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Red Sea Titanic and the Moslem Brothers

By John Batchelor on 2.6.06 @ 10:47PM

Report from Cairo that the Mubarak regime has failed in the episode of the Red Sea Titanic so badly that there is no repair. Mubarak is hiding from the relatives; and Mubarak has not even sent his son and intended successor Gamal to meet with the families.

Who is looking to profit from the catastrophe is the Moslem Brothers in Cairo. The Moslem Brothers are not leading street protests; instead the Moslem Brothers are demanding a full explanation not only as to why the ferry sank (a most suspect craft) but also as to why there was no Egyptian rescue effort launched.

The Moslem Brothers are learning to build a popular base that is decidedly anti-regime. The future is the likelihood of a popularly elected jihad for the 75 millions of Egypt. Democracy, Ummah style.