Posted on 03/03/2011 4:07:20 AM PST by edpc
Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq resigned on Thursday and a former transport minister was picked to appoint a new government after pro-democracy activists demanded a purge of Hosni Mubarak's old guard from the cabinet.
Military rulers said they had accepted the resignation of Shafiq and appointed Essam Sharaf in this place.
(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...
They had urged a clean break from the 30 years of Mubarak rule and wanted a cabinet of technocrats appointed in the interim period before elections that would choose a new parliament and president, expected later this year.
Purge allows groups like the MB to seize control sooner.
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Military rulers said they had accepted the resignation of Shafiq and appointed Essam Sharaf in this place.The demands came from "community organizers."
That will immediately create or save a million jobs a month.
Lower the price of food 50% and free university for all.
You sure do hope so don’t you. What is happening in Egypt is a miracle. I can’t believe how well it is going. Not like Libya.
have to give it a year or so to see what factions end up with influence in the new government (besides the military). I am concerned we see a gradual shift towards more religious extremism, as in turkey.
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Figures like Sheik Yusuf al-Qaradawi cannot be helpful. Allowing Iranian warships through the Suez for the first time in 30 years and talk of revisiting the 1979 treaty cannot be good signs for relations with Israel.
A slower, quieter march to chaos does not make it better. In my view, you have an odd idea of what constitutes a miracle.
Really confused about the Egypt situation. Mubarak was a tyrant, but he was our Tyrant. On the other hand, he probably robbed us blind with the aid we gave them. On the other hand, Pew Opinion polls indicate Egyptians respond as in the majority as typical Muslims, i.e. they support Sharia Law which means supression of Copts, brutal treatment for women, death of apostates and missionaries, etc. etc.
Unless Islam transforms itself into something more modern, and all indications are it is going in the direct opposite direction, the world is too small for them and any other religion - or non-religion.
Really confused about the Egypt situation. Mubarak was a tyrant, but he was our Tyrant. On the other hand, he probably robbed us blind with the aid we gave them. On the other hand, Pew Opinion polls indicate Egyptians respond as in the majority as typical Muslims, i.e. they support Sharia Law which means supression of Copts, brutal treatment for women, death of apostates and missionaries, etc. etc.
Unless Islam transforms itself into something more modern, and all indications are it is going in the direct opposite direction, the world is too small for them and any other religion - or non-religion.
Sorry for the double post, it was unintentional.
No problem. Good point on the Churchill regarding Hitler example. That is very true. I guess I am just amazed that in the very short time, Egypt has quieted down. It sorta reminds me of the terror that was supposed to happen regarding the oil spill in the gulf. Everyone thought America was doomed but that did not happen and I knew it wouldn’t.
No, I do not think that we should be alarmed with him:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFH8X_-TxtY
Sharaf earned a master’s degree in civil engineering in 1980 on the West Lafayette campus. He then received his doctorate from Purdue in 1984. His research focus was the then-new area of highway maintenance management. Afterward he became a faculty member at Cairo University, where has continued to teach since.
http://www.indystar.com/article/20110304/LOCAL/103040394/Egypt-s-new-prime-minister-Purdue-graduate
It’s going to get worse, fast. The problem now is, the Egyptian army is so pro-jihadist that it can’t be relied on to quell riots. It’s going to get ugly, and Zero will be right on the spot to blame it all on Mubarak.
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