Egypt: Gamal Mubarak’s DC Visit Draws Criticism
September 2nd, 2010 by Evan
In the Daily Star, Jamil K. Mroue writes that while Gamal Mubarak should have the right to run for president, his candidacy “illuminates the deep-seated and systemic problems afflicting Egypt.” According to Mroue, there is little that is genuine about the younger Mubarak’s campaign: “Gamal Mubarak is little more than another crown prince awaiting succession to the throne of a purported Arab democracy.” The American Coptic Union also recently criticized the Obama administration’s decision to invite both Hosni and Gamal Mubarak to this week’s Israeli-Palestinian peace talks: “His son plans to inherit his father’s position as if he were entitled to it. This invitation is a slap to the face of those who believe in the US position on promoting democracy in Egypt.”
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September 3rd, 2010 at 2:44 pm
Gamal Mubarak did for the Egyptian economy in four years what Mubarak didn’t or wouldn’t do in 25 years. It’s no easy task after 60 years of mismanagement and failed socialist policies, but he’s on the right track. I would like to hear from opponents about the alternatives. Even if Mohamed El-Baradie manages to run in a fair election, I don’t think he would stand a chance of winning unless he allies himself with the MB. Who else, Safwat El-Sherif, Kamal El-Shazli, please, that would be the end. The clear winner in a free and fair election would be the Muslim Brotherhoods, and that must never be allowed to happen.