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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/20/AR2005092001413.html
No "Turning Back" in Egypt
(Washington Post) David Ignatius - It's hard to imagine Egyptian President Mubarak as a change agent, but he won reelection this month on a platform of political and economic reform. The fact that even the pharaonic Mubarak is running as a democrat illustrates the power of the reform movement in the Arab world today. The movement is potent because it's coming from the Arab societies themselves and not just from democracy enthusiasts in Washington.