617 Due Credit

I spend a lot of time criticizing the Egyptian government. So, in fairness, credit where it’s due:

  • The Egyptian government has promised to send more troops to Darfur, raising Egypt’s contribution to 1,200.
  • Stop the presses! The government is showing a little humility. Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif has told the ruling National Democratic Party’s house organ, Al-Watani al-Youm, that he’s “worried” about inflation, particularly in the price of food.

    “Anyone who has a solution in this area is urged to come forward,” Nazif said.

    Many will seize on this and crow that the government doesn’t have a solution. To which the government can now respond, “Meshi. So if you’re so smart, what would you do?”

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  1. Man, talk about “honey I’ve got some good new, and I’ve got some bad news: good news is, those peace keeping troops have finally arrived, bad new is…”

    Re Nazif’s statement, for anyone who thought that someone was flying the plane it’s got to be pretty grim when the pilot comes back and asks if anyone knows how to fix the engines. But there’s a reason I don’t fly EgyptAir…

    Comment by MC — April 28, 2008 #

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