>Pointing finger at US/UK for supporting friendly dictatorships around the world is one outrageously devious misconception! {g}
>
>It is totally unfair ! They alway had 'balanced aproach' and supported ALL sides in every country of strategic interest;
>One side overtly, and all others - covertly.
>
>Aka
>'We funded/helped you when you were little military thug without any future, then promoted you into the power, while in the meanwhile always kept all of your x-tra marital and financial adventures thorougly documented... '
>
>'We funded you when you were hashish smoking leftist punk, then helped you graduate in colledge, showed you into a NGO, promoted you into prominent opposition leader, while in the meanwhile always kept detail records...
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>'We arrested/released you when you were local drug dealing criminal scum... then .... , while in the meanwhile always kept detail records...
>
>etc,etc.
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>This way every time power switches hands through Orange, Purple, Rose, Velvet, Pink or Yellow revolution, there is always 'little bit of upper hand' remaining to keep relevant sways swinging in right direction...
>(Huh... have to take a little bit of a break right now, so I can be equally mean/cynical tmrw morning... {g})
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>* * *
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>Problem with Egypt is that (AFAIC) Mubarak does not fit exactly above pattern, and neither does popular uprising that is happening
>on streets of Egypt looks like any of the known colors of the revolutions we have seen so far.
>(Except the recent one in Tunis that actually looks genuinely RED! )
>
>Seem to me that both US/UK are totally confused as to what to say or do, as they do not have yet precise
>intelligence reports on who is winning side there. Therefore all statements are so clumsy and convoluted.
>
>There was cool video today of a young Egyptian guy interviewed by SkyNews reporter (funny that they aired it !) which
>slams Obama more or less very directly;
>
>'...You told people 'Yes we Can! ' and now what.. Nothing ??! ...
>Stop being hypocrite .. Support people of Egypt !!! ...'
>
>Will post video as soon (if it does) surface on youtube. If there was not over a 100 dead it wld be almost funny!
>(And that includes almost red face of studio news-host after report got aired)
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>
>BTW, My favourite is EL Baradei ! But then again I got it all totally wrong with Obama... so who is your pick ? :))

I actually saw the video of the guy slamming Obama :o) That's why I posted a link here somewhere about the hypocrisy of the U.S......... I also posted a link where Egyptians were polled on support for El Baradei and it was mediocre at best which surprised me. Actually, what surprised me most was an interview on Al Jazeera where the supposed expert (from inside Egypt) stated that millions and millions of Egyptians support the current regime in Egypt and it was evidenced by the numbers who did not come out to join in the protests. When Al Jazeera asked for proof or evidence that those not participating did so because they support the current regime in Egypt, he said non-participation was evidence enough. :o) I am amazed at some of the interviews and the information from experts.... Does ANYONE really know what the majority of Egyptians actually feel and think right now? We see and hear from some of the protesters, but what about the rest of the country?