Tyrant criticizes our tyrant

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Mubarak Chides U.S. Over Double Standards

http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/05/20/ap/business/d8hnl1co0.txt

Saturday, May 20, 2006 12:48 PM CDT

SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt - With U.S.-Egyptian relations as strained as they have been at any time in Mubarak's 25-year rule, the 78-year-old Egyptian leader implicitly accused America of having double standards on nuclear policy _ Washington's resolute silence on the nuclear arsenal Israel is believed to possess while leading a drive to deprive Iran of a nuclear program.

He further challenged Washington to work toward a world "that fosters multilateralism, abides by international legitimacy and steers away from unilateral actions" _ a clear reference to his and other Arab leaders' distaste for the American invasion of Iraq.

In a speech opening the annual World Economic Forum on the Middle East in this south Sinai resort, Mubarak also hammered on the need for more equal economic and trade treatment for developing countries.

He also said democratic reforms in the Middle East should "emanate from within the region," a rejection of U.S. attempts to promote Western-style democracy. Mubarak and other Arab leaders view the U.S. policy as interference in their internal affairs.

[Warpy]

1. Their tyrant has some good points

something that is sorely lacking in our tyrant.

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3. he had a good point about the '100 bin Ladens' resulting from the Iraq war

but, I recall Tommy Franks claim that Mubarak had told him that Saddam had WMDs prior to the invasion.

[Kutjara]

2. Yay! We're on another country's shit-list!

BushCo are really steaming along now. Soon, they'll be up to three a week. At this rate, by the middle of next year, every country, territory, principality and city-state will hate our guts! Shrub will have succeeded in uniting the whole world! No other president in history can make that claim.

[madokie]

4. Little did his base realize what he meant when he said he is a uniter