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Dam straight.ElBaradei, who has emerged as a potential challenger to the three-decade rule of Egypt's president, Hosni Mubarak, said western governments must withdraw the unstinting support for autocrats who were seen to be a bulwark against extremism.
"Western policy towards this part of the world has been a total failure, in my view. It has not been based on dialogue, understanding, supporting civil society and empowering people, but rather it's been based on supporting authoritarian systems as long as the oil keeps pumping."
Elbaradei needs to go, and someone like Phillip Coyle needs to be put in charge of the IAEA.
My mistake.Dr. ElBaradei is no longer the head of the IAEA. Yukiya Amano is now its Director-General.
You don't like having Egypt as an ally much do you?he nailed it
as a fellow nobel peace prize winner, i hope Obama will heed his expressions of concern about our middle eastern foreign policy
truly hope he has success running for the egyptian office
You don't like having Egypt as an ally much do you?
Elbaradei needs to go, and someone like Phillip Coyle needs to be put in charge of the IAEA.
Who voted in Hamas?
Who voted in Ahmadinejad?
Did we forget this?
I suppose its the West's fault for the Ottoman Empire as well? :roll:
The article is not talking about Palestine and Iran, it is talking about Egypt. Read the article, its not hard:doh
"Western policy towards this part of the world has been a total failure, in my view. It has not been based on dialogue, understanding, supporting civil society and empowering people, but rather it's been based on supporting authoritarian systems as long as the oil keeps pumping."
From your article:
How exactly do you limit that to Egypt? :roll:
And your link is broken :2wave:
You don't like having Egypt as an ally much do you?
You deal with what the third world elects.
Not sure what happened but try copying and Mohamed ElBaradei hits out at west's support for repressive regimes | World news | The Guardian Egypt is one such authoritarian system.
Edit. It works, i think the article may have been moved, could the mods kindly fix the OP
he nailed it
as a fellow nobel peace prize winner, i hope Obama will heed his expressions of concern about our middle eastern foreign policy
truly hope he has success running for the egyptian office
Traditionally you overthrow the democratically elected leaders like Patrice Lumumba and Kwame Nkrumah then replace them with dictators more suited to your economic mindset.
Who voted in Hamas?
Who voted in Ahmadinejad?
Did we forget this?
I suppose its the West's fault for the Ottoman Empire as well? :roll:
It talks about authoritarian states which the West supports. Neither Iran nor Hamas fit this category. So again if you wish to actually respond to this topic i would be interested in your response.The quote clearly says "systems" not "system" This goes far beyond Egypt.
Drank the Kool-aid whole I see.
It talks about authoritarian states which the West supports. Neither Iran nor Hamas fit this category.
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