THE US-LED WESTERN DOUBLE STANDARDS POLICIES AND “DEMOCRATIC” HYPOCRISY ON EGYPT’S “MILITARY COUP” by Syarif Hidayat The people in the corridors of power in Washington show double standards again and again on their policies toward the current political events in the Middle East such as their stand on the Syrian conflict and reaction to the latest coup in Egypt. The US is preaching democracy around the world and at the same time supporting dictators or military coup in the Middle East such as what happened in Egypt. (Here is a photo of US President Barack Obama discussing the events in Egypt with his national security team in the Situation Room). The hypocrisy of US imperialism’s pretense of promoting democracy on the world arena is manifest in Washington’s reactions to the recent military coup carried out in Egypt ousting a democratically elected President Muhammad Morsi. President Barack Obama,in his statement concerning the Egyptian military action, did not mention what many are calling a military “coup” in Cairo. Over two days, the president has discussed the situation with his national security advisers.Obama issued a written statement Wednesday, expressing “deep concern” about the military’s move. He urged the military to quickly and responsibly “return full authority… to a democratically-elected civilian government as soon as possible.”
Posted on: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 00:22:39 +0000
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