Gilles d’Aymery of Swans has today submitted his most recent essay in a series of three, so far, wrt Egypt. The first two essays are Blips #102 | Blips #103.
- Blips #104 | From The Martian Desk
by Gilles d’Aymery | Swans Commentary, Swans dot com
February 14, 2011
- first paragraph only; original essay wc=1898
"Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is in an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob, and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe."
—Frederick Douglass (1817-1895)
(Swans - February 14, 2011) THE END OF AN ERA in 56 words? "In the name of God the merciful, the compassionate, citizens, during these very difficult circumstances Egypt is going through, President Hosni Mubarak has decided to step down from the office of president of the republic and has charged the high council of the armed forces to administer the affairs of the country. May God help everybody," announced the sober and stern Egyptian vice president. It took 23 days for Ben Ali to fall in Tunisia and only 18 for Mubarak. In both instances the military was instrumental in the process of removing the two autocrats — by their refusal to shoot at and repress the peaceful insurgents. Why such a quick and swift outcome in Egypt — an internal military coup, no less?
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Gilles d’Aymery, Swans publisher and co-editor wrote: The author [d’Aymery] worked in Tunisia circa 1990. He managed the administrative, financial, and organizational issues of a University of Toronto project at the museum of Carthage, Tunisia, under the direction of Dr. Vanda Vitali. [Refer.]
