"The U.S. keeps Mubarak in power—it gave his regime $1.5 billion in aid last year—mainly because he supports America’s pro-Israel policies, especially by helping Israel maintain its stranglehold on Gaza. It supports Abbas for the same reason: he is seen as willing to compromise with Israel, and therefore a desirable negotiating partner. This was confirmed, to Abbas’s great embarrassment, by WikiLeaks cables that show how eager he has been to meet Israeli demands, even collaborating with Israeli security forces to arrest Palestinians he dislikes. American support for Mubarak and Abbas continues, although neither man is in power with any figment of legality; Mubarak brazenly stage-manages elections, and Abbas has ruled by decree since his term of office expired in 2009."
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Thursday, 3 February 2011
Egypt Protests show American Foreign-Policy Folly
While popular uprisings erupt across the Middle East, America stands on the sidelines. Author/writer Stephen Kinzer writes on why the U.S. should abandon its self-defeating strategy in the region.
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The same people in APCO are advising Egyptian President Mubarak on the One Egypt Policy.
This is a good read:
"The Sleeper Awakens"
http://counterpunch.org/amiri02042011.html
"The sleeping Egyptian giant has finally awoken.
The Arab world’s most populous nation—80 million strong—has been in political hibernation for 30 long years.
The deep slumber is now over. The reign of Hosni Mubarak will end, sooner or later, as a rejuvenated population sheds apathy’s blanket.
After Israel, Egypt is the second-largest recipient of United States foreign aid. Other than what was embezzled, the $1.5 billion in annual assistance has been spent entirely on the military and bolstering Mubarak’s internal security apparatus. It ultimately ensured the Camp David state remained complaint with the diktats coming out of Tel Aviv and Washington..."
This should be a lesson for all Dictatorial Oppressive Arab Presidents, Kings, Rulere and leaders!
They have must go, must be jailed , taken to trials for stealing their countries’ money and living in riches and palaces and ignoring their nations and people who have been living in poverty & under corruption for years.
It is crystal clear in the case of Presidnt Mubarak that the people no longer want him. Just pack your bag and leave!
"...'Ever since the Egyptian uprising began on 25 January, the United States government and the Washington establishment that rationalizes its policies have been scared to death of "losing Egypt.
"...What they fear losing is a regime that has consistently ignored the rights and well-being of its people in order to plunder the country and enrich the few who control it, and that has done America's bidding, especially supporting Israel in its oppression and wars against the Palestinians and other Arabs."...
"...The worst case scenario from the American viewpoint is to have three major regional powers, Iran, Turkey and Egypt, that are not under Washington's control...."
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The danger to Egypt's revolution comes from Washington by
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 6 February 2011
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article11781.shtml
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