Friday, July 10, 2009

Egypt succession battle heats up Online and Offline

Please read this very interesting feature from Monsters and Critics by Nehal El-Sherif, already I wanted to write something similar for two weeks but I have not got time for that yet it is never too late. For sure that thing in the air about the succession scenario lately is felt by many people inside and outside Egypt. Last month several weekly newspapers like Al-Arabi,Sawt Al Oma and Al Dostor weekly edition.
It is not about Gamal Mubarak only but his rivals or those we considered as rivals above them of course Omar Soliman
Al Dostor weekly edition last month made two pages special coverage about the silent general whom I discovered only from the newspaper that some people made a fan blog for him  and that there is a facebook group supporting our Chief spy who has not hinted or showed any interest from near or far that he wants to be the President unlike Gamal Mubarak!!
Again people if Mubarak felt that Soliman wants to rule after him ,he would not let him stay for one second in his place.
Of course there are lots and lots of question regarding those who are behind the blog , who are they ??
Most if not all the young political powers in Egypt whether 6th April youth or Kafiya or MBs or the socialists consider Soliman to be another Mubarak regime icon that should not rule Egypt.
Back to the blog , I hope someone tells me who is behind it , for sure it is not the GIS. By the way there are about 4 facebook groups supporting Soliman , of course Gamal Mubarak beats him in the facebook battle.
Gamal will win him because currently the NDP launched a counter attack on the facebook with several groups against the opposition groups there, I will not be surprised to find him on twitter soon enough especially with the increasing number of Arab celeb twitters only from the ruling class.
There is no doubt that those Pro-Gamal facebook pathetic and comic groups were made by the NDP and the future foundation members are programmed to support Gamal Mubarak till the end. The most famous group among all Pro-GM groups which frequently mentioned in press is " The lovers,supporters and lovers of Gamal Mubarak " {yes two synonyms in Arabic , may be they want to prove their love over and over!! }. The group is the biggest among the Pro-GM groups with 3,236 members who are saying yes for the son.
This shows how close minded the NDP is , they think that by joining the facebook they can conquer the opposition and those who refuse Gamal Mubarak in the facebook , they do not understand that the groups in the facebook is just an online manifestation for our refusal to have Gamal as a president.
I know the majority of the Egyptian people are silent , it is bad for sure but this does not mean they are accepting the rule inheritance on the contrary, in most of conversations I hear and I attend most people feel that GM will be our president but they are speaking it in a negative way , in a hatred and rejection. Passive rejection as usual but it is still rejection.

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