Monday, April 18, 2011

Could Egypt's revolution be stolen?

Click here to access article by Kieron Monks from Al Jazeera.

Because the revolution is unfinished, it can't be stolen, it can only be halted or reversed. For me, a coup d'etat, even if caused by the people, is not a revolution. But the groundwork has been laid for a profound social revolution, and I will continue to follow the unfinished revolutionary events in Egypt. The US trained and equipped military governing regime is more likely to serve their sponsors than the Egyptian people. Thus, I think further clashes between the people and the military regime are inevitable. Meanwhile...
The army's public face, the Supreme Council, continues to hit the right public relations notes. Their move to arrest ex-president Mubarak and his sons has gone down like a treat, while public announcements make great play of claiming they are the people's faithful representatives.