http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12854391
Yes this is the Muslim Brotherhood's work and we can expect more of this in the coming years. We kicked Mubarak to the curb and helped radical jihadists to power and well do the same in Libya because that's what Obama wants!
Yup.
Egypt was on the list of his "apology" tours he did even in 2009.
The naked emperor, so far, has gotten what he wants, wherever he went.
That is a loathsome post.
Such foul practices have been commonplace in Egypt for years. That is why the Egyptian people finally came together to remove the president. This has been achieved. The turn-out in last week's referendum on reform was high. Egypt is emerging from a dark age. There are many unknowns ahead, but at least there is hope where before there was only fear.
I'm amazed Americans still think they're so powerful, they're responsible for everything that happens in the world.
The Egyptian people deposed Mubarak, who was a dictator. Don't they have a right to seek democracy if that's what they want? One of the risks of democracy is that it allows extremists to have a voice, as well as moderates.
right...i can't vote this up or else i would have done that..
...coming from the person who posted their support for Mubarak. Yeah, we know where you really come from.
Frankly, I've written off that entire region. Egypt used to be one of the most advanced of the arab countries when it came to women and equal rights but its status has been declining. I regard it as the canary in the coal mine. If things are that bad in Egypt it's worse everywhere else in the arab countries.
Can you just imagine? You are a western educated Egyptian woman who stood shoulder to shoulder with the men in Tahrir Square putting your life on the line for change and this is what you get? It is just horrible soul crushing stuff.
"America stands for democracy. If it supported a dictator against the citizens will, it would lose its fundamental value. Democracy and Human Rights go hand in hand. The people of Egypt have clearly expressed they want to be democratic. If anyone should understand the value of human rights, it should be America. I commend President Obama in standing up & supporting Egypt’s people in Human Rights & Democracy."
For someone so concerned about the rights of women to control their own body its hard to imagine you supporting virginity tests by the police. No liberals aren't hypocrical at all!
I live in America, not Egypt. Is that too hard to comprehend?
Or do you think you should go everywhere and force your religious views on everybody? *cough* *cough*!!
She, and her like, think America owns the world and has the right to demand by military force how everyone else should act in accordance with our values, or rather...their values. Truly, when you boil it down, they are backers of authoritarian regimes. They want it here too, just as long as the authority sides with THEIR values. They have no concept of other countries, or other people.
It is still less than 100 years since women in the UK and the USA had a universal right to vote in their nations elections. Even now, Western women earn less on average than their men-folk, and they are less likely to succeed in the work-place. Sexual prejudice still exists even in Britain and America. Thankfully, women world-wide, are more liberated than they once were, but some nations will take longer to reach this point than others.
agreed and for that to have conservatives have to take back seat and liberals need to be more vocal....
It’s very sad to read the contents of the said article from BBC.
Removal of President Mubarak from power has nothing to do with Obama but the people of Egypt decided they want to be democratic.
It’s now that Obama’s help is needed in Egypt because if the authorities there are not checked the country may disintegrate like Somalia.
unfortunately for few people out here...everything that happens in world and it seems to be wrong or sad news , it has to do with obama ...
Let's put this in some perspective.
If my government established a "virginity test", and the police began knocking on my door to find out if my fiance was a virgin.
I would shoot and kill them.
All hail the 2nd amendment!
America supported Mubarak for 30 years but as soon as he was faced with crisis we kicked him to the curb Obama urging him to leave and withdrawing our support of his government. We did this not knowing who would fill the void. Everyone knew the Muslim Brotherhood was poised to step in but no one knew to what extent. Now we know they have a coalition with the army and will have a large influence in any new government perhaps more so then the people want or deserve! Egypt has been a fairly moderate country up until now but going forard it looks as though it's headed toward a more radical islamic rule with less rights for women. Make no mistake Obama had a chance to effect the outcome more in favor of western interests and ultimately in the peoples' as well. He has shown all our friends in the region he is willing to throw them under the bus in an instant, that he is an unreliable ally!
