intervene? direct american military intervention in egypt? are you high?
a few minutes ago, hillary clinton made a statement....folk are interpreting it as a shift toward this (this is the interpretation i am biting from the guardian blog--the material its based on can be found at the linked site that follows)
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It looks to me as if Clinton is angling for a negotiated departure by Mubarak, accompanied by an increase in political freedom. I think the US is aiming to structure the solution in a way that would protect its key interests: the peace treaty with Israel, the Suez canal, and co-operation against terrorism.
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Protests in Egypt - live updates | News | guardian.co.uk
egypt is the second largest recipient of american military aid in the world.
it is frankly seen as payment for egyptian support of the degenerate policy the americans have adopted toward palestine/israel.
so long as the americans continued to express support for mubarak, directly and indirectly, the military would be likely to support the government---prop it up after 30 years of unimaginably corrupt state-of-emergency rule.
this is the first indication at all that the united states is not simply doing what it's done for years--talk the blah blah blah of "freedom" and "democracy" while supporting brutal dictatorships wherever and whenever other policy interests are served. but it's also clear that this has come after the us has been equivocating---they want to see which way the wind blows and are trying to navigate a way to contain all this revolt stuff, to channel it their way.
i would prefer to see the acceleration of the collapse of the american empire and the logic that allows this residual cold-war foulness to continue.
but at this point things are obviously very fluid and getting decent information is a problem. closest you'll find is al jazeera. this link takes you to their live feed:
Al Jazeera English: Live Stream - Watch Now - Al Jazeera English
which continues to put american infotainment "news" to shame.
most communication remains cut off---the net is largely blocked into and out of egypt, cellphone communications as well....