Field Marshal Al Sisi was widely quoted this week in Al Ahram and other media that the Egyptian army will not cross “our borders to attack, it will go out to help defend Arab security“. Oh goody. No need for US Navy’s Sixth or Fifth Fleets now, nor for any umbrella of any kind. Now how about the security of the Sinai and the northern borders?

Al Ahram is back to its traditional role as mouthpiece of whoever is the strongman or ruler of Egypt. I almost suspect that in ancient times Al Ahram used to headline every day with quotes from King Tut Ankh Amon (in ancient Egyptian, well in hieroglyph script, instead of Arabic) or Cleopatra (in Greek). Now it quotes Generalisimo Field Marshal Al Sisi followed with a hashtag (long live Egypt – the army uber alles).

Cheers
mhg