Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman, The House Foreign Affairs Committee, The Capitol, Washington D. C. Cairo, July 8, 2013 Subject: Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel Joint Statement on Ongoing Events in Egypt Dear Chairman Royce, I was born twice; once in Egypt in 1938 and again in 1962 in the United States, where I received my graduate education and opened my eyes to the values of freedom and “American” democracy. I cannot believe the role America - the land of the free and the home of the brave - is playing in Egypt today! Your statement on ongoing events in Egypt is a welcome departure from the consistent hostility of the US Administration and Ambassador. I would like to thank you and Ranking Member Engel for your objective statement in response to the ongoing popular revolution in Egypt. I am concerned, however, that your intimate knowledge of the facts of the situation in Egypt implies that the correct information is also available to - but ignored by - the Administration, which underlines ill intentions towards Egypt. I am afraid that Ambassador Patterson and the US media have been overtly working against the Egyptian people. The Ambassador has been consistently stating that elected President Morsy cannot be removed from office except through the ballot box, when she knows perfectly well that Morsy - and any President - is elected to Office by the ballot box, but is impeachable on violation of his Oath of Office, the Constitution and the Laws of the land and for conduct unbecoming of his Office; Mr. Morsy shamelessly committed all four offenses, failed to manage the crisis, exercised brutality and turned the life of all Egyptians into a living hell. He can - and should - be impeached. I would like to invite you to review live videos on the disorder and brutality exercised by Mr. Morsy’s regime in clear view of Ambassador Patterson. Please click: youtube/watch?v=Bk35EppA2cMfeature=player_detailpage youtube/watch?v=D7vliMnEZm4 & youtube/watch?v=hL7YC4t5VeM On the other hand, CNN Wolf Blitzer played the Devil’s Advocate as he deliberately misreported the events in Egypt to the American public. Mr. Blitzer actually misrepresented the facts as he coerced CNN correspondent Ben Wedeman to compare favorably the numbers of Morsy supporters to the infinitely larger rebels turnout who outnumber Morsy supporters 100:1 and to project the current events in Egypt as coup d’état by the army. Nothing could be further from the truth! What is taking place in Egypt is clearly a popular revolution led by the younger generation against a fascist religious president and his terrorist Ku Klux Klan-style gang who won an election under the disguise of a fallacious promise of democracy and development, which proved to be a big lie over a period of a disastrous year of dictatorship, lack of performance and attempts to turn Egypt into a backward Islamic theocracy in the image of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The model of the Islamic republic is overwhelmingly rejected by Egyptians as exhibited by the largest turnout in the history of humanity; more than 30 million people – nearly 70% of the Egyptian electorate: youtube/watch?v=Vux_-vJvHww The forward of the new Egyptian Constitution - drafted and rushed through by Mr. Morsy and his Brotherhood - stipulates that “The people are the source and creator of powers; from them they derive their legitimacy, and are subject to their control... Their responsibilities and authorities are custodies to carry and observe, not privileges to take shelter behind.” This empowers the people’s Revolutionary Council to oust the president, suspend the constitution, and instruct the Armed Forces to empower a new government and protect the revolution. That is what actually happened in Egypt on June the 30th and that is what the military did after consulting Christian and Muslim leaders under a “constitutional order” by the people of Egypt. Once again, I thank you both Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel for your fairness. I assure you that your joint statement was received with appreciation and gratitude by the Egyptian people; you have revived my belief in the values of freedom and democracy and regenerated my faith in the “Land of the free and home of the brave.” Sincerely yours, Dr. Medhat Bakri, Formerly; Professor, Corporate Chairman and CEO, UN Senior Advisor on Change Management.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 01:39:54 +0000
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