Misery in Egypt
We traveled to Egypt in the spring of 2013. We had a wonderful time and learned so much from the people. We hoped to return soon but that possibility seems increasingly remote. Today, August 15, 2013, we received a message from the U.S. Department of State which read (in part)...
"The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer travel to Egypt and U.S. citizens living in Egypt to depart at this time because of the continuing political and social unrest. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning issued on July 3, 2013." This is the first time we can remember the Department telling our citizens living in Egypt to leave.
The Egyptians are a wonderful, warm people. We mourn the agony they are enduring today...Leo M
"The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer travel to Egypt and U.S. citizens living in Egypt to depart at this time because of the continuing political and social unrest. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning issued on July 3, 2013." This is the first time we can remember the Department telling our citizens living in Egypt to leave.
The Egyptians are a wonderful, warm people. We mourn the agony they are enduring today...Leo M
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I agree, lovely people, very sad situation.
Cross fingers and warm thoughts.
Jan
In my last posting I meant to mention something our Guide told us this Spring. She said there would be a real difference between the 2011 uprising that deposed the "tyrant" and the next revolution that would rid the country of the "Brotherhood" that hijacked independence. She said that young Egyptian idealists - who sought democracy - rose up to rid Egypt of its dictator. These idealists were relatively few in number. Most people did not participate in 2011 because most Egyptians had never experienced democracy and did not know how it would impact them.
"That will not be the case later this year," she said. The next revolution will be a broad coalition of people who are starving because the fundamentalists have ignored the economy. These people cannot find work. They cannot afford to feed their family. They will be starving and without hope. They will see the Brotherhood is not interested in their welfare but only cares about establishing a religious state at the expense of the people and their children.
She predicted the people would join together and appeal to their military to save them from the fundamentalists. Indeed, it only took two months for her prediction to come true. Twenty two million Egyptian signed a petition asking the military to save them. They did. I'm not a politician or even interested in politics but I fail to see how 50% of a nation's population asking for help constitutes a "Coup".
Leo M
http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog/leomcyr/4/tpod.html
Best regards... Leo M