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Obama: Mubarak is ‘force for stability and good in the region’ |
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News Comment
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Tuesday, 02 June 2009 |
 At the outset of his trip to the Middle East where he is due to make a speech that seeks to repair America’s battered image amongst Muslims, US President Obama gave an interview to the BBC.
Asked about the oppressive regime of Hosni Mubarak which tortures and imprisons political opposition, Obama spoke about promoting human rights and democracy, which he described as universal values and also talked about the US being an example, saying he closed Guantanamo for this reason.
He described Egypt's dictator Hosni MubaraK saying ”he’s been a stalwart ally to the US, he’s sustained peace with Israel, he’s been a force for stability and good in the region.”
Either Obama does not appreciate the problem or he thinks people in the Muslim world are fools.
US support for these criminal regimes is part of what drives Muslim anger.
His argument of being an example on human right looks even weaker when he has introduced his own detention without trial - Mubarak style - in the USA. His treatments of US troops who have committed abuses and torture - blocking the release of photos, as well as US support for these regimes speak volumes of his commitment to change.
He is fast developing a reputation for being all image and little substance. Similar policies to George W Bush, but with an abundance of charisma.
BBC Interview: Obama on his Middle East trip
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