Wednesday May 18, 2011

I've Been Thinking:

The Egyptian daily newspaper al Shorouk reported yesterday that former leader Hosni Mubarak is going to make a taped public apology which will air on Egyptian TV.

According to the report Mubarak will ask the Egyptian people to remember that he was a soldier who fought for Egypt and who defended Egypt. He will say that many of the mistakes he made were due to poor information.

Mubarak will ask for amnesty for himself, his wife and his two sons.
Mubarak is playing for popular support from the all important Egyptian street. Without that support the prosecution will have to move ahead and prosecute the whole family.

As of now it seems that popular opinion is sympathetic towards Mubarak and his wife Suzanne. Mubarak is 83 years old and many Egyptians believe that Mr. & Mrs. Mubarak should not be prosecuted if for no other reason than their age. It also seems clear that the street does not share the same symapthy for the two sons of the former dictator.

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