the battle for Cairo

[knapplc]

They fought the law.

And they won.

[urbanbreez]

The British Guardian newspaper cites Middle Eastern sources placing the wealth of Mubarak and his family at somewhere between $40 billion and $70 billion. That's a pretty good pension for government work. The world's richest man--Mexican business magnate Carlos Slim--is worth about $54 billion, by comparison. Bill Gates is close behind, with a net worth of about $53 billion.

bro, go build a tropical island and populate it with super models. train them to race camels for your amusement. have the winner "get" to give you a lapdance. stack the supermodels like legos and build them into a castle. live in it. srsly, wtf did you want to stay in for egypt for anyway?

[StlSluggers]

Gov't said that figure was ridiculous. He's probably worth $2B-$3B.

Which obv sucks.

[dAnzac]

[wrveres]

They fought the law.

And they won.

its not over.

far from it.

[AquaMan2342]

They fought the law.

And they won.

its not over.

far from it.

Agreed. IIRC, Egypt runs their elections via parliamentary law, correct? If that's the case, this Muslim Brotherhood might be next in line for leadership given they are about the only group within Egypt with any semblance of organization right now. If that was to happen, this would be a net loss for everyone involved over the long run.

[Pogotheostrich]

They fought the law.

And they won.

its not over.

far from it.

No where near. Now the military is in control. There is a long road ahead.

[Tavish]

They fought the law.

And they won.

its not over.

far from it.

Agreed. IIRC, Egypt runs their elections via parliamentary law, correct? If that's the case, this Muslim Brotherhood might be next in line for leadership given they are about the only group within Egypt with any semblance of organization right now. If that was to happen, this would be a net loss for everyone involved over the long run.

Why a net loss for everyone or do you mean a net loss for the US? A net loss for everyone would be if things go like the Iran revolution did where they turn around and end up with a Khomeini-like in power and traded one dictatorship for another. There are some fundamental differences I think in the people's will between the 79 Iranian revolution and the Egyptian protests that will prevent that from happening. I also think there will be a major difference in the role foreign democracies will try and play in the further development of the Egyptian democracy instead of sitting on their hands like they did with Iran.

[AquaMan2342]

Perhaps eventually for the Egyptian people too if the wrong people (Muslim Brotherhood) come into control. Hamas is practically a Palestinian offshoot of the Brotherhood and we are all aware of how violent they have been in the past.

[knapplc]

Yes, the war is not over. But they won a battle - a major battle. It is not wrong to declare victory here. I never said it was over, just that they got Mubarak out of power.