Well put Tugrul. Nobel Peace Prize or not. ElBaradai, probably not a good choice for the human rights of the Egyptian people – not that a leader can or cannot provide such.
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From: Tugrul Keskin <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Reply-To: Tugrul Keskin <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Date: Saturday, July 6, 2013 6:09 PM
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Subject: Re: US Egypt Policies Don¹t Pass the Lau gh Test by Re p. Ron Paul -- Antiwar.com
Dr. Blau and all,
ElBaradai has a less than 2% of Egyptian support, whereas Brotherhood has received more than 1/3 of the total vote. Wining the Nobel prize is actually a negative image in the developing world. Because the west never give any prize to a leader who defend his country and people's interests. ElBaradei has a very close relations with CFR which is an elitist corporate institution. Baradei is very similar to the Shah of Iran, Karzai of Afghanistan and Serdari of Pakistan.
From my view, the military coup in Egypt did not just take a place against the Brotherhood, but it has also taken place against the democratic future of Egypt. Therefore, we need to refresh our memories, to recall that the US military had a long-standing military-to-military relationship with Egypt. In 2011, top Egyptian military officials cut their meeting short and left the Pentagon; those generals in the meeting were forced to retire. This is a new leadership or what I will call a new breed of neoliberal military, which has had good relations with the US since then.
http://www.vocativ.com/07-2013/the-next-pharaoh-meet-general-abdel-fattah-al-sisi-the-most-powerful-man-in-egypt/
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/07/201373112752442652.html
On the other hand, another part of the US government has been playing with the Brotherhood as well. If we think this military coup took place without the knowledge and support of the US, we should quit our pursuit of Middle East Studies.
Best to all,
Tugrul
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Date: Saturday, July 6, 2013 9:33 PM
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Subject: Re: US Egypt Policies Don’t Pass the Lau gh Test by Re p. Ron Paul -- Antiwar.com
Mohamed ElBaradei is to be named as Egypt's prime minister..The Western (imperial) powers will jump for joy. For me, it makes a lot of sense - he is smart and won the Noble Peace Prize.
Here is his profile
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10420218
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