Manal and Alaa's bit bucket free speech from the bletches

absolutely correct, and hence the importance of treating and reporting these stories properly.

I've no doubt that the government is totally corrupt and that no single privatization decision was made in good faith or had any chances of improving life for anyone but the ruling mob. the actions of the prosecutor general in this particular case makes it quite clear actually.

in fact I don't think they have a policy at all, I think they are moved by bribes and the desire to disengage themselves from as many responsibilites as is possible.