Interviews
In an interview with Egypt's public TV, the author of "The Lost Spring" Walid Phares said, "General Sisee is now running as a Presidential candidate and we see some media in the US including the New York Times reacting fast, and as we hear from observers in Cairo and the region, the Ikhwan lobby will rush to counter this candidacy."
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| Abdelfattah Sisee a civilian candidate |
Mideast Newswire
Asked by Egypt's public TV about US reactions to the declaration of candidacy by General Sisee, Dr Walid Phares said "it is early for the Administration and Congress to evaluate in depth and make strategic declarations about this candidacy, because of the delicate situation in Egypt and around the world." However, added Phares, if the pro-Muslim Brotherhood lobby in the US pressures politicians, some would be tempted to criticize Sisee, which will prompt some lawmakers to respond. I am not sure Washington needs to add another negative complication to its escalating Foreign Policy problems."
Commenting on the candidacy declaration, Phares said: "As soon as General Abdelfattah al Sisee declared that he was resigning from his job as Defense Minister to be able to legally run for the office of President of Egypt, the pro-Ikhwan circles in the United States scrambled to tarnish his image internationally. Announcing the "drama" in the New York Times, Muslim Brotherhood friendly journalist David Kirkpatrick wrote dramatically that "Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi, the defense minister and military officer who led last summers takeover of the elected government in Egypt, formally announced on Wednesday that he was resigning from the army and running for president, taking a critical step in his consolidation of power." Kirkpatrick who is known in Egypt for siding with the Muslim Brotherhood and in Libya for producing an 'investigative piece' in defense of the Obama Administration on Benghazi, added: "Mr. Sisee, who held the rank of Field Marshal, is almost universally expected to win the election and thus formalize the de facto power he currently holds. He has been the governments pre-eminent decision-maker since he led the ouster of Egypts first freely elected leader, President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, on July 3 of last year."
Obviously the New York Times leading writer on Egypt and countries where Islamists are omnipresent, omitted to mention that by resigning from his post he is no longer affiliated with the Egyptian military, thus he is a civilian now. Also omitted are the facts that Egypt's Government, civil society, moderate Muslims and Christians have been under relentless attacks by Ikhwan militias since last June. The New York Times painting Sisee as a negative player, is expected to be the first shot in a propaganda campaign to escalate against Sisee's candidacy in defense of the Muslim Brotherhood."
"Observers in Cairo are sharing with us that the Qatar regime has financially invested significantly in the West and in the US to push back against Egypt's new Government in the media and political circles. Those observers said we need to expect many entities somewhat profiting from Qatar's wealth, to begin a campaign against al Sisee and Egypt's next elections."
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| An Egyptian woman who participated in opposition to Ikhwan referendum |
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