America supported Mubarak for 30 years...now you get it right..it is flawed policy of supporting dictators which usa must fundamentally change...no one is better than obama to do it...usa has to come out from dictate the term mode to consensus..it is good that obama has better intellect than bush or else usa would have become more unpopular...the way he has handled egypt and libya has been welcomed by all except few brit media and right of usa...good job...
Yes--they are an embarrasment to America, just as Bush was. Sorry to say that, but that's how they come across.
Their idea of freedom and Democracy is "do what I say."
Don't be silly. Do you really think Obama "withdrawing support" made any difference? Look at Gadaffi in Libya - all the talk by Western powers had absolutely no effect on him. American talk did nothing to Mubarak either.
You seem to be saying that democracy is great for Americans, but Arab countries aren't allowed to have it. There's a price to pay for democracy, and it's allowing everyone to have a voice. Extremists are going to take advantage of that, as much as anyone else.
No. I'm saying that our president is supposed to act in the interest of the US when engaging in foreign policy. Installing the muslim brotherhood a radical jihadist group to power in Egypt is not in the best interest of the US or women for that matter especially those subjected to virginity tests by the police.
He intervenes in Libya, you criticize him. He doesn't intervene in Egypt, you criticize him. What's he supposed to do, wave a magic wand and make all the protesters disappear so we can go back to our nice, safe, US-supported dictatorships?
I'd like to know how it has anything to do with us at all!!
And, btw, while you are fighting for the rights of muslim women from exteme religionists, WE are fighting that same fight here right at home!!
"HB 2218 is nothing more than political interference in a pregnant woman’s most personal, private medical decisions.It puts lawmakers in the position of health care administrator and decision-maker and bans safe, legal procedures."
Abortion police?
Oh gad! They still forcing you to have babies!?!?!?
How many is that by now?
Lol! Its the same argument all the time! I'm pro choice everyone has a right to decide what to do with their bodies... including the fetus!
Good, so it's my right as a woman to have an abortion! Glad we agree!!
Whew....for a minute there I thought you were just as repressive as those muslims you appear to hate!!
Freedom from your extremism, that's all I'm asking.
How can all you liberals be so naive to believe Jeffersonian styled Republics will emerge from these uprisings? I mean, I realize you all believe in the concept of Utopia that will magically appear once the Open Society is established, but I’m pretty sure the Islamic factions backing these uprisings do not share your views.
The use of the term Democracy appears to have a much different meaning in the Middle East, North Africa and Western Asia. If the World is very lucky these nations will develop a Parliamentary Democracies like the style of government in Turkey, however the more likely scenario, given the ethnic divisions and religious backgrounds of the "new" voting populous, is that even if the above initially occurs it will degrade to hijacked government seeded in Theocracy visa vie the Iranian Government.
There are those who comment in the "forum" who, it seems, rant and rave,fanatically, about people, politics and gov't they seem to know nothing about.
Their objections and tirades are expressed with passion, emotion and with little knowledge or understanding of the intent of the Founding Fathers in creating the "Constitution of the United States of America!"
This "thread" and many others I've glanced at, by this writer, are so politically predjudiced that I've never bothered to follow the comments on any of them.
I thought I'd just add my 2 cents succinctly by saying that in a republic, ya'll vote and put people in office who are going to govern you!
Ya'll voted Obama in and bitch like hell when ya don't like whatcha voted into office. You have that Constitutional right!
Yet, you pay no attention to members of congress, who are slaves to "OIL," the Federal Reserve and the world banks, all who financially rape and pillage us while they gain in wealth and power...and ya ignorantly/naively/politically blame it on the man ya'll are responsible for voting into office! Wise up!
I've said it before and it's worth repeating: American voters are SCARY!
Obama it just the titular head of the nation!
When you scream out: "This Is What Obama Backed In Egypt!" you are in fact screaming out: "This is what America (We The People) Backed In Egypt!"
