Independent - Robert fisk - The rotten state of Egypt is too powerless and corrupt to act
To admit that Egypt can't even open its sovereign border without permission from Washington tells you all you need to know about the powerlessness of the satraps that run the Middle East for us. Open the Rafah gate - or break off relations with Israel - and Egypt's economic foundations crumble. Any Arab leader who took that kind of step will find that the West's economic and military support is withdrawn. Without subventions, Egypt is bankrupt.
Open the Rafah gate - or break off relations with Israel - and Egypt's economic foundations crumble. Any Arab leader who took that kind of step will find that the West's economic and military support is withdrawn. Without subventions, Egypt is bankrupt.
He was holidaying in Brazil, jogging along endless beaches with Mrs Sarkozy.
