It’s not about Mubarak any more. For all practical purposes he’s already gone. The issue now is the succession. Mubarak has not resigned or been deposed, but the power has already shifted to the most dangerous man in the leadership, Omar Suleiman, the former intelligence chief and now formally Vice-President, though already assuming the reins […]
Posts Tagged ‘Egypt’
Israel cannot avoid the Arab storm
Feb 4th, 2011 by Mark Seddon.It says a great deal about fear and paranoia that the Arab street reserves for Israel, that some credence is being attached to claims that Israeli agent provocateurs are helping to stoke up opposition to protestors demanding democracy in Egypt. The claim is that plain clothes Israeli agents are helping to orchestrate the pro Mubarak […]
Thinking about our (internet) revolution!
Feb 3rd, 2011 by Mark Seddon.When the late Idi Amin launched a successful coup attempt against the then President of Uganda, Milton Obote, he made sure that the latter was attending Commonwealth Conference, before sending key army units to secure the Presidential Palace, and key of course, the radio station. When years later supporters of Obote returned the favour and removed […]
ElBaradei calls on Mubarak to step down
Jan 30th, 2011 by Jon Lansman.Mohamed ElBaradei, the opposition leader who was placed under house arrest on Friday, calls on President Hosni Mubarak to step down so that democratic elections can be organized by a transitional government.
Egypt Revolts: Al-Jazeera Reports
Jan 29th, 2011 by Mark Seddon.Back in the 1960s, those who argued for military intervention in Indo China would often refer to the “domino theory”. If one pro Western Government fell to the Communists, the domino would fall, taking the next one with it and so on. The shakiest domino, after the fall of Dien Bien Phu and France’s scuttle […]