Egypt is free! Egypt is free! Newspaper headlines, column
headings and letters to the editor say
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Egypt is free.
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Dear Editor,
Egypt is free! Egypt is free! Newspaper headlines, column headings and letters to the editor say “Egypt is free.”
The departure of Mubarak means the end of his regime. Freedom and democracy do not necessarily follow. We thought that Iran was free after the departure of the shah. It wasn’t, a more repressive regime took over.
Cuba is not free, nor is Venezuela. Overthrowing a dictator does not necessarily bring freedom. More often than not, another even more repressive dictator takes over.
Cuba, Venezuela and Iran are excellent examples. The only country in the area that has freedom and self rule is Israel. Declaring freedom at this time seems premature.
Keith C. De Filippis, San Jose
