Liberals for SCAF

أرفض التشكيك فى وطنية المجلس الأعلى للقوات المسلحة ومن غير المقبول أن يتحول الخلاف السياسى المشروع معه إلى دعوة لإسقاطه وتهديد استقرار الوطن

August 19, 2011 5:06 PM via webReplyRetweetFavorite

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Amr Hamzawy

Amr Hamzawy continues to reiterate his denunciation of any calls for the overthrowing of Mubarak’s army generals, SCAF. Same goes for Sawiris and Saad Eddin Ibrahim. Almost all liberal politicians in bed with the military junta.

3 Responses

1. Tarik Salama

   August 22, 2011 - 7:32 AM

   For sure Dr. Amr Hamzawy, Sawires (which?) and Dr. Saad Eldin Ibrahim are far from being “Almost all liberal politicians…”.
   And if this was the case, I am a bit puzzled by 3amo Hossam (3arrabawy) attitude. He attacks liberals disregarding the Moslem Brotherhood or the multiple Salafi groups for sure the main support and collaborators to SCAF since day one …!!
   During the January 25 Revolution and afterward, Liberals and left were the natural allies for a secular and democratic Egypt against groups supporting a religious state. Over time, for no apparent reason they faded away from this natural alliance, feeling their discourse, compared to the Liberal ideals, was a bit outdated, populist and without any appeal to the silent majority.
   They should consider coming back from this position as there attitude are pushing some of the liberals (centrists) toward (moderate) islamists and the Egyptian Left will find themselves again soon alone, as they were for the past 40 years wandering in the night, wondering what they have done wrong…and it will be too late as we will be all in the deep night of the reactionary forces…

2. David Kahn

   August 22, 2011 - 8:02 AM

   I can’t imagine that SCAF will relinquish power to a civilian president? will they take orders from a civilian? How will this transition happen?They are not saying! will they give up their business dealings and budget? Will they accept just going home once they retire and not be appointed as heads of companies and organizations and hold top governmental posts?
   I think not. What happened in Libya is more of an accomplishment where the military rule has just ended. Its hard to see how this can happen in Egypt! They still run the country. I see what has happened as a coup d’etat. They took over the country and are flushing away the youth that got them (excuse)to power. Watch them pardon Mubarak and the rest of the clan. Watch a farce trial that is playing to America’s ego so the generals can continue receiving their salaries from uncle Sam.
   They are worse than the British occupation.
   To walk away from power after 60 years will be a miracle.
   The great disconnect is how they are dealing with the revolution and how they are treating civilians. Selective enforcement and protection of people and property. Selective protection of cities and neighborhoods. Selective arrests and trials. Selective convictions and sentencing. If they have proven one thing and only one thing, is that they are part of the (old) same regime; unethical, unfair or not wanting to understand their role during this transition. They are just going by their own whims nothing short of a dictatorship and absolute rule. They are still blinded by power and can’t see their fiduciary responsibility towards their own people, country and history. Shame on them may the revolution continue until .. another one starts.

3. Ali

   August 22, 2011 - 6:12 PM

   @ David Khan While I agree with you on the nature of SCAF as a counter-revolutionary force, and that Libya has greater chances of transitioning to a more democratic and civil state, I can’t help but speculate that the national transitional council is in bed with NATO, just as SCAF are in bed with the US. The chances of the establishment, or continuation of western puppet states and neoliberal, and undemocratic regimes is high. The point is that there are struggles in both countries to be fought, and that both revolutions are not over until western agency in political and economic spheres is abolished in favor of the people’s will.