Protests in Cairo
Mohamed ElBaradei
Cairo has rightly grabbed the world’s attention. While there has been some violence, and certainly things are very tense, it is clear that with the presence of Mohamed ElBaradei, the former director of the UN’s nuclear watchdog agency, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, that continued direct, non-violent action will be used to topple Mubarack.
What started in Tunisia and travelled to Yemen and now Egypt is stunning. I’d also add that it is long overdue. The worry, and one has every right to worry given the time and place, is that things devolve with chaos the only change on the horizon.
With every protest of this magnitude and importance I think of that very simple question: What would Gandhi or King or Socrates do?
