America's Ignominious Face in Egypt — and Bahrain
These days a state of wrath towards the U.S. and its ambassador in Cairo has descended on the nationalist forces in Egypt, who have unanimously issued executive statements deeming the ambassador persona non grata in Egypt and calling for her removal from the country.
The reason for this is that Ambassador Anne Patterson has recently intensified her political activities, meetings, and discussions. The problem of course is not with these activities and meetings in and of themselves, but rather in the viewpoints the ambassador has expressed on current internal developments in Egypt.
In order to understand the reason behind this rage and the demands for the ambassador’s removal, we should examine the following stances that she has expressed:
The ambassador openly expressed U.S. support for Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood; in this context she met with Khairat El-Shater, deputy chairman of the Brotherhood, for three hours.
The ambassador has criticized the planned June 30 demonstrations demanding the end of Brotherhood rule, saying that she strongly doubts the usefulness of these protests and believes that any change must come about via elections.
The ambassador has stated that the U.S. would not welcome the return of the Egyptian military to the political scene.
The ambassador met with Pope Tawadros; according to Coptic sources she requested him to discourage Coptic participation in the June 30th demonstrations.
These are the stances that have ignited the Egyptian nationalist forces’ anger.
As we can see, these stances represent shamelessly overt interference in Egyptian internal affairs over which the U.S. has no say. By meddling in these affairs, the ambassador spoke as if she were entrusted with the Egyptian people’s point of view, which is what incited nationalist forces to affirm that she had transgressed all diplomatic boundaries by acting as if she were a supreme delegate of occupation forces in Egypt.
The most dangerous aspect of this blatant interference is that the ambassador’s stances, as we have seen, throw all the U.S.’s weight behind Morsi and the Brotherhood’s command.
The U.S. does this despite being completely aware that the Brotherhood has no relation whatsoever to democracy, civil state, progress, or the hoped-for resurgence; their practices since coming to power confirm this without question.
As such, the U.S. overtly supports the Brotherhood, even though it knows that the vast majority of the Egyptian populace objects to Brotherhood rule, considering them to be destroying the country and threatening national security.
If the shameless face of the U.S. has been bared by the ambassador in Egypt, then we are to recognize this very face from Bahrain, as it was unmasked by the U.S. ambassador here. For what the U.S. is doing in Egypt, they are also doing in Bahrain but in a different way.
In Bahrain, the U.S. also strongly supports the Shiite sectarian agenda. They do so while knowing that these forces are likewise unrelated to democracy and to civil society—that they represent a religious dictatorship in every sense of the word. They do so while also knowing that these sectarian forces are in no way connected to reform, and are not at all qualified to undertake or carry out reform of any kind. The U.S. even incites these sectarian forces to continuous protests and ceaseless acts of violence and terrorism.
The U.S. does not want the Egyptian people to protest the Brotherhood, as they are an American ally and carry out their agenda. In Bahrain, the U.S. wants the sectarian forces to continue their protesting as it wishes to increase their power. In Egypt, the U.S. chose an ambassador with extensive experience in dealing with extremist Islamic forces in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and even India. In Bahrain, it chose an ambassador with prior experience igniting sectarianism, having mobilized Shiite sects in Iraq.
In Egypt, nationalist forces are demanding the removal of the ambassador.
In Bahrain, they are demanding the removal of the ambassador.
What America is doing is incomprehensible, and reveals its political incompetence and shortsightedness. The U.S. must realize that it cannot impose its agents on any populace, no matter how much partiality or support it displays. There is no populace in Egypt, Bahrain, or in the entire world that trusts in America’s agents.
For this reason, the Egyptian people do not want Brotherhood rule to be a proxy to U.S. rule. And they will not continue to rule. The Bahraini people have ousted the sectarian conspiracy completely, and under no condition is it permissible that these forces be further established as U.S. agents.
This is how things will end in both Egypt and Bahrain. In the end all that will remain is America’s face...and it is uglier than ugliness itself.
The reason for this is that Ambassador Anne Patterson has recently intensified her political activities, meetings, and discussions. The problem of course is not with these activities and meetings in and of themselves, but rather in the viewpoints the ambassador has expressed on current internal developments in Egypt.
In order to understand the reason behind this rage and the demands for the ambassador’s removal, we should examine the following stances that she has expressed:
The ambassador openly expressed U.S. support for Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood; in this context she met with Khairat El-Shater, deputy chairman of the Brotherhood, for three hours.
The ambassador has criticized the planned June 30 demonstrations demanding the end of Brotherhood rule, saying that she strongly doubts the usefulness of these protests and believes that any change must come about via elections.
The ambassador has stated that the U.S. would not welcome the return of the Egyptian military to the political scene.
The ambassador met with Pope Tawadros; according to Coptic sources she requested him to discourage Coptic participation in the June 30th demonstrations.
These are the stances that have ignited the Egyptian nationalist forces’ anger.
As we can see, these stances represent shamelessly overt interference in Egyptian internal affairs over which the U.S. has no say. By meddling in these affairs, the ambassador spoke as if she were entrusted with the Egyptian people’s point of view, which is what incited nationalist forces to affirm that she had transgressed all diplomatic boundaries by acting as if she were a supreme delegate of occupation forces in Egypt.
The most dangerous aspect of this blatant interference is that the ambassador’s stances, as we have seen, throw all the U.S.’s weight behind Morsi and the Brotherhood’s command.
The U.S. does this despite being completely aware that the Brotherhood has no relation whatsoever to democracy, civil state, progress, or the hoped-for resurgence; their practices since coming to power confirm this without question.
As such, the U.S. overtly supports the Brotherhood, even though it knows that the vast majority of the Egyptian populace objects to Brotherhood rule, considering them to be destroying the country and threatening national security.
If the shameless face of the U.S. has been bared by the ambassador in Egypt, then we are to recognize this very face from Bahrain, as it was unmasked by the U.S. ambassador here. For what the U.S. is doing in Egypt, they are also doing in Bahrain but in a different way.
In Bahrain, the U.S. also strongly supports the Shiite sectarian agenda. They do so while knowing that these forces are likewise unrelated to democracy and to civil society—that they represent a religious dictatorship in every sense of the word. They do so while also knowing that these sectarian forces are in no way connected to reform, and are not at all qualified to undertake or carry out reform of any kind. The U.S. even incites these sectarian forces to continuous protests and ceaseless acts of violence and terrorism.
The U.S. does not want the Egyptian people to protest the Brotherhood, as they are an American ally and carry out their agenda. In Bahrain, the U.S. wants the sectarian forces to continue their protesting as it wishes to increase their power. In Egypt, the U.S. chose an ambassador with extensive experience in dealing with extremist Islamic forces in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and even India. In Bahrain, it chose an ambassador with prior experience igniting sectarianism, having mobilized Shiite sects in Iraq.
In Egypt, nationalist forces are demanding the removal of the ambassador.
In Bahrain, they are demanding the removal of the ambassador.
What America is doing is incomprehensible, and reveals its political incompetence and shortsightedness. The U.S. must realize that it cannot impose its agents on any populace, no matter how much partiality or support it displays. There is no populace in Egypt, Bahrain, or in the entire world that trusts in America’s agents.
For this reason, the Egyptian people do not want Brotherhood rule to be a proxy to U.S. rule. And they will not continue to rule. The Bahraini people have ousted the sectarian conspiracy completely, and under no condition is it permissible that these forces be further established as U.S. agents.
This is how things will end in both Egypt and Bahrain. In the end all that will remain is America’s face...and it is uglier than ugliness itself.