Wall Street Journal editors hopes Egyptian generals will emulate Pinochet

[muriel_volestrangler]

Fuck, they've gone beyond neocon - they're now openly fascist:

After the Coup in Cairo
The U.S. shouldn't cut off aid to a new Egyptian government.
...
Egyptians would be lucky if their new ruling generals turn out to be in the mold of Chile's Augusto Pinochet, who took power amid chaos but hired free-market reformers and midwifed a transition to democracy. If General Sisi merely tries to restore the old Mubarak order, he will eventually suffer Mr. Morsi's fate.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324399404578583932317286550.html

[Downwinder]

1. They conveniently overlook the fact that he kept the mines nationalized.

[FarCenter]

5. The generals have to keep the Suez Canal running and rebuild Egypt's tourism industry

Otherwise, they can't afford to import enough food to feed themselves.

[Downwinder]

6. Since much of the industry is Military owned,

I doubt they will have that problem. If necessary they can divert US military aid to feed themselves.

[FarCenter]

7. They must restore order and make the country safe for foreign tourists

Right now, tourism is way down.

[Starry Messenger]

2. That's pretty egregious.

Who is on their editorial board?

[socialist_n_TN]

3. Well it IS a Murdoch company now...

Yeah I think we all need names, addresses, and pictures of anybody that would call on someone to emulate that butcher.

[Starry Messenger]

4. Usually they are a little sneakier about their support

for very right wing policies. This is flagrant. It reminds me of Hearst and his open cheerleading for Hitler. If the editorial board is found funneling money to right wing groups in Egypt to try to bring about a Pinochet, that definitely needs exposure.