OWS To Send Delegation to Egypt

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On Nov. 11, the OWS GA agreed to send a delegation of 20 to Egypt to participate in election monitoring (if only symbolic). In a meeting of the think tank at OWS on Nov.12, the group discussed who to send.

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[Costign]

bamboozled by what may be a State Dep. and/or NED initiative aimed at granting legitimacy to Egypt's flawed election process.OWS agreed to send a delegation of election monitors to Egypt after a mysterious activist flew in from Washington with a proposal in hand.theNYC OWS approved the initiative at a November 10 General Assembly and allocated $29,000. Maria Dayton, the apparent author of the proposal, boasts of connections to the U.S. State Department, the NED, Freedom House on LinkedIn profile

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Dayton represented her proposal to OWS as a request from "Egyptian civil society groups." But many Egyptian revolutionaries are shocked by the initiative and are wondering who is behind it. See, for example, the "Statement by Comrades from Cairo in Response to OWS Proposal to Send Election Monitors." However, aside from one signed letter from Mahmoud El-Sawy at the Horeyya Coalition, there appears to be no direct and confirmed communication from Egypt to the General Assembly.

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"Monitoring the elections is, at worst, legitimising the military junta's grasp over the Egyptian process, at best it's naïve," says Ranya (not her real name), one of the authors of the Egyptian letter to OWS. "I think people were swept up with eagerness."

Unbeknown to the OWS movement, this comes at a time when activists are considering boycotting the Egyptian elections because, as Comrades in Cairo explained in their letter, these elections can only produce a "puppet parliament."

[michael999555]

Please act through your elected officials for real change. Go to Egypt talking revolution and you burden your Egyptian friends with your safety. They may very well feel charged to risk their lives to protect you, such is their commitment to Islam. Westerners even without jobs or homes are rich in resources and opportunities. Take these opportunities to change things for real. Start with finding the solution to the Palestine-Israel conflict. Help Egypt build to stability by being an example. Vote

[michael999555]

Ladies and Gentleman this is an ill advised plan. Foreigners who participate in protests in Egypt risk arrest as spies. If they advise, inspire, or share tactics with Egyptian revolutionaries are they not in fact acting as spies? Also Egypt is heavily and proudly Islamic. This ties the protesters together more than desire for international revolution. Be Christian if you are not Muslim for any respect from the people at all. Egypt needs support. Do so through democratic institutions. Vote

[ArcticSlicer]

@madjimms A majority of the people don't vote.

[robbaronas]

@jasonc32amg LOL

[jasonc32amg]

I suggest they go to Egypt and shout profanities at the police. Please post the results to YouTube for my enjoyment.

[HalfLucky]

Just don't spend women, they'll be sexually harassed constantly

[mrx0066600]

Got to stop the campaign buying out of the politicians..

When they pine for the 1% money to fund their campaigns, they care not for ideals, both sides have proven that. They're bought.

Look at the line of republican scum bags... everyone of them sold out with maybe the exception Ron Paul, but even he's 50% there with me. and because he wants to end war. Defense contractor will not fund his campaign. The bought news media will not acknowledge him.

Revolution is the only way now.