Are U.S. Government Agents Fueling Egypt's Riots?

The upheaval in Egypt signals the coming of a new age in the Arab world which poses a major threat to the U.S.-Israeli agenda in the Middle East.

The Egyptian people are sick and tired of being ruled by a dictator that is funded and supported by Washington. While most Americans remain blissfully unaware of the truth, most of the Muslim world is well aware of the U.S. government's role in slaughtering tens of thousands of Muslims in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and the U.S. government's role in enabling and defending Israel's war crimes that are carried out against Palestinians and the Lebanese (link: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/01/31-0). For decades the U.S. government has created and supported a multitude of dictators in the Middle East (link: http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/02/02/american_allies_dictators/index.html).

It appears that Mubarak's government has learned from U.S. support: Never let a good crisis go to waste and if you can't find a terrorist, create one -- two of the favorite tactics used by the U.S. government to create and keep the "war on terror" functioning -- also appear to be favorites of the Egyptian government.

Virtually ignored by establishment U.S. media is the Egyptian government's role in turning the peaceful protests into violent riots and looting. In taking a page from the U.S. government's playbook, the Egyptian government has put criminals, undercover police, and military personnel in the thick of the protests to instigate violence, looting, and to commit criminal acts.

If You Can't Find a Terrorist, Create One

There are growing reports about the Egyptian Government using Agents Provocateur to justify cracking down on the protesters and make things appear worse than they really are (link: http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/01/is-egyptian-government-using-agents.html). Al Jazeera reported on eyewitnesses of "party thugs" associated with the Egyptian regime's Central Security Services -- in plain clothes but bearing government-issued weapons -- looting in Cairo.

A former Egyptian MP and presidential candidate claims to have seen proof that many looters were thugs backed by the regime. According to him, many of the thugs were members of the Interior Ministry as revealed by their ID cards.

Why would the Egyptian government use agents provocateur to loot and create chaos? To make people afraid of the protesters, as an excuse to crack down by any means necessary to quash the dissent, and to make protesters appear as public menaces. In planting these agents to create chaos, the Egyptian regime is carrying out false flag terrorism against its own people, which is criminal.

These agents provocateur caught looting residential neighborhoods and intimidating civilians were hired -- and, in some cases, released from prison -- and sent by the Egyptian government's Ministry of Interior. These reports, and the evidence of crimes committed by Egypt's government against its people, are growing.

Never Let a Good Crisis Go To Waste

There are also reports of police involvement in creating the chaos -- one officer was shot and killed after he attempted to loot and destroy private property -- and security forces in plainclothes engaged in destroying public property in order to give the impression that many protesters represent a public menace was provided by Stratfor, an American intelligence service (link: http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/01/is-egyptian-government-using-agents.html).

The rest of the world lies in wait to see how the Egyptian Military responds to the situation. If the Military does nothing, it means the removal of Mubarak from office. If the military starts shooting its citizens, it means the repression will continue, and its citizens have the right to shoot back.

In addition to putting undercover agents in the midst of the riots, Vodafone recently announced that it was forced by Egyptian authorities to broadcast pro-government text messages during the protests (link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110203/ap_on_hi_te/eu_egypt_cell_phones).

Letting Mubarak stay in office for the rest of his term would be a bad mistake. If history -- particularly this past decade -- is any indication, once Mubarak's government starts cracking down on the protesters, many of them will be arrested and passed off as thugs to justify a forceful response, though the actual criminals creating the havoc and the criminals in the government will not be held accountable for their actions. Are government agents fueling Egypt's Riots? Yes. The world needs to start recognizing the facts for what they are and quit allowing governments to get away with these crimes. 
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