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Dictators just don't seem to know when to give up.  We saw Duvalier return to Haiti and Mubarak tried his luck via Saudi TV but appears to have failed.


Mubarak and Sons Under Arrest


How Egypt's Youth Forced the Issue


By ESAM AL-AMIN


On March 22, 2011, Gen. Hasan Rowaini, a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) met with a cross section of the youth leaders of the revolution, political activists, party heads, union organizers, and intellectuals. Since the fall of Hosni Mubarak’s regime on February 11, SCAF, which played a decisive role in ousting Mubarak, has been ruling the country since that fateful day.


Senior members of the armed forces have been conducting these meetings periodically to exchange ideas with influential individuals and major institutions within civil society. On that day, Gen. Rowaini proudly listed the accomplishments of his military council, including the dissolution of parliament, the appointment of a new government, the passage of the constitutional amendments, the plan to hold new democratic parliamentary and presidential elections in the fall, and the dismantlement of the infamous state security apparatus.


What he was not expecting was the criticism and frustration of the youth leaders, who accused the council of protecting the former president and his immediate family as well as covering up the corruption of major figures in the former regime. In front of Egypt’s elites, Gen. Rowaini was directly challenged by the youth, who were led that day by twenty-six year old Taqadum Al-Khatib.


(full story at http://counterpunch.org/amin04192011.html )

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Dictators just don't seem to know when to give up.  We saw Duvalier return to Haiti and Mubarak tried his luck via Saudi TV but appears to have failed.


Mubarak and Sons Under Arrest


How Egypt's Youth Forced the Issue


By ESAM AL-AMIN


On March 22, 2011, Gen. Hasan Rowaini, a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) met with a cross section of the youth leaders of the revolution, political activists, party heads, union organizers, and intellectuals. Since the fall of Hosni Mubarak’s regime on February 11, SCAF, which played a decisive role in ousting Mubarak, has been ruling the country since that fateful day.


Senior members of the armed forces have been conducting these meetings periodically to exchange ideas with influential individuals and major institutions within civil society. On that day, Gen. Rowaini proudly listed the accomplishments of his military council, including the dissolution of parliament, the appointment of a new government, the passage of the constitutional amendments, the plan to hold new democratic parliamentary and presidential elections in the fall, and the dismantlement of the infamous state security apparatus.


What he was not expecting was the criticism and frustration of the youth leaders, who accused the council of protecting the former president and his immediate family as well as covering up the corruption of major figures in the former regime. In front of Egypt’s elites, Gen. Rowaini was directly challenged by the youth, who were led that day by twenty-six year old Taqadum Al-Khatib.


(full story at http://counterpunch.org/amin04192011.html )


MarksistApr 19, 2011 @ 18:54
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