The Arab Spring

has definetely arrived. The Spring in Egypt is the worst season of the year. Dusty winds, lousy khamaseen, just terrible weather that you can hardly breath. One spring, I tried to use a breathing mask while sleeping, but didn't really work. No flowers blossom in our Spring, they start dying after the winter and before the dead heat of the summer. Today is just a small example of the lousy Spring weather in Egypt. Terrible weather, couldn't do my exercise at the club, can hardly breath. Yesterday, was just an example of the political Arab Spring. Innocent dead people murdered for no apparent reason whatsoever. Murderous bastards who are going straight to hell via the divine express lane.

A nail bomb exploding in the Mousky area (one of the most crowded areas of Cairo) on a Thursday afternoon, and the dumb ass murderer killing himself in the process. What could be next, I wonder.

I'm sorry if I dehumanize this. It is a terrible act of terror, it is inexcusable, and it is absolutely unjustifiable. And really, the hell with tourism, I didn't care for it anyways, and I hate to hear people crying over it, as if it is the problem we're facing!! I just cannot figure the reason of this blast one bit. Try to think like a terrorist even, and I still can't get it. Who does this sick act serve exactly?!

Here are the usual suspects:
1) The Islamic militants
2) An individual act
3) The regime
4) Israel
5) The U.S.

1) By Islamic militants, I ofcourse don't mean the conservative Muslims, they are not supposed to be militants. The Muslims Brotherhood are not a violent group, and if for any crazy reason they went out of their minds to do this, it would end any tiny bit of sympathy they may have in an instance, would end any objective they might be working for, and that would be it for them in Egypt. The Jama'a Islameyya have denounced violence a few years ago, could they be feeling nostalgic? maybe. AlQaeda may want to show their presence in Masr ElMahrousa, and seeing how screwed up their minds are, they may actually be thinking that way. If so, I'd like to see Zawahri come visit his family here in Cairo, and see what Egyptians will do to him.

2) An individual act? This is the first thing that our smart government comes up with everytime something like this happens. See today's Ahram newspaper, "Prime Minister and Minister of Interior asserts that its an individual act"! huh, how the hell did you know that already. Five minutes after the blast, they claim its an individual act, then they sweep the area detaining thousands of innocent people!

3) The regime? some people are starting to pass this idea around. A friend just told me that he's sure its the regime! Come on. How merciless and bloody can they be?! Is this what they need to crack down even more on the Islamists, show the world that opening the door for democracy is not the solution in our neighborhood, and prove that the way they've been ruling is the right way to do it. A bit far fetched if you ask me. They are villains, but that's just stretching it too much.

4 & 5) If all else doesn't make sense, then blame it on Israel or/and the U.S. Not that its out of their way to do something similar. I'm sure that soon enough I'll hear a theory that might make some sense. I just don't have one now, and let's not start by blaming them please.

I just don't know who the hell could do such a thing, and how the hell this could be serving the sick interests of anyone out there. All I know is that the Arab Spring has certainly arrived.


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I tried to hold myself from writing about this, because my other topic is actually more interesting, but have to say my 2 cents worth here.