On Egypt
Might as well refer to the US as the Egyptian political wedge
Every journalist has an updated story, and every newspaper carrys one
but there is no advancement for "Made in Egypt politics" and I think there never will be.
Anger and tensions approach the boiling point. What next ?
The idea of stepping down is being said ever so loudly by the people and so much more has been added by some of the worlds most influentual people, and still they are unable to bend that long standing autocratic government, whose members enjoy some of the greatest wealth ever ammassed in the modern world. Of all of it, a near 0% is set aside for aid to the most impoverished nations.
The change of command (so to speak) must be done quickly, has changed suddenly and abrupty into taking a much more slower and prolonged transition.
The people revolt in ever greater numbers in hope to be heard. But their voices fall upon sealed ears of corrupt men who are well accustomed to outright denial while they sit in extremly high places. Members of that government spoil themselves with tens of billions in personal wealth while there are people literally starving to death in neighboring African countries not so far off to the south. And if that does not spell out corruption enough, they deny their countrymen the basic necessities like schooling, by creating and enforcing a ridiculous emergency law. A nonsense law whether lifted or not should be urgently weighed in the highest courtroom possible. Without a doubt it would be found to be likened to a crime against humanity.
The members of government that so willingly enforced that law should be stripped of all illegitimately gained personal wealth and dealt with as crimminals. They should be tried by the very laws of the state that they themselves designed and enforced upon their own countrymen. Without appeal and without political asylum.
Without shame they boast that their own army receives billions per year in US handout dollars, and that for exceedingly too many years.
Consider that one of the greatest contributors to the existing starving African nations is the US of A.
Lets give him all the time necessary to do the right thing before it turns into what nobody wants, disruption/closure of the Suez canal or worse yet, a military coup or both.
Western credibility on the issue may be the talk around European watercoolers over the last few days, and not for nothing, Germany knows full well the strategic importance of Egypt and The Suez in world economics and recognize the resulting dwindling american financial situation.
Collectively they wait the opportune moment to flex their muscle (first) over the Egyptian thoroughfare should the need arise.
Germany as the political center of the EU will not accept threats lightly that affect its articulated supremacy nor its economic base.
Egypt, being a long standing US ally sends a powerful message to the whole of the Middle East while assuring Israel.
Mr Mubaraks' stance of ignoring external pressure will make things worse. He hopes that there will be no undermining nor an
alienation from the existing political choir except the transfer of some powers to his friend Omar Suleiman.
Hopefully a voice (such as billionaire strongman Naguib Sawiris) can be enough to quench the thirst and initiate political change
demanded by the younger generation, but I have my doubts because that voice needs to convince the Egyptian people of the West's interest in the maintenance of the Muslim culture within the state, and at the same time guarantee the ousting of the Iranian influenced Brotherhood.
All the while the US needs to maintain its long standing ties with Israel and take appropiate consideration for the fragility of its own neighbor (the PA).
Quite the balancing act from outside the box.
Germany and the EU know that the US will not take the back seat after going the long haul with Egypt, but they are surely watching developements closely.
(MO 57Chevy)
Might as well refer to the US as the Egyptian political wedge
Every journalist has an updated story, and every newspaper carrys one
but there is no advancement for "Made in Egypt politics" and I think there never will be.
Anger and tensions approach the boiling point. What next ?
The idea of stepping down is being said ever so loudly by the people and so much more has been added by some of the worlds most influentual people, and still they are unable to bend that long standing autocratic government, whose members enjoy some of the greatest wealth ever ammassed in the modern world. Of all of it, a near 0% is set aside for aid to the most impoverished nations.
The change of command (so to speak) must be done quickly, has changed suddenly and abrupty into taking a much more slower and prolonged transition.
The people revolt in ever greater numbers in hope to be heard. But their voices fall upon sealed ears of corrupt men who are well accustomed to outright denial while they sit in extremly high places. Members of that government spoil themselves with tens of billions in personal wealth while there are people literally starving to death in neighboring African countries not so far off to the south. And if that does not spell out corruption enough, they deny their countrymen the basic necessities like schooling, by creating and enforcing a ridiculous emergency law. A nonsense law whether lifted or not should be urgently weighed in the highest courtroom possible. Without a doubt it would be found to be likened to a crime against humanity.
The members of government that so willingly enforced that law should be stripped of all illegitimately gained personal wealth and dealt with as crimminals. They should be tried by the very laws of the state that they themselves designed and enforced upon their own countrymen. Without appeal and without political asylum.
Without shame they boast that their own army receives billions per year in US handout dollars, and that for exceedingly too many years.
Consider that one of the greatest contributors to the existing starving African nations is the US of A.
Lets give him all the time necessary to do the right thing before it turns into what nobody wants, disruption/closure of the Suez canal or worse yet, a military coup or both.
Western credibility on the issue may be the talk around European watercoolers over the last few days, and not for nothing, Germany knows full well the strategic importance of Egypt and The Suez in world economics and recognize the resulting dwindling american financial situation.
Collectively they wait the opportune moment to flex their muscle (first) over the Egyptian thoroughfare should the need arise.
Germany as the political center of the EU will not accept threats lightly that affect its articulated supremacy nor its economic base.
Egypt, being a long standing US ally sends a powerful message to the whole of the Middle East while assuring Israel.
Mr Mubaraks' stance of ignoring external pressure will make things worse. He hopes that there will be no undermining nor an
alienation from the existing political choir except the transfer of some powers to his friend Omar Suleiman.
Hopefully a voice (such as billionaire strongman Naguib Sawiris) can be enough to quench the thirst and initiate political change
demanded by the younger generation, but I have my doubts because that voice needs to convince the Egyptian people of the West's interest in the maintenance of the Muslim culture within the state, and at the same time guarantee the ousting of the Iranian influenced Brotherhood.
All the while the US needs to maintain its long standing ties with Israel and take appropiate consideration for the fragility of its own neighbor (the PA).
Quite the balancing act from outside the box.
Germany and the EU know that the US will not take the back seat after going the long haul with Egypt, but they are surely watching developements closely.
(MO 57Chevy)
