Power does not relinquish its grip easily: “The True Face of the Mubarak Regime” by Sharif Abdel Kouddous.
And a wonderful short essay on the big changes in the air: “The Empire’s in Trouble (And I Feel Fine)” by Sherry Wolf.
“The Making of Egypt’s Revolution” by Esam Al-Amin
A good look at “What Corruption and Force Have Wrought in Egypt” by Chris Hedges.
Here’s an interesting excerpt from President Obama’s Remarks on Egypt…
But we’ve always been clear that there must be reform: political, social, and economic reforms that meet the aspirations of the Egyptian people. In the absence of these reforms, grievances have built up over time.
When President Mubarak addressed the Egyptian people tonight, he pledged a better democracy and greater economic opportunity. I just spoke to him after his speech. And I told him he has a responsibility to give meaning to those words, to take concrete steps and actions that deliver on that promise.
Easy to point the finger and chide, harder to actually do. Hopefully, the people of the United States will start pushing on Barack a little harder in the coming days and years, and, hopefully, Barry will take his own advice.
Meanwhile, here’s a good report from Egypt.