunningly maladroit diplomacy"
• Cable Viewer
  Tons of Morocco-Spain cables in today's Wikileaks release.
• Prestigious Arabic Booker plagued by criticisms | Reuters
  Is the Arabic Booker politically rigged?
• Best Books on the Middle East, 2010 | Marc Lynch
  Marc Lynch's picks for Middle East books of the year.
• Moroccoleaks
  Blog dedicated to Morocco Wikileaks revelations - "we open the makhzen"
• TuniLeaks
  Blog dedicated to Tunisia Wikileaks revelations.
  From Too Much Egyptian Opposition to Too Little—and Legal Worries Besides - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• Dunne & Hamzawy analyse the problems caused by Egypt's parliamentary elections.
• WikiLeaks cables: US fears over west African cocaine route | World news | The Guardian
  Wikileaks and the Ghana drug connection.
• The Afterlife of Sayyid Qutb | The Middle East Channel
  Qutb's thoughts in the contemporary MoBros.
• Israel refuses entry to Palestinian firefighters being honored for Carmel fire assistance - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
  Pal firemen who helped douse Carmel fire not allowed in for thanks ceremony. Typical of this $%& occupation.
• ReliefWeb » Document » Morocco/Western Sahara: More Freedom to Name Their Children
  Amazigh names now officially recognized in Morocco.
• USAF blocks media sites over Leaks - Americas - Al Jazeera English
  US Air Force blocks NYT, Guardian, Le Monde for publishing Wikileaks. Really?