To: stockman_scott who wrote (55527 ) 10/29/2002 5:47:29 PM From: Hawkmoon Respond to One thing remained consistent and was omnipresent in their successive attempts to readjust borders and consolidate hegemonies: the availability of local demons to justify the frequent strategic reshaping and remapping. One hundred and seventy years ago, Mohamed Ali of Egypt was declared a threat to free trade and was overthrown in favor of weak successors. redsealive.com Mohammed Ali, an Albanian officer, was sent by the Ottomans to Egypt in an attempt to drive the French out. In the disorder that followed the departure of the French, he gained power, and established himself as Viceroy in 1805. To avoid any later confrontation, Muhammad Ali exterminated all of the remaining Mamluks. Muhammad Ali also realized that as long as his army was stronger than the Ottomans, he would be able to stay in power. Thus he worked on strengthening the Egyptian army, modeling it on the French.. Nasser was declared a mad man bent on wanting to throw the Jews in the sea. Containment now belongs to a by-gone era. It is passé for the Wolfowitzs and Perles of the world. Their world and that of their "boss" is a Hobbesian world, where the landscape is rough and evil all around, calling for a strong hand.
