El Baradei has called the ouster of Hosni Mubarak's 30 years of Dictatorship as the Liberatin of Egypt.
That is true and we have seen the power of people through a peaceful revolution.
The army has taken over the country and sacked the upper and lower houses.
It will be most unfortunate if Egypt is transferred from one type of dictatorship (Hosni Mubarak) to another type (The Army). History has shown that whwnever the army takes power, it does not transfer power to the elected government as a matter of continuation.
Even if it does, it is only in the name but the real control is kept with the Army.
The classic example of this is the case of Pakistan, changing power form Army to Zulficar Ali Bhutto, Nawaz Sharieff. The army generals again took back the control keepin the PM and the President as stooges of the army. General Musharraf outlawed Nawaz Sharief. Benazir Bhutto was assasinated. Her husband Zardhari became the President but the Army and the ISI calls the shots.
So the jubilation of the downfall of Hosni Mubarak does not automatically mean that Egypt will get wan it wants - A true free and just democracy like that of India.
That possibility cannot be taken for granted.
May be one more revolution is required to get rid of the Army rule.
If that happens, it will be a violent one, not like the peaceful one that is happening now.
I hope it does not happen.
I hope Barack Obama, Medvedev, Hu Jintao are reading this.
That is true and we have seen the power of people through a peaceful revolution.
The army has taken over the country and sacked the upper and lower houses.
It will be most unfortunate if Egypt is transferred from one type of dictatorship (Hosni Mubarak) to another type (The Army). History has shown that whwnever the army takes power, it does not transfer power to the elected government as a matter of continuation.
Even if it does, it is only in the name but the real control is kept with the Army.
The classic example of this is the case of Pakistan, changing power form Army to Zulficar Ali Bhutto, Nawaz Sharieff. The army generals again took back the control keepin the PM and the President as stooges of the army. General Musharraf outlawed Nawaz Sharief. Benazir Bhutto was assasinated. Her husband Zardhari became the President but the Army and the ISI calls the shots.
So the jubilation of the downfall of Hosni Mubarak does not automatically mean that Egypt will get wan it wants - A true free and just democracy like that of India.
That possibility cannot be taken for granted.
May be one more revolution is required to get rid of the Army rule.
If that happens, it will be a violent one, not like the peaceful one that is happening now.
I hope it does not happen.
I hope Barack Obama, Medvedev, Hu Jintao are reading this.
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