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| Random Thoughts: Report From A Cairene | |
| 2013-08-16 | |
One of the earlier images I saw yesterday was of a police vehicle that was tossed off the October flyover by an angry brotherhood of evil mob, and the shattered bodies of CSF officers. An alarming sight and a frightful indication in the early hours of such a crucial day. Reading and hearing conflicting views on whatever online TV services I can access here (my enormous hatred for Al Jazeerah kept growing over the course of day to a point that has me worried of ever walking by their offices for fear of being tempted to take them down with my bare hands), I started wondering if people wished to maintain the status quo and allow the brotherhood to continue to disrupt our lives, block our streets, invade people's homes, terrorize neighborhoods, contaminate our children's minds with their sexual filth (sexual jihad, and paid/timed conjugal visits in a rather well organized pimping operation), import and produce deadly weaponry to use against fellow civilians, run the most savage torture chambers inside the Rab'a mosque and dispose of decomposing bodies in nearby dumpsters in the dead of the night, spread their lies to the foreign media to turn the international community against Egypt, and so on? Or worse yet, set up a parallel nation at the Rab'a traffic light and seek international recognition that so many self-serving administrations in the west would readily grant to achieve their divide and conquer objective in Egypt. The creatures of darkness were obviously gearing up for a massacre of horrific proportions that never happened, but was already planned and prepared for. The only way they were going to guarantee international support and sympathy was if they could prove to be the victims of a Hitler-like massacre. Their preparations included the murder of heaven only knows how many people, who were prepared for burial and most likely stored in cool places for the big event. How else could 20 or 28 of their dead be washed and shrouded and laid out in a neat row on the street in no time after the raid? The ministry of interior had previously asked foreign media, and local and international human rights organizations to attend the raid and dispersal of the sit-ins to witness the entire process and report what they see to the world. Within no time conflicting stories and sources went out to the world. Egyptian TV reported 15 dead on both sides and some hundred plus injured, other networks reported 140 dead and several hundred injured, and the brotherhood reported 2000 dead on their side. Everyone seemed to be following instructions and a well thought out plan rather than reporting the news on the ground. The image of the broken bodies of the CSF officers under the bridge still haunted me. Next, I heard about street battles in my neighborhood, Mohandeseen. I turned to friends and neighbors for reliable and unembellished live reports and all agreed that security forces were only using tear gas to disperse and push back the armed "peaceful" demonstrators who fired live ammo at the security forces and civilians. Several snipers were seen on top of buildings. A sit-in was being set up at the Mostafa Mahmoud square outside the mosque, where they were trying to erect scaffolding for their platform. Reports that residents went out to fight them back came through, but eventually the armed "peaceful" pro-Morsi protesters prevailed and managed to dig in for a spell. Apparently, military and security forces broke that sit-in and the one in Maadi, across town, up a little later. Friends on the main, Arab League, street reported that it was converted into a major war zone. A wonderful lady, and hopefully a leader in our future government, who lives close to the square also described horrific street battles outside her home. My sister shared pictures of another main road completely wrecked beyond recognition. I know my street is unharmed, and I'm thankful for the safety of dear friends and neighbors. I watched ONtv live online where it was reported that nuns at one of the Suez convents were screaming for help, as creatures of darkness were torching the building, and surrounding it to keep them from escaping or being saved. This hair raising report came after several days worth of destructive attacks on Coptic, and Evangelical churches in Upper Egypt and Cairo, as well as Christian homes, especially in Upper Egypt. Amazingly, the west didn't so much as report, let alone condemn these crimes, but screamed bloody murder at the inhumane attack and violation of the rights of armed "peaceful" protesters. I can't stop thinking of a little ten year old angel named Jessica, who was shot and killed coming out of church a few days ago, just because she's Christian. Say what is Obama's religion? Still, people questioned the motives of the ministries of defense and interior. This is not to say we've forgiven sins of the past, but the current leadership is obviously trying to correct the path, or at least reset it to February 11, 2011 to allow us another chance to choose which way we want to take OUR country. For that, and only that, I give them my full and unconditional support. For the past, I hope we start our revolution to cleanse and reform these institutions and all others once all the wrongs of the past two and a half years are righted and the slate is wiped clean and the revolution leads the country. The corrupt among them must be brought to justice along with the brotherhood of evil for all the crimes committed against this great nation over the course of some sixty plus years. But first, we must eliminate the enemy in our midst, and by that I'm not insinuating we torch everyone who was at Rab'a or Nahda, or is currently hoping to become my neighbor by force, because most of them are brainwashed, stupid, and really poor. I'm talking about the leadership that was on a mission set by other countries to completely destroy, and divide our country for the benefit of others. Next came the bombshell resignation of a man I've called a flake, a lightweight, and someone who lacks leadership qualities of a nation