Now that the worry has passed and we are all reassured of the health our dear Mr Mubarak, perhaps it is time for reflection on the consequences of the crisis. I wont dwell long where others already have. Here’s an Arabist look at the recent jail verdicts against 4 newspaper editors supposedly for spreading the rumours. [CairoFreeze] The crackdown is just one more rights rollback since the end of 2005. And this is on the investor scare that was supposed to have resulted.
Everything’s peachy. Happy Ramadan!
