Anti-Government Protests in Egypt
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-01-27/anti-government-protests-egypt
Egyptian authorities crack down on new protests after thousands take to the streets of Cairo and other cities. The anti-government demonstrations follow the recent toppling of Tunisia's authoritarian government. Concerns for the stability of Egypt and the region.
Guests
Samer Shehata
assistant professor of Arab politics, Georgetown University Center for Contemporary Arab Studies.
Robin Wright
journalist, author and foreign policy analyst at the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson International Center.
Graeme Bannerman
scholar at the Middle East Institute, staff leader for Middle East and South Asia on US Senate Foreign Relations Committee (1979-1987), and Middle East analyst on the US State Department Policy Planning Staff.
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In addition to the usual suspects (political repression, sham elections, the US policy of looking the other way), please compel your guests to address the obvious catalyst of skyrocketing commodity prices, and the equally obvious role of the Federal Reserve in causing this price rise through its QE policies.
Ferrell in Texas
Shouldn’t the new revelations on the fraud of the Palestinian-Israeli “negotiations” play an impact on any unrest in any country in that area? The US has been shown to NOT be a fair player so now, more than before, any US meddling in these movements of the masses should have a very negative effect.
On Facebook there is a picture of a protester holding a canister of tear gas that was Made in the U.S.A. I wonder what side of democracy they think the USA is on?
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=103980286345756&set=a.10397762634...
Question: does your panel believe this popular movement in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and other ME countries is the result of the longstanding repression that has been the order of the day since the beginning of the 20th century, i.e. since the end of colonialism and establishment of the modern Arab states?
Clinton has said that Abbas has to stay in power so the PA hasn’t had the elections they should. The US can’t tolerate true democracy there (e.g., Hamas getting voted in because of the corruption of the PA). The revelations on the Palestinian situation doesn’t just show the PA in bad light – it shows the truth about Israel’s position and how the US just goes along with Israel. It’s explosive. (It confirms what many ‘regular’ people already thought about it.) (Your panel's comments didn't begin to do this topic justice -- one said that it wasn't important to the situation in Egypt.)
All of the things that the "Arab Street" objects to about U.S. policy in the region, can be traced back to our support of undemocratic regimes.
In Iran-we supported the Sha,in Iraq we supported Saddam,in Pakistan we supported General Yahya Khan, Zia-ul-Haq, and more recently Musharraf.
Our support for Israel is the only other issue that truly rankles "The Street", and even there, it can be argued that a Middle East filled with democracies that the U.S. had supported for decades,would be much easier to deal with.
The fact is that the U.S. has supported capitalism over democracy for the bulk of our history.If the U.S.S.R had been a capitalist dictator ship, we wouldn't have had a cold war.Witness our economic embrace of the new, capitalist China.
Why is it that everyone is protesting, whether its against their goverment, neo liberal capitalism, against war, pro marxist, pro anarchist, alter globalization. The list goes on. Why can't people unite under a common goal like protesting against corrupt capitalism. Or simplify even further and ask is this the best possible system for the benefit of man kind? Politics is for humanity not politicians.
Hi Diane,
I think it was your guest Mr. Bannerman who was so certain the callers were getting ahead of the situation by calling it a revolution. I see this as another example of establishment voices (read: Sec. of State Clinton) being entirely out of touch with the day to day reality. Only time will tell, but I believe we will see that your caller's assessment of the situation to be more accurate in the long run.
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