The above is a contorted title that's headlining an article
which is discussing a contorted editorial piece. And that piece was written by
the editors of the notorious New York Times under the title: “In Egypt , a Verdict
Turns Back the Clock,” published on December 2, 2014 in the Times.
When editors begin a discussion like this: “The Egyptian
court … may have closed the final chapter...” and go on to say this: “Mr.
Mubarak apparently will go free,” they show how wobbly they are about the
information they possess. Thus, you expect them to write an editorial that does
not pretend to be anything but tentative. But that's not what the editors of
the Times do because – right after guessing that Mubarak may or may not go free
– they assert this: “and there will be no justice or accountability...” Notice
that there is no perhaps or maybe in this assertion; it is certainty that only
the Times can have about Egypt .
Even though the editors know enough about the procedures involved
in the Egyptian system of justice to realize that “the public prosecutor could
appeal the case to the Court of Cassation” they continue to push forth their
favorite theme which is that Egypt
is not doing the right thing. Their usual remedy being that the Obama
administration must sabotage Egypt's effort to deliver to its people a normal
life that is free of Jewish inspired harassment, the editors express their
dismay at the administration in this manner: “In a bizarre response, a State
Department spokeswoman offered diplomatic pablum when asked to comment on the
verdict and referred queries to the Egyptian government.”
Can you believe this? She refers queries about Egypt to the
Egyptians? How much more bizarre can it get? Has America gone mad? Has the State
Department gone mad? Has that woman gone mad? Make of it what you will, my
friend, but there should be no surprise here because the aim of the editors and
the clique to which they belong – being to poison the relations between Egypt
and America – they always have a plant at questioning that tries to create a
gotcha moment involving Egypt and the American administration.
And then it happened that shortly after the New York Times
editorial appeared on the website, it was announced that, having cited flaws in
the Mubarak verdict, the public prosecutor in Egypt was appealing the case to a
higher court. So the question we must ask is this: What could have motivated
the editors of the Times to throw journalistic caution to the wind, and rush to
publish an editorial as risky as that?
Well, there is no doubt they have some kind of volcano in
the belly that never stops spewing anti-Egypt molten lava. Every time they see
an opportunity – however slight it may be – to say that Egypt is doing
the wrong thing, they latch on to it and make the most of it. This time, they
latched on to this: “President el-Sisi … seemed to rule that out.” That, being
the possibility of appeal.
But they know that the President made it clear on several
occasions he cannot interfere with the judicial process. So then, what else was
there to make them ignore that reality? Here is what they say happened: “Mr.
Sisi said Egypt
must 'look to the future' and 'cannot ever go back.'” And that was enough for
them to take the risk, and publish an editorial that was rendered moot before a
handful of people had the time to read it.
But why? Why would the majestic Gray Lady of yesteryear
allow herself to sink to such depth? Considering the problems that America is facing at home and abroad – and no
apparent solution in sight to alleviate any of them – why pretend to have
simple solutions for Egypt
that can be applied as quickly as snapping the fingers?
That's because they believe that America is perfect and does not
make mistakes. If it has problems – be they domestic or international – they
must be foreign problems affecting America . And this suggests that America 's
problems can only be solved by fixing the rest of the world.