Comments on: AmCham Luncheon

By: Issandr El Amrani

Issandr El Amrani — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:58:58 +0000

Guess who is the president of AmCham, a top advisor of Gamal Mubarak and member of the NDP Secretariat for Policy, law partner at BakerMcKenzie (James Baker III’s firm) with Kamal Aboul Magd of the National Council for Human Rights, the major investor in Emad Adib’s GoodNews4Me media empire and future satellite TV station and I’m sure much much more: that’s right, Taher Helmi.

So no, I don’t think we’ll see Ayman Nour addressing an AmCham luncheon anytime soon.

By: Jason Brownlee

Jason Brownlee — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 18:35:43 +0000

When will the American Chamber of Commerce invite leaders from Egypt’s other political parties to present their visions for the future? I look forward to comparing the NDP’s “big picture” with what what El-Ghad or the Nasserists have in mind.

By: Ahmed Raafat

Ahmed Raafat — Tue, 31 May 2005 06:58:00 +0000

And one wonders why most of the intelligent, well educated citizens leave the country??? I’d say they go looking for their rights (rights that they earn by working and thinking hard) from people who are willing to give it to them…. The right to speak, eat and drink healthily, the right of proper education, public services,,,, everything… BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS which they don’t get here (except of course if they’re willing to let go of their value!)

By: SP

SP — Mon, 30 May 2005 07:08:06 +0000

FYI, for those interested - there is a presentation tomorrow at 1 p.m. at CEDEJ on US-Egypt relations from 1973-1993. En francais.

By: Publius Pundit - Blogging the democratic revolution

Publius Pundit - Blogging the democratic revolution — Sun, 29 May 2005 19:21:12 +0000

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By: Liam

Liam — Sun, 29 May 2005 18:07:12 +0000

Excuse my language but … AmCham…. two faced, hypocritical, suck up bastards!
Also, I hope Laura Bush is thoroughly ashamed after making her comments about Mubarak being “wise” and “bold” and democracy taking time. Wasn’t she in the Middle East to make a big deal about women’s rights? The leadership she described so glowingly is making a mockery of her adopted cause days after she leaves the country!
If my memory serves me right, shortly before the invasion of Iraq, the UK government published a paper helpfully outlining Baghdad’s rights abuses. State directed sexual abuse of women as a tactic of intimidation featured prominently. Well…. what the regime did was disgusting, London and Washington’s muted responses are worse.

By: Josh Stacher

Josh Stacher — Sun, 29 May 2005 16:02:33 +0000

I am with you in that I am not really raising my hopes.

By: Mohamed

Mohamed — Sun, 29 May 2005 15:35:48 +0000

Well, actually I care. But I’m not raising my hopes.

By: Josh Stacher

Josh Stacher — Sun, 29 May 2005 15:29:07 +0000

Fair Enough Mohamed.
Egyptians need to follow-up as well but Washington with all its freedom rhetoric of late needs to also step up…unless it is completely in bed with autocracy.

By: Mohamed

Mohamed — Sun, 29 May 2005 15:22:14 +0000

Well, hopefully Egyptians can follow-up this time.
Who cares about Washingtonâ€¦