Hosni Mubarak has written an op-ed in the NY Times about Peace process Obama is trying to revive with the title “A Peace plan within our grasp” !
Of course it would have been more honest and more realistic if he writes “A nation with in our grasp” revealing the position of Egypt from the inheritance arrangement considering the fact that he has not gone to the States to witness another round from failed negotiations in Ramadan with his health condition.
During my career in the Egyptian Air Force, I saw the tragic toll of war between the Arabs and Israel.
I do not buy this peace loving feeling in this phrase because actually if it were not for these wars between Arabs and Israel , he would not have not been the president of Egypt who is trying to change the republic system in to a monarchy system !!!
By the way Al Quds Al Arabi claims that Gamal Mubarak has hired Bell Pottinger PR company to enhance his ugly image abroad !! The problem is not with the outside , the problem is inside.
Well Z, the very sad reality is that right now, the inside as many as they are not the one who matters when it comes to who will get the top office. We got ourselves into this position but not speaking up for years and now by even failing in showing a united front against the inheritance plans. I dnt blame junior, i dnt blame the US or even Israel, each looking our for his own interests, I blame us who are still (most of us) pretending this entire thing is not worth of the same level of concern we show for more trivial things such as football matches, supposed insults by a brother country ect
ReplyDeleteI agree with you , you know the famous Egyptian proverb : The Pharaoh was asked what made you so and he answered that he did not find anyone to stop him :(
ReplyDeleteI just finished watching the peace summit hosted by president Obama in Washington and came out feeling optimistic because I sensed a sincerity in the brief but profound speeches presented by Abbas, Netenyahu,Mubarak and the king of Jordan.
ReplyDeleteI also noticed that Mr. Soliman was given a prominent seat at the conference next to Hilary and Blair (maybe means something or nothing)
Anyway, I hope they gather the courage and honesty to conclude a lasting peace once and for all.
(By the way, Mubarak looked alert and OK)
The Canadian.
The article provided by Stratfor (a leading world private intelligence gathering outfit) may give an insight to Egypt's next president.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.lebanonwire.com/1004MLN/10042221STR.asp
The Canadian.
@the Canadian ,
ReplyDeletehis voice was not that good anyhow he is 82 years old for God sake !!
About the report , well it is very old , very very old Ahmed Nazif's name was brought once but it was a silly test balloon , there are other new names in this theory in the past two months : our minister of aviation and former Mubarak student General Shafik and Zackariah Azami who heads Mubarak's office. Shafik has got better chance because he is a military guy and is not involved in corruption cases like Azami but he will not get it because he can't be fully trusted as a transitional president ,he can't be loyal to Gamal after Mubarak as simple as that and this is why I believe this scenario unlikely will happen .
@Z: I believe Azmi has a military background as well and officially he has never been called for investigations or accused in a corruption case. On top of that, he has given himself the image of the defender of the poor in the Parliament :D
ReplyDeleteIn all cases, unless someone from the House of Mubarak takes over during this presidents life, whomever will come wont stand by and hand over the country to the junior. I also do believe that he did fail to gain the approval of the army and that is based on several international reports and would explain why the succession didnt take place already.
I'd like to see him write an op-ed in the New York Times about Sudan.
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