The US “conspires against Egypt” and prevents Arab countries from becoming regional powers
Op-ed by Hafez Al-Barghouti, regular columnist for Al-Hayat Al-Jadida:
“Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will leave for Russia on his first visit abroad since assuming power in his country… The Egyptian president is working to build, fortify and defend his country – but this is not in the interests of US policy, since a strong Egypt means an Egypt with a strong Arab [character] – an Egypt that leads. This is impermissible according to the US way of thinking, since US strategy forbids the emergence of an Arab power equal to Israel, Turkey or Iran… In practice, Washington is conspiring against Egypt and El-Sisi, using regional pawns: The Muslim Brotherhood, the remnants of the terror organizations, Qatar and Turkey. The importance of El-Sisi’s visit to Russia is thus similar to that of [Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel] Nasser’s visit after the blockade was imposed on him by the US, the West, Israel and the Muslim Brotherhood, as he was struggling to build the Aswan Dam (in the 1950s, -Ed.). How similar the past is to the present! The same enemies, the same conspirators [who are becoming] Americanized, [sharing] the same pie: Arab oil mixed with Arab blood.”
“Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will leave for Russia on his first visit abroad since assuming power in his country… The Egyptian president is working to build, fortify and defend his country – but this is not in the interests of US policy, since a strong Egypt means an Egypt with a strong Arab [character] – an Egypt that leads. This is impermissible according to the US way of thinking, since US strategy forbids the emergence of an Arab power equal to Israel, Turkey or Iran… In practice, Washington is conspiring against Egypt and El-Sisi, using regional pawns: The Muslim Brotherhood, the remnants of the terror organizations, Qatar and Turkey. The importance of El-Sisi’s visit to Russia is thus similar to that of [Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel] Nasser’s visit after the blockade was imposed on him by the US, the West, Israel and the Muslim Brotherhood, as he was struggling to build the Aswan Dam (in the 1950s, -Ed.). How similar the past is to the present! The same enemies, the same conspirators [who are becoming] Americanized, [sharing] the same pie: Arab oil mixed with Arab blood.”