Middle East analyst and investigative journalist Maidhc à Cathail exposes US governmental and quasi-governmental agencies that have been involved behind the scenes in encouraging "democratic" reform in Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Syria and Libya, including the National Endowment for Democracy, Democratic and Republican Institutes, International Center for Non-Violence and its head, Peter Ackerman, plus the roles of George Soros and the pro-Israel neocons like Michael Ledeen and Robert Kagan..