By Ted Belman
From all my reading and observatrions about the Egyptian crises, I note that the US, EU and Canada are now all on the same page and are reading from the same script.
Here’s how the Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, put it.
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“We take note that discussions between the Egyptian government and opposition parties have begun. Canada reiterates its support for the people of Egypt as they embark on this vital transition toward a more democratic system of government. As I have said before, it is ultimately up to the Egyptian people to decide who will govern them.
“This transition must be both orderly and guided by values such as non-violence, the rule of law, and respect for human rights, including the rights of religious minorities.
“We expect that any government that will emerge will uphold Egypt’s commitment to international law, as well as all past peace accords and agreements, including with Israel.
“We believe that reform must make Egypt and the region more stable. While the need for democratic reforms is pressing, reform should not occur in a vacuum that could result in extremism, violence and intolerance. All elements of any future government must never seek to attain political objectives through terrorism.
“Canada stands by the people of Egypt as they work toward a peaceful and democratic transition.”
How are they ever going to insure that “reform should not occur in a vacuum that could result in extremism, violence and intolerance. All elements of any future government must never seek to attain political objectives through terrorism.”
Democracy means the will of the people not the West. Now that the Brotherhood has been legitimated and invited to the conversation, they cannot be contained.
I liked an article I read by Daniel Greenfield, entitled, “What if the Problem Really is the People?” on the current situation in Egypt and the possibility of democracy there.
Here are two quotes from his article: “Handing out democracy like candy does not fix existing cultural problems. It does not end bigotry, free women or stop murder in the name of Allah. Open elections are only as good as the people participating in them. And the 84 percent of Egyptians who want to murder apostates have issues that democracy will not solve” and “In Jordan, the next target on the freedom tour, King Hussein passed a bill to criminalize the honor killings of women. And their democratically elected parliament voted 60 to 25 to strike the bill down. It took them only 3 minutes. That’s what democracy would mean for the Jordanian girls murdered by their husbands, brothers and fathers. The right of the people and their duly elected representatives to legalize the murder of women.”
This supports the thought that the proud plans of the Quartet will indeed gang agley.
Hah!!! I had a feeling about that Ted!!! Thanks… Brought tears to my aging eyes…
Felix, I come from a little place where the colour of the buses was, at one time, the colours of the Irish flag: orange, white and green – Glasgow.
There’s also: O wad some power the giftie gie us, to see oursels as others see us.
Don’t know if I got the Ayrshire dialect/spelling correct (yes there is such a dialect), but it’s interesting to ponder the meaning…
How do you know it was the Brorherhood people? Maybe it was Mubarak’s people? Maybe it was the Jews? How do you know they were killed at all?
I supported Pittsburgh over Greenbay. 🙁 He’s almost 83 with cancer and no friends. He’s gone sooner than he had planned. Israel will still have to face the MB or their proxy soon enough.
Felix Quigley said,
Hi, Felix. I would like to make this a guessing game. My bet is that the pic by Ted’s name is his grandson, and that Keelie is a Scotsman. Robbie Burns is the Scottish national hero.
If you were to ask me about Mubarak and Sandmonkey, which of course you haven’t, I would answere that
(1) I support Mubarak. Like Mark Twain before him, the news of his death is premature. Even Obama and Hillary are having to backpedal and resign themselves to the fact that they cannot do without him.
(2) The protestors in the square have made their point. So have the Moslem Brotherhood people who massacred two Copt families during the demonstrations, killing eleven innocent people. That event went largely unreported by the Western press. Every day the protestors take to the streets, is another day the Brotherhood gets stronger and hell on earth comes closer for the Copts and other minorities. That said, I oppose them unconditionally.
(3) Sandmonkey sounds like a genuine democracy advocate, a small minority in Egypt.
Ted
Why is there a child before your name?
What does this “This one’s for you Keelie.” actually mean? What are you referring to. I don´t get it.
On a separate matter ted can I ask you
1. Do you defend Mubarak unconditionally against Obama and others?
2. Do you oppose the protesters in that Cairo Square unconditionally?
3. What is your present position to the blogger called Sandmonkey in respect to (2)?
This one’s for you Keelie.