tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post8505858359932515918..comments2024-03-23T00:46:27.084+02:00Comments on Egyptian Chronicles: Regarding the alleged NGOs dealZeinobiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290387395565291310noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post-84237471884243126102012-03-05T14:21:19.855+02:002012-03-05T14:21:19.855+02:00I agree with AnonymousMar 4, 2012 05:48 PM.
50 bil...I agree with AnonymousMar 4, 2012 05:48 PM.<br />50 billion is no pocket change and it's way too much money to release a few US citizens.<br />The source of this news is a fabrication, however, the $330,000 bail money paid to free each 'hostage' must have lined someone's pocket and it's well known that in Egypt 'If you grease, you slide'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post-10041160277172938432012-03-05T08:55:26.348+02:002012-03-05T08:55:26.348+02:00Egypt needs and should take economic assistance. T...Egypt needs and should take economic assistance. The mismanagement of the Mubarak years & the disruption of the Uprising has , unfortunately, makes the current situation very precarious.<br /><br /> Despite Egypts enormous attractions as a tourist destination, realistically, revenues will be down in the short-term, at the worst possible time. <br /><br />My opinion is that,as the most important of the countries to undergo a political convulsion. It would be farsighted move by others to bolster immediately the Egyptian economy, not to take over, not to dictate terms. Its in no-ones interest that conditions become too hopeless, in a pivotal country with such potential. It would be a mistake not to offer help. It would be a mistake not to take it.pirooznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post-20099820354226365002012-03-05T06:29:02.796+02:002012-03-05T06:29:02.796+02:00I agree with Ahmed Sarhan except for one thing. Th...I agree with Ahmed Sarhan except for one thing. The deal began long before the arrest of the Americans. I remember you wrote a post weeks ago about SCAF fighting US Senators over the military aid. At that time, the deal was done. It was not a gamble at all. US knew about this whole situation and approved it. Furthermore, Muslim Brotherhood at least knew about the deal in an early stage. SCAF would not have risked a move from the parliament against their plan.خالدhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153850098117793919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post-56463430995588184642012-03-05T03:48:05.729+02:002012-03-05T03:48:05.729+02:00The published news is attributed to a 'source&...The published news is attributed to a 'source', which is a code name for hoax, rumors and planted disinformation. Common sense lead us to believe that SCAF is the source of this disinformation (as usual), to create illusion of huge $$ gain against a backdrop of humiliating political & judicial blunder. Reliable information in issue like this should be verified from multiple independent sources, not a single un-named source, happened to be a mouth-piece for SCAF.<br /><br />Aside from that, foreign aid & price for political favors never worked and never will. Egypt was paid a huge sum (a fact) for it's participation in Iraq war. Did this money reach the poor or created jobs for the unemployed millions? You know the answer. The only money to benefit Egypt will come from the sweat & blood of its people.<br /><br />Z is correct regarding the unholy alliance against Assad, but it has nothing to do with the sake of Syrian people. It serves the ultimate goal of dismantling anti-Israel factions before summer strike on Iran.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post-50376570504998195382012-03-05T02:09:17.828+02:002012-03-05T02:09:17.828+02:00This whole NGO ordeal was a stone that hit two bir...This whole NGO ordeal was a stone that hit two birds. The first was that after the pressure build up against SCAF, they had to divert ppl's attention and what better scenario then a foreign agenda supported by evil American NGOs. Egyptians are extremely susceptible to conspiracy theories and if you show some maps and cash and blame it on Americans they'll easily buy it. <br />It is also true that the aprehension of American citizen was used to twist America's arm. The IMF and the Arab countries didn't want to lend a transitional government, at the same time SCAF isn't ready to transfer power. With reserves running low and not covering 3 months of imports it was going to be sooner rather than later that we start seeing bread riots and situation wud spiral out of control. When the IMF came in january they said that it would take them three months to decide on the loan which was simply too long. Meanwhile Hazem el Beblawi had said several times that signing the IMF deal would comfort our Arab neighbors into lending us. This means that all that SCAF had to do is have the Obama administration pressure the IMF board into speeding up the process. Typicaly Obama would claim that he has no jurisdiction over the IMF board in the same sense that SCAF has no authority over the Egyptian judiciary. The Americans tried to play the aid card but let's face it, Egypt was already on the brink of economic collapse, 1.3 billion in weapons is a small sacrifice to ward off bread riots. When US realized that SCAF is not bluffing they turned up the pressure on IMF and consequently the Arabs followed suit. <br />Mind you that Egypt's economic situation could've been much better had SCAF been willing to hand over power smoothly. It's not true that the IMF and Arabs want us to kneel first before they help us, they simply want to see stability and vision, something SCAF and ganzoury cud never provide. So instead of transferring power to someone who cud, they resorted to this arm twisting. They did it not to protect Egypt, but to keep the lid on its ppl who cudve started a hunger revolution with all it's anger directed at SCAFs failure. SCAF had to gamble with the Americans in order to protect their dictatorship.Amr Arefnoreply@blogger.com