Egypt's Mubarak Launches Re-Election Bid
Anthony Shadid's characteristically informed reportage is necessary reading. He provides a fascinating glimpse of the opposition.
In his speech today announcing that he will a fifth term in office, Mubarak promises to follow the path to democracy, but he offers no slackening of the Emergency Law--a major focus for opposition protests. To my ears, it sound pretty much as business as usual with a few curtsies to "democracy" and "freedom".
Anthony Shadid's characteristically informed reportage is necessary reading. He provides a fascinating glimpse of the opposition.
In his speech today announcing that he will a fifth term in office, Mubarak promises to follow the path to democracy, but he offers no slackening of the Emergency Law--a major focus for opposition protests. To my ears, it sound pretty much as business as usual with a few curtsies to "democracy" and "freedom".
The emergency law has, to a great extent, minimised terrorist threats and helped preempt many terrorist plans during the past years. Many country’s have recently passed comprehensive laws to combat terrorism. Time is ripe for us to follow suite during the upcoming period. There is a need for a firm and a decisive law that eliminates terrorism and uproots its threats. A law that protects national security and ensures stability. A law that provides a legislative substitute to combat terrorism and replace the current emergency law.
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