Well-written articles on Libya, Egypt and "Getting over being 'over' twitter"

Separating the drivel from the gems can be a tiresome task.  Following people smarter than yourself on Twitter makes finding the gems much easier.  For the poo-poo'ers of twitter (I was among them until recently), you have to get over it.  If it helps, think of twitter as an RSS feed of very timely topical links and information from people you know and respect (for the most part) and who get paid to separate the drivel from the gems.  My name on twitter is: FAOfuuo .  Please feel free to check out the people I currently follow and cherry pick from those to get a start.  Also, let me know if you have questions. 
   Here are a few examples from today: 

Volcano of Rage by Max Rodenbeck concerning Tunisia but mainly Egypt

"O volcano of rage
uniter of Arabs
Boil upon the plains
Foam upon the sands
Engulf them from the hills and the cannons and the trenches
With rage…. "

Qaddafhi and his ilk: Blood and oil

"Just occasionally, the power of ordinary people can overturn the certainties of the experts. That is why countries dealing with dictators should never confuse engagement with endorsement and why the West should press for human rights and democracy—even when it is inconvenient, as it is with China and Russia. Just ask those who have summoned up the courage to risk death for a cause on the streets of Tripoli."

Popular Protest in North Africa and the Middle East (I): Egypt Victorious?  40 something solid pages from the International Crisis Group (released yesterday)

If Not Now, When? by Friedman On Arab Democracy
"Seeing the Arab democracy movements in Egypt and elsewhere succeed in modernizing their countries would be hugely beneficial to them and to the world. We must do whatever we can to help. But no one should have any illusions about how difficult and convulsive the Arabs’ return to history is going to be. Let’s root for it, without being in the middle of it. "