01 / 12 / 2011
The real fight for democracy in Egypt has yet to begin
When it comes to economics, you don't mess with Wael Gamal. "Not a single one of the 20 generals on the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces understands the economy," he says, with a certain laugh infecting his voice, "and at their press conference the other day, all their numbers and conclusions were wrong. They wanted to scare the people off the streets by saying that Egypt will go bankrupt. The ministers were all trying to correct the statistics afterwards." Read more
By Robert Fisk, The Independent, 1 December 2011
