Monday, February 21, 2011

Egypt 2.0

                                                                
Where is Thomas el-Friedman?  He didn't write his column yesterday.

Mr. Friedman, you were in Tahir Square the day Lara Logan was brutally sexually assaulted. Who did it?  There were over 200 in "the mob" according to CBS, did you see it?  Have you asked, using your journalistic skills and contacts?  When did you find out about it, Mr. Friedman? Why haven't you written about it-ever?  Were any of the Egyptian protesters you praised in your column, "They Did It," for bringing down President Mubarak among those who "did it" to Ms. Logan?


"He leaves, and then we think."
            -Mina George, Cairo resident, as reported in The New York Times February 10. 

Mr. George, he left. What have you been thinking the last eleven days?  There's another demonstration tomorrow?  A million people hoped for?  You got rid of the "agent" of the Americans, the "American-backed strongman," what do you want tomorrow, a weak woman? How are the plans for the September election coming along? You too busy building ballot boxes to think?  How many presidential debates should there be?   Question-and-answer format only or with (30 second) rebuttals? You "did it," Mr. George, now what?