like ours. Before I go on, I will admit my mistake in considering him the right man for the right job in the interim government, as he had just proven that he does not even measure up to it. To all those who argued that point with me, I stand corrected. Granted he was opposed to a violent crackdown, and had said as much a few days ago, but to take personal offense when he wasn't consulted prior to the launch of the operation is basically a classical example of the pot calling the kettle black! The dispersal of the sit-ins did not get violent until the creatures of darkness pulled out their heavy weapons, and what did he think the security forces should have done? Hand out candy to the armed "peaceful" protesters? And how would he describe the twenty something decomposing bodies that were dug up from under the Rab'a platform and the twelve or more bodies dug out of the grounds of the Orman park? The merciful euthanasia of the opposition of peaceful protesters? Residents were able to identify burial locations from the stench of the past few days! As for asking for his permission to move in, did he so much as think of informing the government of his intention, or consult with the Salvation Front, or even his political party before screaming "I quit" to the media and placing us all in a very awkward position in the international arena? Dr. Baradei, you could have gone down in history as one of the greatest visionaries of our nation, but will go down as one of our greatest disappointments instead! He could have called for an emergency meeting, recorded his objection, insisted on monitoring military and security forces' non-violent operations, stated his intentions, and when all was done, resigned because of his personal beliefs. I would have respected that act from a man I still call a flake and will never change my mind, especially now. News of international reactions began trickling in. Ecuador recalled its ambassador, which puts us in grave danger of....what? Losing relations with Ecuador I suppose. Germany, France, and another European nation summoned our ambassadors to discuss recent events. Okay. Denmark is freezing all aid to Egypt. There goes our butter! Emergency laws have been reinstated for one month as of yesterday afternoon at 4 pm. Curfews between 7 pm and 6 am have been imposed indefinitely, and this time they mean business. People can't attend the soirée show of curfews anymore. So, people disapprove of us and our recent actions and preferences. It happens, and we can't really care how others feel. To those still lamenting Baradei's exit, don't. He did what he did and he's gone from the scene forever. End of story. Let's please not waste anymore valuable time on someone who doesn't value us, our image, and the ground that carries him. As for those who are still insisting that there were better ways to resolve the problem, why didn't you speak up when you had a chance? Criticizing is the easiest thing to do from the comfort of your plush armchair, and words are very cheap. Lives aren't though. My heart still hurts for little Jessica and the sight of the broken bodies of the CS F officers. God bless our Egypt. | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 I waded through Foreign Policy this morning, specifically Mr. Traub's article. His argument was that the current administration's foreign policy team is populated by 'consequentialists' - a breed that originated during the Cold War and reached its zenith during the first President Bush administrations. Consequentialists, we are told, labor in the lofty ether of international relations, concerned with the long-range big picture where words and actions have long term consequences. It's a picture, the reasoning goes, that doesn't have space for words or actions based on moralizing or indignation (like the Second President Bush's reaction to 9-11.) Hence Saddam Hussein's crushing of the post Desert Storm Shiite uprising is merely watched, because Russian and Arab interests are at stake. An Iranian 'Green Revolution' gets silence, because engaging Iran with its nascent nuke program is important. Problem is, those consequentialists now on the Obama foreign team were either third-stringers during the Cold War or learned it as theory in academia. Helping topple Qadaffi because the Euros and some domestic leftists were in love with a Responsibility-To-Protect policy, is one thing. Dealing with events that don't follow script or have multiple consequence options is another. So Syria gets placed in the 'hold' file, because of concern over what is more important. Is it relations with Russia or Saudi Arabia? Or is it Qatar and Turkey? Egypt is its own special type of conundrum. The dissident groups along with the Muslim Brotherhood that toppled Mubarak have now aligned with the military to take down the Muslim Brotherhood. The military is critical to Egypt's role in the 'peace process' and as a counter-faction to the rest of the Arab world. So the Secretary of State mumbles about 'elections' and tap-dances around the word 'coup', exercises get cancelled, ordered jets get placed on hold, but the money still rolls in. Meanwhile all parties from Egypt's domestic groups, to the Emirates, and the Israelis (who know Egypt won't dump its relations with the US) are frustrated, angered or perplexed with Mr. Obama and his people. And we haven't even touched on Syria, the Western Pacific, North Africa, East Africa, Afghanistan, Iraq... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-08-16 13:32 |
| #1 Yesterday or the day before, Obama actually denounced the violence against the Copts, although he decided not to blame the MBrotherhood for it. So that is progress of a kind. Also, yesterday, I saw, on CNN (american TV news network) a fellow who usually defends Islamists, actually criticize the MBrotherhood and say that the MB was provoking some of the violence. That is also progress. Notwithstanding the above, the Media, the American Public as well as the President of the US has a long way to go in understanding what Cairenes like this blogger see with their own eyes. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2013-08-16 11:21 |