US planned uprising in Egypt - WikiLeaks
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Saturday, Jan 29, 2011
Egypt, Cairo : Egyptian gather around the burning headquarters of the of
the ruling National Democratic party in central Cairo on January 28,
2011. (AFP Photo / Khaled Desouki)
The US government had been planning to topple the Egyptian President
for the past three years – that is according to diplomatic cables
released by WikiLeaks.
The files show
Washington had secretly been backing leading figures behind the
uprising, which has seen more than one hundred people killed and over
2,000 injured since it began on Tuesday.
Analysts have pointed fingers at the US, accusing it of trying to change the politics of Egypt’s regime.
“It’s obvious that the US and the UK are behind the recent events in Africa,” said Nikolay Starikov, an author and publisher. “We
all know that a major transport oil artery is running through Egypt.
The US only benefits from high oil prices, as all global gas and oil
trade is carried out in dollars. Thus, the dollar demand is only
growing. I don’t believe in spontaneous revolutions – when hundreds of
thousands, millions of people come out onto the streets at the same
time, taking into account there’s been no serious or immediate change to
their standards of living.”
Unrest in Egypt comes weeks
after a month of chaos in Tunisia, which saw 80 deaths and the president
being toppled before fleeing into exile.
Many Egyptians, who
have taken to the streets, have reported being beaten by police
following their arrest. Mobile clinics throughout capital Cairo continue
to operate. Despite the imposed curfew, thousands remain out in the
streets in defiance of authorities.
The famed Cairo museum is
reported to have been looted, with mummies ransacked. Also, people in
different neighborhoods say their homes were broken into and goods
stolen.
Meanwhile, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has
tried to address the protesters’ demands by appointing, for the first
time in 30 years, the country’s first vice-president – the intelligence
chief and confidante Omar Suleiman. The new Prime Minister, Ahmed
Shafik, has been tasked with forming a new government. However,
protesters insist President Mubarak should step down.
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