Thursday, September 04, 2014

Let us dispel this myth once and for all: Did the US dump Mubarak?

"By dumping Mubarak".  Well, the US did not dump Mubarak and the US allowed him to kill hundreds of people to stay in power but the popular tide against him was so strong and overwhelming that it was impossible for him to stay in power. Just as the US never dumped the Shah but could not keep him in power any longer--and not for lack of trying. And after the fall of Mubarak, the US tried another plan: to put the head of his secret police, `Umar Sulayman, in charge but that was not possible either given the popular tide.