Happy New Year and Merry Christmas

The world has changed a great deal in the past year. It was a year of the average guy the "protester" really it was but let us recap where we are today:

Middle East still uncertain as ever many dictators are still operating like normal, killing people and arresting them as normal. Egypt's SCAF is killing people left and right, Syria's Assad is not yet done killing so is Yemen's Saleh they are all executing a policy of longevity trying to wear the protesters down and outlast them. I really hope it does not work.

Europe and North America and the world the Occupy movement does not seem to gain any traction and it also appears that, although, they are not being killed, the same tactics are being played out - wear them down.

So far the only quasi successful revolutions are Tunisia and Libya they are on the mends. As for Egypt, the USA and all the world powers will NEVER let it go democratic since the USA sees a threat to the Jewish State (Israel) from a democratic Egypt. I am saddened by the turn of events and am hoping that the "good guys" win, the protesters, the revolutionaries and the people fighting for a better world. The next country in that region that will turn will surprise everyone - no one will see it coming but it will happen and soon I hope.

I have seen Anonymous do some of its magic to help out; to them goes my thanks for this year so this year goes to the anonymous ANON and the protesters here is to a better more successful year next year remember - YOU NEVER REALLY LOSE IF YOU KEEP TRYING A WINNER IS A PERSON WHO GOT UP CLEANED HIMSELF UP AND TRIED ONCE MORE UNTIL HE SUCCEEDED. This is just a fact of the world.

EGYPT - A revolution unfinished

Visiting Egypt for the past two weeks in trying to see for myself what are the changes that the revolution brought. Amazingly people had hope, they smiled more and were honest to express their opinion. Taxi drivers, the pulse of every metropolis, were politically savvy and always provided good reasoned discussions on both sides of the argument. This in of itself is a sign of a major change in the the Egyptian society as a whole.

Egypt needs to rebuild and they need everyone to help. on March 20th there was a conference to just address this topic which was a success and presented a few ideas in tourism, technology and other fields. Unfortunately, there is still a great deal of work to be done for Egypt to recover.

Egypt still needs basic help in the form of medical support for the rehabilitation of the injured and handicapped youth. There is also a need for financial aid to be given to the families of the martyrs of the revolution and many others who worked daily jobs and have not been paid for months now.

More than aid Egyptians need investments and jobs to help them sustain some level of growth and the dignity that they ask for not handouts. However, job creation requires skilled labor and, unfortunately, outside of the "elite classes" marketable skills are hard to come by.

The deposed corrupt regime ignored education and created an empty shell of social structure that was there for over thirty years to serve one purpose, preserve the regime. There is a great deal of work to restore the civil society in Egypt from fixing education to training and the Egyptian Government is not going to be of any help.

Unfortunately, the old regime is still alive and well. The current Military Junta is working hard to reinstall the deposed regime using different faces and names. The Military is creating more chaos in the land. The leaders of the military are from the old regime and it is in their best interest to preserve the status quo.

They need to keep the lies going create the fear of "terrorism" and "instability" to help control the crowds and rule. They need "terrorism" so that they can continue to obtain financial support from the USA and NATO since they themselves sold that lie to the west to keep the corrupt Western governments in place.

Egypt's Armed Forces controls 40% of the nations economy and no wonder they want people to go back to work. The Army runs factories that make weapons systems, cars, trucks, bottle drinking water, manufacture appliances and even operate resorts and tourism sites. The Egyptian Armed Forces are, in fact, the largest single landowner in the country they can and have pretty much done what they please with their land.

The SCAF (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) that "governs" Egypt today seems not to care about the revolution but more about keeping corruption in place to maintain their positions. I think SCAF successfully managed to hijack a referendum on March the 19th by allowing fraud and dirty manipulation of simple minded people by the SSIS (secret police which still operates) the Muslim Brotherhood and other elements of dubious intentions.

The revolution in Egypt is under siege by the military and the secret police (SSIS), what will come next, it seems, is more blood and crack down. Crack down has already started by the army (as a matter of fact it never stopped) they introduced a law that banned congregation of any type. If this revolution is to continue it will be because the people want it to continue but my fear is that it will take more work and blood to get it to completion.

The world is waiting and watching. I think that the west wants the revolution to fail but really can't say that they do. They are more comfortable with the totalitarian Fascist Mubarak Regime and would probably welcome its return untouched of fear that freedom for the Egyptians and other nations is not good for America and the West.

The picture above was taken March 14th 2011 of Tahrir Square. The picture shows basically nothing. The Army has erased all evidence of the revolution and the square is back to normal whatever this normal ends up being.

Libyan Revolution and "Islamists"

It appears that ANY bloody dictator in this whole world once he starts talking about "Al-Qaeda" the West and the whole world stands back and says keep on your atrocities against your people. Ms. Clinton it seems that you are back pedaling on the Libya issue based on the perceived threat of Al-Qaeda.

This thing is strange and unsettling Libyans are being killed by a brutal regime, a man who calls himself "King of Kings of Africa" and many other titles. The US State Department is just backing off because of his claims. In my humble opinion if the world becomes that afraid from a clear lie then we have a bigger problem.

Did AL-Qaeda win? are we that afraid? Why are we that afraid? is our government lying to us? what is the real deal and truth? Sad so Sad when your government is afraid of a ghost created by Egypt's SSIS to justify its own existence.

Egypt Mr. Obama Just a note of caution!

The status quo in the form of the Mubarak appointed Government is still in the country. People are demanding the removal and overahual of the whole system of government. Media is still state controlled and corruption is rampant at all government levels. The current military council has no reason to change the status quo, it is in their best financial interest.

The political landscape of Egypt and the Middle East is far more colorful than what Mubarak sold you. There are for sure "Islamists" yet i still fail to understand what this stupid term means if it is theocratic Islamic then of course there are those. But there are staunch Marxists, communists, socialists, moderate Muslims, left wing Christians, Left wing Muslims, right wing Christians, right wing Muslims, separatists, secularists, pan Arabists, Nasserists and other don't care-ists......etc.

The continuation of the status quo in Egypt and the fact that Mubarak's media hounds are still in control must end and fast. The demands of the people must be met or we will end up with a socialist to communist Middle East. Mubarak sold the USA a bag of goods and we paid him handsomely for it over thirty years.

Egypt needs the people to focus on a transparent civil democratic society that will create jobs and open opportunities for its people. There are those who will take advantage of this situation but the USA must stand on the right side of history and stop supporting oppressive regimes in the region.

One for Egypt

Arabic w/ English sub Voice of Freedom Sout Al Horeya صوت الحريه - Amir ...

This a song from Egypt called the voice of freedom with English subtitles!

Apple's Role in the Egyptian Revolution

The Egyptian State Media made the following statement before the resignation of the Tyrant Mubarak:

"People of Egypt foreign elements are manipulating the masses and you can find them using their American made communication devices that are keyboard less, black and with a sign of a bitten Apple on the Back"

As an Egyptian Thank you Apple for the device that enabled our revolution - Egypt EGYPT EGYPT!!!

TIME to REBUILD

Today the tyrant is gone and a great deal of work has to be done in EGYPT. Time to rebuild and help the Egyptians regain their financial freedom. After the whole thing settles down Egypt now needs help Egyptian Citizens have spoken and something did change but it becomes our responsibility as free world citizens to help them stabilize that country. They need tourists, investors, educators and people to help them in general. Go Egypt - Go Egypt!!