Posted on 02/21/2011 4:31:07 PM PST by woofie
Kamal Abbas is General Coordinator of the CTUWS, an umbrella advocacy organization for independent unions in Egypt. The CTUWS, which was awarded the 1999 French Republic's Human Rights Prize, suffered repeated harassment and attack by the Mubarak regime, and played a leading role in its overthrow. Abbas, who witnessed friends killed by the regime during the 1989 Helwan steel strike and was himself arrested and threatened numerous times, has received extensive international recognition for his union and civil society leadership.
KAMAL ABBAS: I am speaking to you from a place very close to Tahrir Square in Cairo, "Liberation Square", which was the heart of the Revolution in Egypt. This is the place were many of our youth paid with their lives and blood in the struggle for our just rights.
From this place, I want you to know that we stand with you as you stood with us.
I want you to know that no power can challenge the will of the people when they believe in their rights. When they raise their voices loud and clear and struggle against exploitation.
No one believed that our revolution could succeed against the strongest dictatorship in the region. But in 18 days the revolution achieved the victory of the people. When the working class of Egypt joined the revolution on 9 and 10 February, the dictatorship was doomed and the victory of the people became inevitable.
We want you to know that we stand on your side. Stand firm and don't waiver. Don't give up on your rights. Victory always belongs to the people who stand firm and demand their just rights.
We and all the people of the world stand on your side and give you our full support.
As our just struggle for freedom, democracy and justice succeeded, your struggle will succeed. Victory belongs to you when you stand firm and remain steadfast in demanding your just rights.
We support you. we support the struggle of the peoples of Libya, Bahrain and Algeria, who are fighting for their just rights and falling martyrs in the face of the autocratic regimes. The peoples are determined to succeed no matter the sacrifices and they will be victorious.
Today is the day of the American workers. We salute you American workers! You will be victorious. Victory belongs to all the people of the world, who are fighting against exploitation, and for their just rights.
Considering the fact that the muzzies didn’t let the google exec speak at their big rally, that’s kinda funny.
I believe that's what they say before they strip you and slash you with poles.
Being "with you" by rag-headed Jihadists is a good indication of what Unions have become here, too.
If you're not of the same "religion", they will bully you to death....
OK, raghead, let’s talk about “just rights.” I work in the private sector and don’t have a pension. I depend on my savings for retirement. Only I can’t save very much because sky-high taxes are paying for the public “workers” with their gold-plated pensions at MY expense. I do not call this “justice.”
Awwwwwwwww. Ain’t that sweet.
Cairo protesters = pro-democracy
Wisconsin unions = ANTI-democracy
How far is this sacred place from where your buds beat and brutally raped a defenseless reporter-ette?
Michael Moore??????? Who wants to fly to Cuba for an X-ray?
I was just crackin’ wise about the beating and raping of a reporter-ette in Cairo but it reminded myself that I haven’t noticed any female reporters reporting from the site of the Madison protests.
The will of the people was expressed in November and those who do not work as government employees are who we consider to be “the workers.” This means he supports those who are against the MOBSTERS.
Wow, I guess they will sit back and do nothing. I don’t know how much that will help though.
That's the closest place where they got a hippo x-ray machine...
I believe that’s what they say before they strip you and slash you with poles.
So now the Wisconsin issue is a world issue.
Give me a fricking break.
BEGIN THE DAMN LAYOFFS.
I wonder if Mr. Abbas (or Mr. Moore, for that matter) said the same thing about “solidarity” to the anti-government protesters in Iran? Is the “media” covering these protests at all (I mean besides FOX)?
The Tea Party should send them a thank you note.
Gag me with a spoon. Can’t wait to see who those ignorant ‘tards elect.
It’s about time Walker sends the WI national guard across the border to kidnap one of those SOB Senators and bring him back.
Normally I’d be opposed to a bunch of Packer fans invading Illinois but I’d make an exception.
Or maybe a false report of a child in the hospital could lure one back. Or the arrest of a spouse for aiding and abetting.
It’s ridiculous that a quorum is more than a majority. (like in Texas, how many other states? We need to start amending state Constitution to prevent this tactic.)
If that was the case in the US Senate the entire rat caucus would have spent the entire Bush administration in Canada.
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