Monday, February 21, 2011

David (call me Da'ud) Cameron has flown out to Egypt carrying orders from the White House (one assumes). Or maybe he has heard about the Egyptian version of the 'Big Society', and he's going to learn.
First lesson, kick out the crooks who are running the country.
Second lesson, show how to get things done without the crooks.
Will Dave take the hint and resign, or do we need a beige revolution?

Update: since posting the above I've learned that the original purpose of Dave's Middle East trip was to lead a trade delegation of British arms mongers. What an opportunity! All those nervous dictators chewing their nails in their well guarded palaces.
Then Dave spotted another opportunity, a photo-op. Off to Cairo (not on the itinerary) and Tahrir Square where he was filmed shaking hands and producing soundbites involving the words freedom and democracy. Or was it progress towards democracy? Better not upset the army, potential customers.
Let's hope that Tantawi, who Dave was filmed cosying up to, doesn't order a massacre in the near future, but does order some of that tear-gas that Bahrain is not getting.

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