Secretary Rice meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at the Presidential palace. AP Photo. (Photo taken from State.gov)From The Wall Street Journal:
Hosni Mubarak is no one's idea of a visionary, but in sensing the Middle East's political winds he has few equals. So when Egypt's president-for-life warned his ruling party last week that "the Persians are trying to devour the Arab states," it's worth paying attention.
The immediate cause of the remarks is a war of words by Iran that led Mr. Mubarak to recall an envoy from Tehran last week. Among other provocations was the recent release of an Iranian film celebrating the 1981 assassination of Anwar Sadat, Mr. Mubarak's predecessor. A Tehran demonstration late last month also called for Mr. Mubarak's execution, on the grounds of his alleged "subservience to the Zionists."
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My Comment: The write of this opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal clearly has a sense of the pulse in the region. There is nothing in this article that I am in disagreement with.
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