http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15909874
Hussein Tantawi military chief is warning protesters in a not so subtle way that he means to retain power. He’s asking the presidential candidates to back his prime minister and warns of grave consequences if the public continues it’s protesting. The irony is they are protesting exactly what he is doing. They fear continued military power and influence and wish it to stop. The military claims that it is there to prevent trouble makers from influencing the election, but this seems like nothing more than an excuse to retain power. So though Mubarak is out, the struggle will continue for some time.
Zachary Tolan
Friday 10:00am, Ryan Maness
I agree that the struggle will continue for a while. Also i find it very sad to see that the military, although it is to protect the country, is in a way doing the opposite. The people want a leader who will fight for them and not a leader who wants to retain power and keep a similar regimen as Mubarak had. The fact that the people still are protesting shows that the power struggle is not over. Just because Mubarak is gone, his way of running Egypt is not.
ReplyDeleteJosip Jureta
TA: John (Friday 9am)
I find it ironic how Tantawi was meant to be only a temporary replacement as President of Egypt yet now he is trying to abuse his power to try to maintain his newly-acquired position. The military taking leadership was supposed to be meant as a neutral party taking over the presidency temporarily, yet as they have taken over, they have clearly displayed to what extent they can abuse this power.
ReplyDeleteAndrew Makar
TA: John 9 AM
Wow. They have actually gone worse compared to the post that I have posted a few weeks ago. If the struggle continues any longer, I hope they either find a new leader or just have the struggle end. The military also needs to understand how they control their power to the people.
ReplyDeleteHikaru Kato
ReplyDeleteTA: Ryan Maness