posted by Susan Stark
As I write this at midnight Eastern Time, it is now morning in Egypt. The Egyptians are furious that Mubarak has not stepped down, and they are marching to the Palace to oust the Pharaoh themselves, and demanding the army to help them.
I have a distinct feeling that a game of psychological warfare is being played on the Egyptian people. Getting them so riled up and focused on getting rid of Mubarak that they forget that Suleiman the Torturer is just as bad, if not worse. I know they’re not dummies; even the illiterate peasants and slum dwellers are more knowledgeable in a sense then the average American. But they are just as prone to emotional manipulation as anyone else in the world.
I’ve read that when the Egyptians say “Mubarak Has To Go!” they mean his entire regime. I sure hope that’s still the case, because Suleiman won’t hesitate to use tactics that even Mubarak would cringe at. And if the Egyptians give in to that, it will be a major victory to imperialism around the world. Nobody will rise up if they see that the Egyptians were crushed doing so, either by force or psychological subterfuge.
I really and truly pray that Egypt will not give an inch in their fight for total freedom the entire puppet regime.
Susan out.
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But on the other hand, maybe I’m wrong. Even Suleiman is going to have a hard time putting this revolutionary genie back into the bottle. The solidarity that Egyptians showed each other at Tahrir Square and around the rest of Egypt is simply amazing.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: having Suleiman overseeing the “transition” is like having Lavrenti Beria overseeing glasnost. Now that I think of it, the actual glasnost did have a number of petty Berias overseeing it.
But even Hillary wouldn’t have the gall to salute him as successor in a new “democratic” Egypt. No, I think the DoS is prepping up someone (Baradei), so the Pentagon can keep an active asset in charge of the satrapy.
>>I think the DoS is prepping up someone (Baradei), so the Pentagon can keep an active asset in charge of the satrapy.>>
Well, that’s the way of the American Empire to fund “opposition” groups just in case the current puppet ruler is no longer feasible. There are probably several candidates for that along with ElBaradei. But like I said, the people are going to want RESULTS no matter who is put in charge, which means no more neo-liberalism, I would think. Neo-liberalism just about has one foot in the grave, I hope.
Breaking News: Mubarak has just resigned.
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces is now in charge. Don’t know if that’s good or bad. But the people got Mubarak to resign, so that’s a start.