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Mubarak gone, hypocricy in Washington DC

Posted on Monday 14 February 2011 - 21:39
Fred van der Kraaij
After hearing the news that President Mubarak of Egypt had stepped down on February 11 I published a new posting on my weblog Liberian Perspectives. While the crowds were cheering on the Tahrir Square I had mixed feelings because of the U-turn of Western political leaders, now condemning Mubarak whereas they always protected, supported and defended him. Are Western political leaders genuinely interested in multi-party democracy in Africa? Read more on 'Liberian Perspectives'..

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