The death toll in the uprisings in Egypt have reached 13 since Friday, as security forces attack civilians protesting the lingering military rule.
Early Monday morning, security forces attempted to clear Tahrir Square, swinging batons and shooting tear gas at unsuspecting, nonviolent protesters. Resilient Egyptians resisted, throwing stones and returning to Tahrir Square hours later.
The military rulers disseminated mass propaganda about the recent clashes, claiming protesters were aggressive vandals engaged in a plot to destabilize the country. General Adel Emara, a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), said there was “systematic” plan to destroy the Egyptian state by provoking security forces.
“From the start of the revolution, evil forces have wanted to drag Egypt into a chaos, putting army into confrontation with the people,” he added. Despite graphic photographs and video images showing brutal violence on protesters, Emara claimed the police and security forces had shown “self-restraint.”
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said of the recent violence that she was “deeply concerned” and urged the authorities “to respect and protect the universal rights of all Egyptians.”
But actions have spoken much louder than words, as U.S. money continues to flow to Egypt’s ruling military council and weapons – including riot gear for security forces – have continuously been shipped from American to the Egyptian authorities.
U.S. support for SCAF – even as it rolled back progress toward democracy in post-Mubarak Egypt – has been consistent since they took power in what initially was promised to be temporary rule, but now shows signs of permanency.
Note to Russia and/or China: Please demand that the UN impose a "no-fly zone" over Egypt. Also, please come up with some catchy-jingoistic-euphemistic-transparent-hypocritical-self-serving-laughably-absurd-BS like "Responsibility to Protect"; as a flimsy ideological fig-leaf for intervention into Egypt, to overthrow the corrupt USraeli-Empire-sponsored puppet government there. Thank you.
Well, what do you want from the hypocritical US diplomats ? Is it not the constant search for "power balance in the milddle east ? You eat your own vormit. What a shame !
The evil forces are these rulers accomplice of the superpowers hand in hand with religious leaders who are unable to understand that power has shifted there no going back anymore, people are together and fed up with their grotesque manipulation. For decades (not to say centuries) they have governed with absolute impunity scores of individuals throughout the planet through ignorance, brain washing, enslavement, colonialism, wars, epidemies, money, criminal organizations, drugs but nothing is stronger than collective empowered goodwill. They are blood suckers, they need us to exist but we the people are better off scraping them out of our backs. That's the reason why they are so virulent because they know their end is near. THERE IS NO TURNING BACK!!!!
The billions of dollars the US gave Mubarak to maintain his “peace treaty” with Israel was largely used to salve the military with cars, villas, trips to Europe to enjoy pleasures frowned upon in Egypt and sustain an elite status. It was the military who kept him in power, not the people.
This is one of the reasons Islamic charities grew because the state did not provide the services that Islamic hospitals, dental care facilities, cllinics, day-care centers, etc. provided.
It is absurd to imagine the Egyptian military would willingly surrender an annual billion dollar plus gift and their selite tatus when they can continue to be the “stabilizing” force in Egypt and serve the interests of the US/Israeli imperial agenda.
As for anything uttered by Ms Clinton, she has become as irrelevant as Qadaffi.
Louis Farshee
Beaverton, OR US