If Obama Is a Champion of Democracy and Freedom of Expression, He Needs to Prove It …
Published in Sot al-Iraq
(Iraq) on 3 February 2011
by Ismail Sito (link to original)
(Iraq) on 3 February 2011
by Ismail Sito (link to original)
Translated from
by Ryan Weller.
Edited by Jessica Boesl.
Nothing could be more fitting than the grace with which the Egyptian people and the rebellious youth are gathered together in Tahrir Square in Cairo, the capital of the world. They are demanding the removal of their president, Hosni Mubarak, who ruled the country with iron and fire for three decades, until the country reached a degree of evil, misery and a lack of democratic life and its benefits, which is known to all without having me go into details.
In short — as the saying goes: “The greatest speech is short and proper” — it is the Egyptian youth and the youth of the world who are suffering just like them.
They are watching the meetings being held in the halls of the White House and the Pentagon during this crisis, as a result of the rebellion of these youth in taking to the streets of Egypt, demanding the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of all his authority to his deputy, Omar Souleiman. These demands are clearly known in all their details, but Mubarak’s stubbornness in response to these demands might drive his country off course, possibly leading to an atrocious humanitarian catastrophe.
You occupy the leadership of the largest and most powerful country in the world, and you are considered the leading international figure to champion the people and their rights, and you encourage the world to be ruled by the principles of democracy, justice and equality.
So, Mr. President, you are hurrying to release your words of freedom and nobility in such difficult times and crisis, facing the demand that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak give up power so that his deputy can rise, in turn, to meet the demands of every segment of the Egyptian people.
By doing so, you may pour water on the blazing fires in this country, and the people of the world may see you as a man of peace. By doing so, you do away with all the suspicions that you and your country — the United States of America — face; suspicions were created by your predecessor, George Bush, in 2003, when he invaded Iraq and brought its people into their current tragic situation. It is imperative, therefore, that you carry out this humanitarian mission yourself to save the revolution of the youth, which emerged in Tahrir Square in Cairo, and which will then be amplified next Friday, designated the “Day of Departure,” and may produce consequences, maybe harming both Egypt and her people.
For this, we hope that you, Mr. President, clearly demand that President Hosni Mubarak step down, quickly leaving his power and authority to his deputy, Omar Souleiman, so that these circumstances will not continue.
May God protect you and the American people for the sake of humanity, democracy, freedom of the people and an end to all dictators hostile to their very own people. May God grant you success and guidance.
In short — as the saying goes: “The greatest speech is short and proper” — it is the Egyptian youth and the youth of the world who are suffering just like them.
They are watching the meetings being held in the halls of the White House and the Pentagon during this crisis, as a result of the rebellion of these youth in taking to the streets of Egypt, demanding the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of all his authority to his deputy, Omar Souleiman. These demands are clearly known in all their details, but Mubarak’s stubbornness in response to these demands might drive his country off course, possibly leading to an atrocious humanitarian catastrophe.
You occupy the leadership of the largest and most powerful country in the world, and you are considered the leading international figure to champion the people and their rights, and you encourage the world to be ruled by the principles of democracy, justice and equality.
So, Mr. President, you are hurrying to release your words of freedom and nobility in such difficult times and crisis, facing the demand that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak give up power so that his deputy can rise, in turn, to meet the demands of every segment of the Egyptian people.
By doing so, you may pour water on the blazing fires in this country, and the people of the world may see you as a man of peace. By doing so, you do away with all the suspicions that you and your country — the United States of America — face; suspicions were created by your predecessor, George Bush, in 2003, when he invaded Iraq and brought its people into their current tragic situation. It is imperative, therefore, that you carry out this humanitarian mission yourself to save the revolution of the youth, which emerged in Tahrir Square in Cairo, and which will then be amplified next Friday, designated the “Day of Departure,” and may produce consequences, maybe harming both Egypt and her people.
For this, we hope that you, Mr. President, clearly demand that President Hosni Mubarak step down, quickly leaving his power and authority to his deputy, Omar Souleiman, so that these circumstances will not continue.
May God protect you and the American people for the sake of humanity, democracy, freedom of the people and an end to all dictators hostile to their very own people. May God grant you success and guidance.
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