WikiLeaks: cables reveal the complicity of the U.S. government with the dictatorial regime of President Mubarak
By David Welch
February 5, 2011
The site "Wikileaks" on Thursday the deployment of private telegrams of
the U.S. State Department, that would clarify the picture of a more
formal cooperation between the United States and the Egyptian regime of
Hosni Mubarak, now besieged by angry mobs.
Regardless of what may be claimed by President Barack Obama and
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and a number of U.S. government
figures, the telegrams "WikiLeaks" reveal that the U.S. government was
fully aware of the systematic repression that was practiced by the
Egyptian regime.
It must be noted that except for the formal complaints that were issued
by Washington, were not indifferent to these recent crimes of this
system.
And the cables back to the period between the seven in June 2006 and
January 2010, in light of Bush and Obama administrations, and shows that
the change in the administration did not affect any policy of the
United States or the Egyptian government.
The first telegram sent by Ambassador Francis c.
Ricciardone on June 21, 2006, Vtvid that "in the event marks a
departure from the path of practices we have come," began invited
Egyptian government's move to prosecute an officer in the state security
charges of torture, and the aim of this work was to satisfy human
rights organizations complain of the launch of the Mubarak government
unleashing secret police are intimidating to people.
And declares Ricciardone he never for workers in the SSI that have been
subjected to trial for abuse of detainees, and this is why the "Human
Rights Watch" (HRW) and other observers respected to the complaint of a
"culture of impunity" prevailing in the center of elite forces Egyptian
security forces, in terms of the investigation with the workers in these
devices, and tried, and punished for the crimes of torture and
ill-treatment. "
Explains Ambassador to the public prosecutor in eastern Cairo referred
captain in the SSI to trial "on charges of torturing a detainee Mohamed
Abdel Kader, Mr., what led to his death. Reports show and Press Releases
published by human rights organizations that Mr. died on September 21 /
September 2003", After the investigation began on September 16 /
September
"Has appeared on the body of Mr. clear traces indicate that he was
tortured, including bruises severe head and body, and electrical burns
on his genitals. Reasons for the arrest of Mr. do not know."
As it is in a telegram containing background information addressed to
the Deputy Director of the FBI, John Pistole, on 28 October / October
2007, on the occasion of a visit of the latter's visit to Cairo,
Ambassador Ricciardone his quest to lift the "Proposal requires that
share Egypt with us records of fingerprints of terrorists suspects, many
of them subjected to torture or to doubt; to be entered into a database
FBI fingerprints of the World, which will lead to significant progress
in terms of our practical cooperation in terms of law enforcement. " It's a matter of business as usual.
He said the U.S. ambassador, saying that "remains President Mubarak,
who was 79 years old in May / June, a symbol of stability in the Middle
East., Which, as we know it, finds that the interests of Egypt identical
dramatically with interests in regard to regional issues as sensitive
as terrorism, Iraq, The Israeli-Palestinian situation, and Sudan, and
Iran. "
He admitted Ricciardone in the next section that "Mubarak fell for much
of the previous promises in terms of political reform. On the other
hand, it should be noted that the opposition candidate, former
presidential candidate, Ayman Nour, still sick and imprisoned, while the
government continues to arrest of democracy activists. Has The
government began this year to impose severe restrictions on freedom of
expression through the prosecution of editors, journalists, and bloggers
in web pages. as a pen that President Mubarak is now claiming publicly
to the advancement of the vision for democratic change. "
He then returned Richadona "The internal security forces and Egyptian
police are still exposed to a continuous and reliable charges of
ill-treatment of detainees."
And issued by the U.S. Embassy in Cairo on 10 December / December 2007,
a telegram shed light on the nature of the game sarcastic carried out
by the Egyptian regime with the help of a negative from the U.S.
government, human rights organizations, which consider the cases of
torture and ill-treatment.
The letter also describes a meeting organized by the U.S. Embassy
between the deputy director of the organization "Human Rights Watch"
(Human Rights Watch) for the Middle East and North Africa, Joe Stork,
and Major General Hassan Abdel Rahman, Director General of the State
Security Investigation.
