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Africa: North
Egyptian Opposition Forms Alliance
2005-07-02
The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's largest opposition group, has joined forces with Socialists and liberals to press for political freedoms in Egypt. The opposition National Alliance for Reform and Change agreed at its first meeting late on Thursday to hold a protest in support of an independent judiciary in mid-July, deputy Brotherhood leader Mohamed Habib told Reuters.
Posted by:Fred

#2  Thus clarifying how false the choice presented by the current rulers throughout the region of corrupt "secular" strongman vs. radical islamists. Granted, the islamists don't intend to let the secular opposition survive long after the Coalition comes to power, but that doesn't mean they will achieve that particular goal.
Posted by: trailing wife   2005-07-02 18:49  

#1  talk about damned if you do, damned if you don't.
Posted by: 2b   2005-07-02 11:24  

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