ce is central to his credibility. In the over two decades since Mubarak ascended to the Presidency, Egypt has been characterized by economic stagnation and a steady decay in freedom. The only defense for Mubarak’s regime is that it is preferable to the Islamists.
The line now taken by Egypt on the Sinai bombings – nothing to do with Al Qaeda, it’s down to the “desperation” of the Palestinians – keeps to the script:
Al-Qaeda played no part in bomb attacks that targeted Israeli tourists on the Sinai peninsula in October, Egypt’s interior minister has said.
Israeli officials had linked al-Qaeda to three blasts at Egyptian Red Sea resorts that killed at least 34 people.
Egypt’s Interior Minister Habib al-Adli has said the attacks were instead fuelled by a cycle of desperation and violence in the Palestinian areas. […]
Mr Adli said the attacks reflected “the current cycle of violence in the Palestinian territories and feelings of frustration and hopelessness resulting from it”.
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