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Fulanito de Tal
2nd February 2011, 22:07
It is super long. What else could you expect from a guy who could give a 2 hour speech.

The Luck of Mubarak is Set


The fate of Mubarak is cast, and not even the U.S. support will save his government. In Egypt has an intelligent people of glorious history, which left its mark on human civilization. "From atop these pyramids, 40 centuries look down upon you," exclaimed Bonaparte told that in a moment of excitement when the revolution took him Encyclopedists this extraordinary crossroads of civilizations.

At the end of World War II, Egypt was under the brilliant leadership of Abdel Nasser, who along with Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi's heir, Kwame Nkrumah, Ahmed Sekou Toure, who along with African leaders Sukarno, president of the newly liberated Indonesia, created the Non-Aligned Movement and led the struggle for the independence of former colonies. The peoples of Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa, including Egypt, Algeria, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Western Sahara, Congo, Angola, Mozambique and others involved in the struggle against colonialism, French, Belgian and Portuguese with U.S. backing, fought for independence with the support of the USSR and China.

In this movement in motion, joined Cuba after the triumph of our revolution.

In 1956 Britain, France and Israel, a surprise attack on Egypt had nationalized the Suez Canal. The bold and united action of the USSR, which even threatened to use its strategic rocket, stopped the attackers.

The death of Abdel Nasser, the September 28, 1970, marked an irreparable blow to Egypt.

United States did not stop conspiring against the Arab world, which accounts for the largest oil reserves on the planet.

It is not necessary to argue a lot, just read the news dispatches of the inevitable is happening.

Let the news:

January 28

"(DPA) - More than 100 000 Egyptians took to the streets to protest against the government of President Hosni Mubarak, despite the ban on demonstrations issued by the authorities."

"Protesters set fire to offices of the National Democratic Party (NDP) of Mubarak and police checkpoints, while in the center of Cairo threw rocks at police when they tried to disperse them with tear gas and rubber bullets."

"The American president, Barack Obama, met with a committee of specialists for advice on the situation, while the White House spokesman, Robert Gibbs, said that the U.S. reassess the multimillion aid granted to Egypt by the evolution of events.

"The United Nations also issued a strong message from Davos, where he was on Friday the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon."

"(Reuters) .- President Mubarak ordered a curfew in Egypt and the deployment of army troops backed by armored vehicles in Cairo and other cities. Reported violent clashes between demonstrators and police.

"Egyptian forces, backed by armored vehicles were deployed on Friday in Cairo and other big cities to end the massive popular protests demanding the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.

"Medical sources said that so far 410 people were injured in the protests, while state television said a curfew for all cities."

"The events represent a dilemma for the United States has expressed its desire to spread democracy throughout the region. Mubarak, however, has been a close ally of Washington for several years and the recipient of many military aid. "

"(DPA) .- Thousands of Jordanians rallied today after Friday prayers across the country calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Samir Rifai, and political and economic reforms."

Amid the political turmoil was hitting the Arab world leaders gathered in Switzerland meditated on the causes that gave rise to the phenomenon that even described as collective suicide.

"(EFE) .- Several political leaders called for in the World Economic Forum in Davos a change in the growth model."

"The current economic growth model based on consumption and without taking into account the environmental consequences, and can not stay any longer because it is the planet's survival, said today several political leaders in Davos."

"'The current model is a collective suicide. We need a revolution in thought and action, "Ban warned. "Natural resources are dwindling," he added, in a debate about how to redefine sustainable growth in the World Economic Forum.

"" Climate change shows us that the old model is more than obsolete 'insisted the UN official.

"The secretary general added that in addition to basic resources for survival such as water and food," is running another application, it is time to tackle climate change '. "

January 29:

"Washington (AP) .- The president Barack Obama attempted the impossible to the Egyptian crisis: captivate people angry with an authoritarian regime than three decades and at the same time ensuring a key ally the United States supported it.

"The four-minute speech the president, on Friday night, was a cautious attempt to maintain a difficult balance: Obama could only stand to lose if I chose between protesters demanding the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak and the regime that clings to violence his position of power.

"Obama did not request a change of regime. Neither said Mubarak's announcement was inadequate. "

"Obama said strongest phrases day in Washington, but did not leave the script they used his Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and White House spokesman Robert Gibbs."

(NTX) .- The Washington Post today called on the government to use its influence Obama's economic policy and that President Mubarak leaves office in Egypt. "

"'The United States should use all its influence, including more than one billion dollars in aid each year providing the Egyptian army to ensure the final result (the transfer of power from Mubarak)," the newspaper said editorial. "

"Obama in his message on Friday night said it would continue working with President Mubarak and regretted that no mention of a possible election."