The Telegraph shows that the position of Stork Photos Major-General
Abdul Rahman made the following statement: "We (SSI) do not make the bad
acts."
The man told the detective Stork, "he is responsible for more than
40,000 police officer and that he could be sure that the number of
perpetrators of these violations do not exceed the number of fingers on
one hand."
He objected Abdul Rahman on the use of the word "torture", saying it
refers to is "systematic," and added that "it was slander" a lot on the
Egyptian security forces. "But when asked about exposure to
non-governmental organizations, said Abdul Rahman that the security
operations are necessary because those organizations run by "people
Anarchists" and people have already been arrested and they need to
"control".
Said Assistant Director of the "Human Rights Watch" (Human Rights
Watch) of the U.S. Embassy that "there has been no significant
progress."
Issued on April 13 / April 2009 report addressed to FBI Director Robert
Mueller, offers a summary of the situation in Egypt, has stated that
the new U.S. Ambassador Margaret Scobey tone together: "We continue to
call for democratic reform in Egypt, including the expansion of freedom
political pluralism and respect for human rights. "
It also reported that "the internal security forces and Egyptian police
are still exposed to a continuous and reliable charges of ill-treatment
of detainees." However, this did not constitute an obstacle to the government's relationship with the U.S. regime of President Mubarak.
As Scooby boasted that the relationship of the U.S. government, police
and the Egyptian security apparatus, which had intended Mueller had
"still strong."
The Skopje that "in the past five years, the government no longer
denies the issue of torture. Courts have convicted about 18 policemen in
prison on charges of torture and murder since the end of 2007. Was
sentenced to a police officer sentenced to 15 years, in the month of
March / March, he shot The driver of the effect of an argument between
them.
Then she added: "use the Interior Ministry State Security Investigation
to monitor the political opposition and civil society as and violating
sometimes., And the SSI suppression of political opposition through
arrests, harassment, and intimidation. In the month of February, which
was followed by the war on Gaza, the Investigation State Security
arrested some activists and bloggers supporters of the Palestinian cause
and detained for periods ranging from a few days and several weeks. "
Wrote based d'Affaires in Cairo, Matthew Tauler, in January of 2010, a
document describing the situation of the Egyptian and provides an
overview about the Assistant Secretary of State for Bureau of Democracy,
Human Rights and Labor, Michael Posner, who was executive director of
the organization, "Human Rights First" (Human Rights First) before
becoming its president.
It should be noted here that although the use of vocabulary Tauler
minute diplomacy, part of the truth has emerged a year ago from the
social discontent in Egypt.
Wrote the latter that "the government continues to crack down on
political opposition, and the revenge of the journalists and bloggers,
as the reduction of religious freedoms. With the approach of
parliamentary elections in 2010 and presidential elections in 2011,
continues to President Mubarak's resistance to take steps to weaken his
grip on power, and did not be made very little effort to do serious
political reform. "
The American charge d'affaires that "Mubarak and other senior leaders
claim in private discussions that the stability of Egypt would be in
danger in the absence of strong powers to fight religious extremists." The U.S. government has rejected this view in its statement, but it is practically accepted and encouraged.
In the section on violence perpetrated by the police, commented Tauler
in his report, saying he: "While the Egyptian government and its
supporters claim that police violence is a matter of exceptional, sees
human rights lawyers as a matter remains scattered a station daily in
prisons and police stations in the the headquarters of the State
Security of the Ministry of the Interior. activists and confirms that
both the police and the SSI has adapted to the concentration of the
media and bloggers on the issue of the increasing violence, by
concealing violations and pressure on victims to refrain from legal
claims of progress. "
Commented Tauler events, and is likely to be its meaning might have
missed him, pointing to "a wave of strikes and moves unions continued in
Egypt. Although the Egyptian Labor Law stipulates that gets strikers
approval 'Union general trade' of the Egyptian government, before the
strike; a Most of the strikers ignored the requirement; However, the
strikes usually start with minimal intervention by the Egyptian
government .... The focus of activity for the sake of labor issues on
economic issues, it was not clear whether the industrial action in Egypt
will take a political role more openly. "
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