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Generational Dynamics Web Log for 9-Jun-2014
9-Jun-14 World View -- Egypt's al-Sisi makes laundry list of promises at inauguration

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9-Jun-14 World View -- Egypt's al-Sisi makes laundry list of promises at inauguration

Pope Francis plants an olive tree for Mideast Peace

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Egypt's al-Sisi makes laundry list of promises at inauguration
Pope Francis plants an olive tree for Mideast Peace

Egypt's al-Sisi makes laundry list of promises at inauguration

Many Egyptians, especially women, cheer al-Sisi's inauguration speech, believing he's the savior they've been waiting for (AFP/BBC)

Many Egyptians, especially women, cheer al-Sisi's inauguration speech, believing he's the savior they've been waiting for (AFP/BBC)

Abdel al-Fattah al-Sisi was inaugurated as president of Egypt on Sunday, to screams of delight from fans, particularly women. With more than a quarter of Egyptians living in poverty, he promised to cure poverty. He promised to build 26 new tourist resorts, eight new airports and 22 industrial estates. He's just like Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko, inaugurated on Saturday, India's Narendra Modi, inaugurated two weeks ago, France's François Hollande last year, and Barack Obama two years ago. They all make promises that can't be fulfilled, and which are often mathematically impossible, which means that they're all morons or liars or, more likely, both. In any event, they're all full of crap.

On the one hand, al-Sisi promised "There will no exclusion of any Egyptian from our march." But on the other hand, one thing that al-Sisi did not do is hold out any hand of reconciliation to his opposition, the Muslim Brotherhood, comprising 25-30% of the population.

"As for those who shed the blood of the innocents, there will be no place for them in this path.
And I say it loud and clear, there will be no soft stand with anyone who resorts to violence or whoever wants to delay our march towards the future that we want for our children."

He called them terrorists and repeatedly said that national security was his highest priority. Since he ousted president Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood last year as army chief, his army and security forces have killed or jailed thousands of Egyptians, many completely innocent. These include three reporters from Al-Jazeera, who apparently are jailed to get even with Qatar, Al-Jazeera's home country.

Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, sent al-Sisi a "cable of congratulations" on his inauguration, but did not attend the ceremony because he wasn't invited. Leaders of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates were invited, as were leaders of western countries. The kings of Jordan and Bahrain also attended. However, because of al-Sisi's violent ouster of democratically elected Morsi, and continued violence against innocent protesters, no top officials from Western countries were present. Many African Union leaders were also absent, as Egypt was suspended from the African Union two days after Morsi's ouster. BBC and Reuters and AP

Pope Francis plants an olive tree for Mideast Peace

Pope Francis held a historic and unprecedented prayer meeting for peace in the Mideast at the Vatican, together with Israel's president Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas. The Pope said:

"Peacemaking calls for courage, much more so than warfare. It calls for the courage to say yes to meeting, and no to conflict. yes to dialog, and no to violence. Yes to negotiations, and no to hostilities. Yes to respecting deals, and no to provocation. Yes to sincerity, and no to being false. For all this, we need courage and strength of soul."

Shimon Peres said:

"I have come here from Jerusalem, the cradle of the three monotheistic religions, and the vibrant heart of the Jewish People. In Hebrew, the word Jerusalem and the word for peace, share the same root – Shalom. And it is with that prayer in our heart and that call to action that we stand together. From Jerusalem, I have come to call for Shalom – Peace. Peace between nations. Peace between faiths. Peace between people. Peace for our children."

Mahmoud Abbas said:

"God, answer my prayers for peace and justice in my homeland Palestine, the Middle East, and the rest of the world."

In order to guarantee peace, the three went beyond words to bring peace to the Mideast. In addition to their speeches and prayers, they planted an olive tree in the Vatican garden together, to show how people of the world could work together to build the world without conflict.

One Vatican analyst said, "In the Middle East, symbolic gestures and incremental steps are important." Other analysts around the world exclaimed, "Thank God! Peace at last! The Pope has brought peace to the Mideast! Thank God!" AP and Israel National News

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