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Whoever comes to power must ensure that the moneyed elite are encouraged to keep and grow their wealth within Egypt. Previous attempts to promote socialism had scared away the industrialists and entrepreneurs.
More »Numbers do not speak the truth here. Poverty is spreading like cancer and corruption is the new Egyptian religion. The resources, lands and all possible fortunes in the country have been eaten up by a group of businessmen near to the rulers.
More »Put a Palestinian next to this thug, test both their DNA and then decide who the land belongs to. Simply enough done.
More »The Kurds want independence. The Shia want control and revenge. The Sunni are scared and resentful at their loss of dominance. That was the completely forseeable result of our clumsy intervention. What, exactly, has happened to change it?
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