Egyptian former defense minister: "No one knows where this country is heading. It is sad when a nation wakes up to discover that it has nothing to eat"
It is islam stupid
Egypt, the time bomb on the brink of chaos, with consequences that would lead to more islamic terror in the Middle-East and the West.
They wanted more islam, squandered billions of dollars for mosques-building and spreading islam in the world to produce more hate and terrorists. 40% of the Egyptian budget goes to Al Azhar and islam, one out every five Egyptians works for islam. Now they're complaining, Allah is not paying back with bread to keep them cursing the kafirs and continue making their blood offerings to him.
The best teaching that I can think of for these people would be Les Fables de La Fontaine
The Cricket and the Ant
The cricket had sung her song
all summer long
but found her victuals too few
when the north wind blew.
Nowhere could she espy
a single morsel of worm or fly.
Her neighbor, the ant, might,
she thought, help her in her plight,
and she begged her for a little grain
till summer would come back again.
“By next August I’ll repay both
Interest and principal; animal’s oath.”
Now, the ant may have a fault or two
But lending is not something she will do.
She asked what the cricket did in summer.
“By night and day, to any comer
I sang whenever I had the chance.”
“You sang, did you? That’s nice. Now dance.”
"Not long ago our villages supplied the cities with bread, poultry and meat. We were a land of plenty," said the former minister.
Yes, that's true, till their genius discovered the slogan to end all their tribulations, " Islam is the solution." Then their lives turned to hell.
The irony is, that's the slogan they preach and bring it with them, to the West, when they flee their bankrupted countries that couldn't feed them or their children.
Worth noting, Amin Howeidi is one of the most muslim's fundamentalists, that contributed greatly to the islamic radicalization wave that swept Egypt during the last forty years. In other words, he's advancing many reasons for the catastrophy, except the main reason, islam.
Bread troubles
Friday, 25 April 2008
Bread lines made the news of late when clashes among anxious consumers led to casualties. The government considered the matter at its highest echelons, taking unprecedented action. The army and police were sent onto the scene, keeping order and helping with practical matters. About 62,000 bread traders were threatened with trial. Ten major flour racketeers were detained. The whole thing was humiliating and hurtful, to say the least.
Bread, if you ask me, is not the problem. But it is a sign of something more worrisome. Some people offer the simplistic view that it is all the fault of the Nazif government. That may well be so, at least to some extent. But let me ask you, what if we change the entire cabinet, will things improve?
My short answer is no. The problem is too deep to be resolved by an infusion of new blood. We need to address matters in a more radical way. We need to change the policies and ideas we have. We need to change the horizontal and vertical relations within the government as well as between the government and the ruling party.
The bread problem is not the only trouble we're having. Our healthcare is in shambles. Our education has lost touch with reality. Our court system is too ponderous to provide timely justice. Our streets are clogged and our sidewalks have been taken over by peddlers.
The whole scene is one of chaos, and the government seems absent, disinterested, unable to bring reason back into our lives. People are left alone to deal with their own problems, and as troubles mount they reach the point where their only recourse is to stage strikes, sit-ins, and other forms of industrial action.
Our officials must show more concern for the needs of the public: not by words, not by telling us they have allocated billions in the budget, but by setting the nation's priorities straight. The writing is on the wall and we can no longer turn our eyes away.
Strategically speaking, no one knows where this country is heading. The government is proceeding without a pact with its own people. We have plans of action, but these are not enough. What we need is for our rulers to set a vision for the future, rally the nation around it, and have everyone working in the same direction. We need to have aspirations that are relevant to all, not just to the few.
So far, the government hasn't appeared in control. The government says that the economy is free and that intervention is undesirable. "Let the future be set by the forces of supply and demand", our top planners say. This is wrong. We cannot let our citizens be crushed under the weight of greedy traders, insidious monopolies, and rampant corruption. We cannot stand on the sidelines while hoarders and speculators push up the prices of essential goods. At some point, the government has to intervene.
How much intervention is best? I would go for moderate action. In all respect for freedom, there must be a point where the government arbitrate the outcome. Should we anticipate problems before they happen and do something about them? I would say yes, better to be prudent than sorry. See what needs to be done and act accordingly. Is there a need to stop exports for a while? Is there a need to tax exports? Is there a need to break monopolies? Do we need to give producers certain incentives to ensure ampler supply? All these are things for planners to ponder.
