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It is a popular myth, and one which is often repeated by politicians themselves, that the Israeli lobby in Washington has disproportionate influence over policy. This is inaccurate, and politicians who claim it to be true are simply trying to conceal the real brokers of influence who control them. Supporting the Zionist experiment is not…

Nasser was a military man, Sadat was a military man, Mubarak was a military man. A genuinely civilian presidency is impossible in Egypt as long as the army has a controlling stake in the economy. In fact, as long as the neoliberal program is advocated by any party in Egypt as the way to manage…