Libertyscott: Egypt is “moderate” by Middle East terms in that they have a peace treaty with Israel and are run by salucer thugs rather than religious ones. And that’s about it. It’s pretty much the same on torture, on freedom of the press, on democracy. Hell, Iran arguably has a better “democracy” than Egypt, in that they merely stack the candidates rather than fixing the results and beating people as well…Really, if Egypt is “moderate”, you have to wonder what metric is being used…
Libertyscott: Egypt is “moderate” by Middle East terms in that they have a peace treaty with Israel and are run by salucer thugs rather than religious ones. And that’s about it. It’s pretty much the same on torture, on freedom of the press, on democracy. Hell, Iran arguably has a better “democracy” than Egypt, in that they merely stack the candidates rather than fixing the results and beating people as well…Really, if Egypt is “moderate”, you have to wonder what metric is being used…