This independent Canadian journalist and sociologist provides his views on recent events in Egypt. While I differ with him in mostly matters of emphasis, I think he has many accurate insights on events in that troubled colony of the Empire.
Where I significantly differ is his view that the coup was a dangerous event and that the elections that brought Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood to power were legitimate. Although the last point is a matter of contention, the rejection of Morsi by the people was inevitable given that he betrayed his citizens with lies and moved ever closer to serve the interests of the US Empire. It remains to be seen if the Egyptian people are as foolish about who really rules their country as this author suggests.
If they are not foolish, how can Plan B be brought back? Knowing what I know about the directors of the Empire, they will likely attempt another engineered election to put another puppet into government. If that fails then they will be tempted to sow as much chaos as they can by secretly funding dissident and/or terrorist groups. Their idea here is that after this treatment, Egyptians will eagerly invite the armed forces to take direct control of the government.
The road that has been taken in Egypt is a dangerous one. A military coup has taken place in Egypt while millions of Egyptians have cheered it on with little thought about what is replacing the Muslim Brotherhood and the ramifications it will have for their society. Many people in cheering crowds have treated the Egyptian military’s coup like it was some sort of democratic act. Little do many of them remember who the generals of the Egyptian military work for.
