US concerned about Israel's security

Source: Press TV
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The United States' double-standards regarding Egypt's popular protests against the dictatorship of President Hosni Mubarak unveils the true nature of Washington's stance on democracy.

When asked if Mubarak was a dictator, United States President Joseph Biden said, "Mubarak has been an ally of ours in a number of things.”

Foreign Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also called on Hosni Mubarak's regime and Egyptian protesters to “show restraint.”

Such statements leave negative effects on the Muslim nations of the region because it creates the impression that the United States has double standards when it comes to human rights and democracy.

While the people of Egypt are demonstrating to topple the dictatorial government of Hosni Mubarak, the United States has come to the scene of power in an effort to save the Egyptian dictatorship.

The recent uprising in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, and Jordan are a result of America's double standards in the Middle East and its biased policies against different nations.

The United States and Europe supported the dictatorship of Zine El Abidin Ben Ali, the ousted Tunisian President, and showed indifference to the Tunisian people's cries of protest.

In Egypt, the United States and the West also support Mubarak in repressing Islamic groups and intellectuals and have supported the torture of freedom-seeking Egyptian youth.

Under the pretext of human rights, the United States criticizes establishments that respect human and civil rights but stand against its authoritarian policies.

Egypt's repressive government, which is now experiencing the formation of a coup d'état, is strongly supported by the United States and the West because of Mubarak's severe dependence on these nations.

The reason behind the United States unwavering support for the Egyptian dictatorship is due to its shared Rafah border with the occupied territories of Palestine.

The United States and the West are worried that the unstable situation in Egypt would affect the occupied Palestinian territories and threaten the security of Israel.

The United States is more concerned with the security of Israel than the murder of the Egyptian people. Subsequently, US leaders view Hosni Mubarak's regime as a trusted protector of Israeli security.

The atmosphere in Egypt and the street protests do not allow the United States to keep the 83-year-old Hosni Mubarak in power for much longer.

The United States has chosen to gradually and steadily transfer power from Hosni Mubarak to military generals in order to prevent the Egyptian popular revolution from success.

Assigning General Omar Suleiman, Director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate (EGID), as the vice president, and assigning General Ahmed Shafiq as prime minister falls in line with US policies to prevent the success of the Egyptian revolution.

It is natural for the people of Egypt to show a negative reaction to the appointment of two top military officials from within the government's ranks even if military curfews are imposed across Egyptian cities.

The Egyptian people, the political elite, and the popular parties have all demanded the creation of a government, the reform of constitutional laws as well as free elections.

Any effort by the United States to stop the Egyptian revolution is doomed to fail and the people of this country will become even further pessimistic regarding US policies in the Middle East.

The bloody protest of the Egyptian people will eventually lead to the overthrow of the Mubarak regime but this popular self-propelled movement will not be limited to Egypt.

It seems we will witness similar situations in Jordan and Yemen in the near future; and these countries will have very difficult situations to deal with.

The new self-propelled popular protest phenomena against dictatorial Arab regimes, is a result of the repressions of social and personal freedoms by governments dependent on the United States.

Therefore, what is taking shape in the Middle East now is popular revolutions in the Arab world, which are independent of political parties and orientations.

Successful popular revolutions in Arab countries will eventually form a new Middle East where dictators, the United States, and Israel will have no place.

Despite the fact that the United States had previously tried to form a new Middle East based on its interests and political orientations, its siding with Arab dictators neutralized the geostrategic plans it had for the region.

Instead of siding with Arab dictators, if the United States had respected the utmost basic rights of nations based on humanity and logic, we would not have witnessed such developments across the region today.

Hosni Mubarak will not withstand the wave of the Egyptian people and will eventually meet the fate of Ben Ali.

With the formation of a new Egyptian government and the handing over of power to the political elite, the United States will definitely pay the price for its unjust behavior in the new establishment of Egypt.

The turmoil in Egypt and the toppling of Egypt's government will eventually affect the Middle East peace process as well as the situation in Palestine and will strengthen radical movements against compromising ones.


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