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Opening Up Egypt
(Los Angeles Times) Editorial - Egypt's security forces have busied themselves in recent weeks stamping out the country's tiny flames of political reform. It's too much to expect the balloting in September to be "free and fair," as President Bush said he hoped. But less rigging than usual would be progress. Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazief said last month that it's up to Cairo to determine the pace of reforms. Fair enough, but the country that receives $2 billion a year in U.S. aid should be willing to listen to suggestions on how to open its politics to all peaceful participants and end decades of emergency rule and repression.