"The newspaper described as 'unrealistic' positions and Vice President Obama, Joe Biden, who told a radio station that no dictator called Egyptian President did not think he should resign."

"(AFP) .- Arab-American organizations urged the government of President Barack Obama to stop supporting the dictatorship of Mubarak in Egypt."

(ANSA) .- U.S. declared again today 'worried' by violence in Egypt and Mubarak warned the government can not act as if nothing had happened. Fox News said that Obama would have two bad choices about Egypt.

"He warned the government of Cairo can not return to 'shuffling' and act as if nothing had happened in the country.

"The White House and State Department are closely monitoring the situation in Egypt, one of Washington's closest allies in the world, and recipient of some 1,500 million dollars annually in military and civilian aid."

"The American media are giving wide coverage to the riots in Egypt, and have pointed out that the situation may be, in any form is resolved in a headache for Washington."

"If Mubarak falls, felt Fox, USA, and its other principal ally in the Middle East, Israel, could face a government of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo, and an anti-Western turn the North African country."

"'We were betting on the wrong horse for 50 years," Fox told a former CIA officer Michael Scheuer. 'To think that the Egyptian people will forget that we support dictators for half a century is a dream', he added. "

"(AFP) .- The international community stepped up its calls for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to undertake political reforms and the repression of demonstrations against his government on Saturday continued for a fifth day."

"Nicolas Sarkozy, Angela Merkel and David Cameron called for his part the president 'to initiate a process of change' target 'legitimate claims' of their people and 'avoid at all costs the use of violence against civilians' on Saturday in a joint statement. "

"Iran also called on Egyptian authorities to meet the demands of the street."

"King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia considered, however, that the protests represent" attacks against the security and stability 'of Egypt, carried out by' infiltrators 'in the name of' freedom of expression. "

"The monarch phoned Mubarak to express his solidarity official Saudi news agency SPA."

January 31:

"(EFE) Netanyahu fears that chaos in Egypt conducive access Islamists to power.

"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his fear that the situation in Egypt is conducive to the access of the Islamists to power, said sharing concerns with leaders with whom he has spoken in recent days."

"The prime minister declined to comment on information released by local media to suggest that today Israel has authorized the deployment of Egyptian troops in the Sinai Peninsula for the first time in three decades, which is a violation of the peace agreement of 1979 between the two nations.

"For their part, and to the criticism of the Western powers like the U.S. and Germany have maintained close ties with Arab totalitarian regimes, the German chancellor said: "We have not abandoned Egypt '."

"The peace process between Israelis and Palestinians has been stalled since last September, largely because of Israeli refusal to halt construction in Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory."

"Jerusalem, (EFE) .- Israel is inclined to hold on to power of President Hosni Mubarak, whom the Israeli head of state, Shimon Peres, today endorsed the understanding that 'a religious fanatic oligarchy is not better than lack of democracy '. "

"The statements of the Chief of match broadcast by local media to pressure Israel to its Western partners to tone down their criticism of the regime of Mubarak, the Egyptian people and the opposition trying to overthrow.

"Unidentified official sources quoted by the newspaper Haaretz reported that Israeli Foreign Ministry sent a statement Saturday its embassies in the U.S., Canada, China, Russia and several European ambassadors to ask them to do emphasized to the respective local authorities of the importance that Israel has the stability in Egypt. "

"Israeli analysts say the fall of Mubarak could jeopardize the Camp David Accords that Egypt signed with Israel in 1978 and the subsequent signing of bilateral peace treaty in 1979, especially if it had resulted in the rise of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, which enjoy broad social support. "

"Israel sees Mubarak as the guarantor of peace on its southern border, and a key support to maintain the blockade of the Gaza Strip and isolating the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas."

"One of the biggest fears of Israel is that the riots in Egypt, followed the path of the Tunisian also reach Jordan, by weakening the regime of King Abdullah II, whose country along with Egypt are the only Arabs to recognize Israel."

"The recent appointment of General Omar Suleiman and Egyptian vice president and, therefore, possible presidential successor, has been welcomed in Israel, which has maintained close relations with General of Defense Cooperation."

"But the course still does not allow protests Egyptian assume that the continuation of the scheme is guaranteed or that Israel can continue to have in the future in Cairo to its main regional ally."

As shown, the world faces simultaneously and for the first time in three problems:

Climate crisis, food crisis and political crisis.

To them, can add other serious hazards.

The risks of increasingly destructive war are very present.

Will I have enough political leaders of serenity and equanimity to deal with them?

It depends on the fate of our species.

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