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Clinton NOW calls for reform in Egypt
The US secretary of state said Egyptian government should allow protesters to demonstrate over poverty and repression.
| Finally checked the wind vane and anemometer, did she? |
Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, has said that widespread anti-government protests over poverty and government repression in Egypt represent an opportunity for the 30-year administration of president Hosni Mubarak to implement "political, economic and social reforms to respond to the legitimate needs and interests of the Egyptian people".
In unusually blunt remarks regarding the longtime US ally, delivered on Wednesday, Clinton also said that the Mubarak government should not prevent peaceful protests or block social networking sites such as Twitter or Facebook, which have helped Egyptians plan and spread news about the unrest.
| Could have said this in the beginning, Hilde, and kept some of the protesters thinking that we'd support them against repression and tyranny. But no, you and your boss value 'realpolitik', even if that means keeping people in chains. |
Posted by: Steve White 2011-01-26 |