We must keep in mind that market forces are good up to a certain point. Beyond that point, someone has to step in and make sure that the game is fair. The government needs to act as an arbitrator between consumers and producers. If it fails to do so it would deserve the blame it would eventually get. It is the government's job to keep business honest. The government has a responsibility towards the people. Businessmen do too, but they often forget it.
It is sad when the government is taken by surprise in such a simple matter as bread. It is sad when a nation wakes up to discover that it has nothing to eat. It is sad to have to send the army into the streets to regulate the market. A good government doesn't let such things happen.
The government has a sovereign role to play. In countries with limited means such as ours, we expect the government to think ahead, keep racketeers at bay, and show concern for the ordinary people. A clever government would start taking more care of the countryside. Not long ago our villages supplied the cities with bread, poultry and meat. We were a land of plenty, and we can be once more.
* Published in Egypt's AL-AHRAM WEEKLY on April 24-30, 2008 edition.The writer is former defence minister and chief of General Intelligence.
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I'll tell you what's wrong! The ghostly Guardian angels of a million Catholic Crusaders are in the stolen streets and stolen Churches of the Islamic Pirates - the Angels of slow and agonizing death are whispering through the cracks in your useless walls, the ends of you all will be so horrible that even your worst enemies will turn away in order not to see. and everyone in the universe, except those angels, will be sure to remember nothing of you.
I hope the Copts don't suffer in this.I'm sure that's nearly impossible, though.
The copts will bear the brunt of frustration and fear of their mohammadin neighbors. rop my big toe!
Good morning, G*D bless and Maranatha!
tmw
THE LAW OF PRAYER: Pray for evil, hatred, and death of others will bring evil hatred and death down on your head three fold.
This is bad news! You'd think that those persons calling themselves "Naseem" and "butterfly" who seem to feel protective towards Islam, would spring to the front in defence of all Islamophiles - but, i guess the news is so very depressing that they can't even manager the "send" key - how I miss their amusing posts!
This is bad news! You'd think that those persons calling themselves "Naseem" and "butterfly" who seem to feel protective towards Islam, would spring to the front in defence of all Islamophiles - but, i guess the news is so very depressing that they can't even manager the "send" key - how I miss their amusing posts!
Assalamau Laikum Hal,
You must not worry about me Hal....I am always here in spirit and reading.
Bread crisis have happened before in History and will happen again in the future...to link them to Islam is absurd to the nth degree.
Sure there is trouble when food is scarce....this is nature... peoples get hurt in the queues....the odd christian may copt some...but many muslims will get hurt too.
Hunger and famine have always been ways that Allah SWT has used for his slaves to pray to him harder and deeper.....also to get more converts...this is how so many copts became muslims.
Look at trhe following tear-jerking example.
The Qur'aish delayed in embracing Islam for a period, so the Prophet invoked evil on them, saying, 'O Allah! Help me against them by sending seven years of (famine) like those of Joseph.' So they were afflicted with such a severe year of famine that they were destroyed therein and ate dead animals and bones. They started seeing something like smoke between the sky and the earth (because of severe hunger). Abu Sufyan then came (to the Prophet) and said, "O Muhammad! You came to order us for to keep good relations with Kith and kin, and your kinsmen have now perished, so please invoke Allah (to relieve them).' Then Ibn Mas'ud recited:-- 'Then watch you for the day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke plainly visible....but truly you will return! (to disbelief) (44.10-15)
Ibn Mas'ud added, Then the punishment was stopped, but truly, they reverted to heathenism (their old way). So Allah (threatened them thus): 'On the day when we shall seize you with a mighty grasp.' (44.16) And that was the day of the Battle of Badr.
So do not fight my friends...let Islam wash over you...do not revert into heathens...copts in particular....and Allah SWT will re-supply you with bread.
Why, as always, thank you for your thoughtful post Naseem. You are always welcome here, as you know. Certainly you are correct - there is plenty of oil money for bread - and it is people like you who are finally getting it through thick western heads that Muslims certainly can take over the entire world if given half a chance! People willing to commit suicide can not be bought off or turned back or 'reasoned' with! It is about time they came face to face with real reality - damn babies have been rich far too long! If they don't get over it they will soon be murdered - and their families too!