CAIRO, EGYPT – June 24, 2012 — Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi (pictured) has been declared the winner of Egypt’s presidential election run-off. Farouq Sultan, head of the panel of judges, upheld the election results after reviewing 466 complaints by candidates. The announcement sparked scenes of jubilation in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Mohammed Mursi won with 51.73 % of the vote, …
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Ed Koch Commentary: The Chickens Are Coming Home to Roost By EDWARD I. KOCH
The chickens are coming home to roost in the Middle East. The experts who supported the removal of President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, e.g., The New York Times’ Tom Friedman and many others, are perhaps now wondering if they were right to do so. Hosni Mubarak was certainly an authoritarian ruler. His government brooked little or no dissent; there was …