Come down to earth, emotional, unsophisticated "writer!" You are displaying a profound ignorance of Constitutional intent, power and control!
Qwark
If that's your 2 cents you can keep it! We're all slaves to oil and will be for some time. Maybe you can explain why Obama... er excuse me ... congress refuses to tap our oil?
It's the greedy childish mentality that hides their cake away and eats everybody else's first.
In this case that just might be wise especially if one is to believe that resource is limited.
Hahaha...:
Of course I could!
But it seems to me that the "writer" here needs to gain sophistication in ref to gov't, politics, powers and authority etc,. etc., so I'll let the writer find the answers for that question her/him self.
It is surely there for the "pickin" if one desires to know and takes the time to study before "raving."
That ended my 2 cents worth. :
Qwark
by Arthur Russ 81 minutes ago
In a true democracy there should be a separation of powers between the Juridical, Executive and Legislature. No democracy is perfect, but how imperfect is the American democracy?While browsing the web in relation to a question on the Separation of Powers in the USA (in another forum) I...
by ReddiWhip007 12 years ago
While he was campaigning to become president back in 2008, he said that he would in his FIRST year, take $1 trillion dollars off of Americas debt, which clearly did not happen. The economy has not gotten better, he imposed Obamacare on America, and makes more and more regulations that make business...
by AnnCee 13 years ago
It occurred to me to wonder why all of a sudden the 30 year lid has come off the Egyptian masses. Wikileaks leaked documents indicate that Israeli intelligence thought Mubarak's Egypt was stable right up to the protests exploded. There have been some indications that the Egyptian...
by American View 12 years ago
The Obama administration's outreach to the Muslim Brotherhood may be no big departure from the State Department's existing policy implemented by Obama, but it will probably do little to reassure Jewish voters skeptical about the president's stand on Israel:Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said...
by AnnCee 13 years ago
President Chavez is creating a parallel bank, health and education programs, and a parallel to CNN - Telesur. The left-wing theory of creating parallel powers to break down and end the old order is taken to new breathtaking heights. The parallels are working - illiteracy has been exterminated and...
by pisean282311 13 years ago
The situation in Egypt remains highly unsettled and the eventual outcome is still an unknown, but two things are clear: first that Obama is a failure, in spite of all his record of fine sounding rhetoric; and secondly, the empire struggles on, with as good a chance of winning this round with the...
Copyright © 2024 The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers on this website. HubPages® is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website.
Copyright © 2024 Maven Media Brands, LLC and respective owners.
As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.
For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy
Show DetailsNecessary | |
---|---|
HubPages Device ID | This is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons. |
Login | This is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service. |
Google Recaptcha | This is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy) |
Akismet | This is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy) |
HubPages Google Analytics | This is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy) |
HubPages Traffic Pixel | This is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized. |
Amazon Web Services | This is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy) |
Cloudflare | This is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy) |
Google Hosted Libraries | Javascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy) |
Features | |
---|---|
Google Custom Search | This is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy) |
Google Maps | Some articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy) |
Google Charts | This is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy) |
Google AdSense Host API | This service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy) |
Google YouTube | Some articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy) |
Vimeo | Some articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy) |
Paypal | This is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy) |
Facebook Login | You can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy) |
Maven | This supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy) |
Marketing | |
---|---|
Google AdSense | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Google DoubleClick | Google provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Index Exchange | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Sovrn | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Facebook Ads | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Amazon Unified Ad Marketplace | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
AppNexus | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Openx | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Rubicon Project | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
TripleLift | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Say Media | We partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy) |
Remarketing Pixels | We may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites. |
Conversion Tracking Pixels | We may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service. |
Statistics | |
---|---|
Author Google Analytics | This is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy) |
Comscore | ComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy) |
Amazon Tracking Pixel | Some articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy) |
Clicksco | This is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy) |