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| Mubarak says Egypt won over Rice on democracy |
| 2006-03-02 |
 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Egypt had won over US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to its views on democracy in the Arab world and quoted her as saying it would take a generation for democracy to take hold. "She was very polite as she was listening to Egyptian opinions and points of view. She didn't bring up difficult issues or ask to change anything or to intervene in political reform, as some people say," he told newspaper editors. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Pity it's too warm in Egypt to wear her black coat dress and high heeled boots .... heh. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-03-02 20:25 |
| #6 Women are more likely to make Islam change than men. Them seeing Condi has to be one of the most powerful statemnts we can make about what they can do if they put their minds and bodies to it. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-03-02 20:02 |
| #5 just rubs it in. Indeed Trailing Wife. And so beautifully. The juxtaposition of Condi and the views of those with whom she meets, speaks volumes to observers (or should darn it). it's quite a hoot, really! |
| Posted by: Hupomoger Clans9827 2006-03-02 19:57 |
| #4 Frozen Al, I don't think the Arabs or the Egyptians would treat any other emissary from America differently. They can't accede to Bush's demands for full democracy, rule of law, equality for other religions, and enfranchising women; to do so would be to give up the legs upon which their dictatorships stand. Hearing their unavoidable future from the lips of a black, infidel female (who is also one of the most powerful people on the planet) just rubs it in. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-03-02 18:42 |
| #3 Rice is small potatoes --- Arabs have been winning over common sense for 1400 years. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-03-02 10:57 |
| #2 I suspect that appointing Rice as SOS was a mistake from a Mid East point of view. First Arabs are as racist as all get out and see Blacks as slaves. Second (more important), to be seen treating a woman with deference is to bring one's manhood into question. From what the Arabic blogs are saying, domestic pressures require Arab rulers to publicly defy a woman even if they agree with her. Al |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2006-03-02 10:44 |
| #1 So now he's saying Egypt isn't a democracy, and that the elections are rigged? |
| Posted by: Phil 2006-03-02 01:03 |