Saturday, December 02, 2006

The MBs "we are ready to rule Egypt"

So says their number 2 man Mohamed Habib in an interview with the Lebanese newspaper Al-akhbar.
Here is a translation of some of their interesting views:

Q: So when you reach power will you allow other secular parties to exist?
A: Yes but it will be allowed but only by law

Q: But you will be writing the laws and it will be Islamic?
A: The justice system will rule on these parties

Q: But the judges will rule with your laws which will prevent any opposition as it is an Islamic law?
A: This is natural, as we won't allow anything to go against the religion; can we allow a party for gays? Can we allow a party that promotes bars and dance clubs?

Q: What about tourism and foreigners?
A: We will deal with this when the time comes.

Q: But personal freedom is mandatory by the universal declaration of human rights?
A: We will take from the declaration what suits our culture, it is suitable for the west but there are many points we disagree with.

Q: Yes but Egypt already signed the declaration in 1948?
A: We're not committed to that and we can quit the declaration all together as long as it's against our culture.

Q: And what will you do with the treaties signed by Egypt, like Camp David with Israel?
A: It is well known in politics that a country reviews its signed treaties every while to set it on course, and that's what we'll do, we'll set up a committee from national security and economists and politicians to advise the free democratic parliament which should decide

Q: What about recognition of Israel which is stated in Camp David?
A: We object to that because we refused Camp David and see that recognition of Israel should be only by agreement with all Arab and Muslim nations.

Had enough? I know I did

Waldorf

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