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2010-09-20 Africa North

Conspiracy Theory du Jour: Late Egypt president's daughter sues journalist

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Posted by Fred 2010-09-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 ...Well, let's face it: the conventional wisdom here in the West is that Sadat was a saint and martyr for having the courage to make peace with Israel. Sadat made the deal with Israel because he got his clock cleaned but good after the Yom Kippur War went south on him, and he knew that another loss and he'd be put out of his misery. And the fact is that Sadat was every bit as much a dictator as Nasser was, albeit a bit smarter and more realistic than ol' Gamal ever was. Fortysomething years downrange we forget what a complete idiot Nasser was - think Saddam with a more genial attitude, but still big on secret police, prisons, and megalomaniac projects. I don't think Sadat helped Nasser commune with the Prophet any earlier than he otherwise would have - but it can't be ruled out.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2010-09-20 08:11|| 2010-09-20 08:11|| Front Page Top

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