It is only natural that the world should become preoccupied with the voice message of the former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, not only because this is the first time he speaks ever since he stepped down, but also because his words will define the nature of the relationship between the different effective parties in Egypt. This includes the relationship between the people and the army, as it has been subjected to many frictions lately, especially if his words are to be considered as a part of the “counter revolution” that the January 25 revolution is being subjected to. It was enough to just read the reactions to Mubarak's talk on Facebook in order to realize that the effect of the talk has been negative and served no one's interest, including Mubarak himself. And during the ongoing debate around the reasons for the clash that took place between the army and the protesters at the Tahrir Square, the official Egyptian television was hosting one of the most prominent defenders of the Mubarak regime and an opponent of the revolution. So what do the people think about this or that kind of behavior? The parliamentary elections are supposed to take place next September. However, people in Egypt are more concerned about following up on the daily events of the Tahrir Square. So far, neither the Egyptian voters nor the political forces and figures who want to run for the elections know whether those elections will take place according to the system of the individual vote (two seats per department) or the proportionate list. In addition, the presidential elections are supposed to take place before the end of this year. And despite the abundant news concerning those who have expressed their willingness to run, the concern for competing over the presidential post has not imposed itself yet, and it has perhaps shied away under the noise of the successive events at the Tahrir Square, day in and day out. The talk of Mubarak came to increase the noise. In short, the talk about the political process - that will place the country on the path of democracy when it comes to civil governance – has dimmed out. Furthermore, the talk about the most suitable system for the country – i.e. the presidential or the parliamentary system – has also regressed in addition to [a regression in the talk about] the need for a Shura Council, or the preparation of the atmosphere in order to start new parties to reflect the young revolutionaries. There are of course many media outlets that are terrorizing the citizens either through the carrying out of exaggerated news concerning the thugs - which were already present during the era of President Mubarak and which grew under the protection of the National party; or through the forging of news that make the people angrier and that push them to believe that the army is covering up for those crimes. The scene and the faces at the Tahrir Square have currently changed. The analysts are busy talking about the reasons for the delay in arresting the famous businessman, Mohammad Ibrahim Kamel, rather than being concerned with the announced reasons of his arrest and his subsequent precautionary detention under charges of sending the thugs to the Square on Friday eve following the end of the cleansing protest. It is true that the suspicions concerning Kamel's role in the attacks against the protesters on February 2 at the so-called “Battle of the Camel” have turned from suspicions to pieces of information. However, the accusations about him being involved in the latest events at the Tahrir Square constitute a proof that the square no longer belongs to the revolutionaries, but to the enemies of the revolution as well. Mubarak's talk amidst this momentum served the increase the distance between the political process and the concerns of the people. Pink colored words are no longer sufficient to convince the people of unlikely matters. On the contrary, the people have grown more eager to achieve all the objectives of the revolution without any exception. This perhaps justifies the resolution of the General Prosecutor to subject Mubarak and his sons Alaa and Gamal to an investigation, only minutes following the airing of the father's speech. In the middle of all these events, the army is standing amidst the waves: it is striving to manage the country's affairs and to deal with the issue of security and to halt the economic degradation and to realize the demands of the revolution. This is carried out in a slow manner because the members of the military council believe that this would guarantee the rule of law. Then Mubarak appeared to defend himself while the protestors at the Tahrir Square are calling for speeding up his trial! Many stories are being exposed concerning the situation of Mubarak and his family right now but people are uncertain about the veracity of these stories. And when they were told that the man will make a speech, they felt that his voice message is similar to the methodology of Osama Bin Laden who used to direct his messages to his followers. However, Bin Laden used to live outside the country, and he was hunted down by everybody, while Mubarak is still present within the Egyptian borders and he is wanted to appear before the judiciary system, which might innocent or condemn him. People cannot be possibly convinced by voice messages, or else all the Islamic populaces would have been walking behind Bin Laden. Causes cannot be preserved, and charges cannot be dropped, and innocence cannot be possibly declared as a result of pink colored words and flowery statements. And in spite of the current noisy scene in Egypt and the high repulsive or attractive waves, the methods of the near or far past are no longer useful, whether these are followed by Osama Bin Laden…or Hosni Mubarak.
