Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Mubarak the Magnoon
Egypt is going through some rather "interesting" changes, not all of them good. President Mubarak has become a tad egotistical, and I'm afraid he's feeling a bit out of control. He doesn't seem to like the idea of a democracy and his senility is showing.
I'm not really sure what sounds crazier, the idea that "Most of what they are writing could be punished according to the law, because it is libel and blasphemy," or him saying, " Mubarak, and no one else, has allowed their entrance into the parliament as the biggest opposition block, although he could have prohibited them if he wanted." Perhaps the most insane thing is his statement, "We are on the right path." Imprisoning your opponents and instituting an emergency law where bearded men are subject to random interrogation does not look like the right path. That's it, he's too old to lead the country and should find a nice shady place to sit down and knit booties.
I'm not really sure what sounds crazier, the idea that "Most of what they are writing could be punished according to the law, because it is libel and blasphemy," or him saying, " Mubarak, and no one else, has allowed their entrance into the parliament as the biggest opposition block, although he could have prohibited them if he wanted." Perhaps the most insane thing is his statement, "We are on the right path." Imprisoning your opponents and instituting an emergency law where bearded men are subject to random interrogation does not look like the right path. That's it, he's too old to lead the country and should find a nice shady place to sit down and knit booties.
