President ElBaradei?
By RANNIE AMIRI
CounterPunch
"....In stark contrast to the conditions imposed on presidential candidates described above, ElBaradei stipulated that any bid of his would be contingent on guarantees of independent judicial review and international oversight of the election by the United Nations. Many believe that is extremely unlikely to happen....
The strategy of Mubarak’s regime has always been to make people believe they have only two choices: the NDP (re: Mubarak) or the Muslim Brotherhood (which is banned). The last independent challenger to Mubarak, Ayman Nour, was thrown in jail on trumped up charges of forgery after he garnered seven percent of the vote in the 2005 election. Framing themselves as representing stability and continuity, Mubarak and the NDP have effectively left citizens with no real alternative.
With this in mind, ElBaradei recognized he could well be regarded as a type of “savior” and has wisely cautioned against it:
“I am worried that people have reached such a level of despair that they are waiting for one person to save them, but I would like for Egypt to save itself.”......"
By RANNIE AMIRI
CounterPunch
"....In stark contrast to the conditions imposed on presidential candidates described above, ElBaradei stipulated that any bid of his would be contingent on guarantees of independent judicial review and international oversight of the election by the United Nations. Many believe that is extremely unlikely to happen....
The strategy of Mubarak’s regime has always been to make people believe they have only two choices: the NDP (re: Mubarak) or the Muslim Brotherhood (which is banned). The last independent challenger to Mubarak, Ayman Nour, was thrown in jail on trumped up charges of forgery after he garnered seven percent of the vote in the 2005 election. Framing themselves as representing stability and continuity, Mubarak and the NDP have effectively left citizens with no real alternative.
With this in mind, ElBaradei recognized he could well be regarded as a type of “savior” and has wisely cautioned against it:
“I am worried that people have reached such a level of despair that they are waiting for one person to save them, but I would like for Egypt to save itself.”......"
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