Senin, 21 November 2011

Arab Spring: Out with old, in with the…old ???





The success of the Egyptian revolution inspired a wave of uprisings across the region, but as Egyptians once again take to the streets to demand change, some experts are skeptical about the results of the Arab Spring.

Author and political commentator Mark Glenn told RT that many Egyptians do not believe that any significant changes will take effect as a result of the upcoming parliamentary elections.

“In general the system is going to remain the same. American foreign policy is going to remain the same. Israel’s foreign policy is going to remain the same,” he explained.

The journalist backs up his assertion by pointing to the fact that the first thing the new Egyptian government did after Mubarak’s removal was to ask the West for economic aid. “As soon as it did that it automatically surrendered itself and its ideals to Western interests.” Read More

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