The Righteous Will Be Remembered Forever


"....the desire of the wicked comes to nothing." (Psalm 112:10b)

This verse from the end of Psalm 112 is reiterated in various ways throughout the Book of Psalms. We are witnessing its truth once again in the unfolding events in Egypt. The repressive 30-year rule of President Hosni Mubarak is about to be overthrown by a popular uprising which seeks freedom, justice and the right of the people to protest and express themselves. Whatever glories Mubarak envisioned as being his political legacy will be swallowed up by the revelation to the world, through these events, of the true nature of his regime.

Nobel Prize laureate Mohamed EdBaradei has emerged as a powerful spokesperson for the uprising.

“This is the work of a barbaric regime that is in my view doomed,” he said in today's New York Times. “They are completely desperate. We have been walking in a peaceful demonstration. This is our basic right. And I hope the pictures will be everywhere to see how barbaric, how petrified, how dictatorial is this regime.”

The question for the United States is, how quickly will our administration acknowledge this truth? Dr. ElBaradei has put us to the test:

"If the international community is not speaking now, then when?” he asked. “If they continue to be complacent, if they continue to support this barbaric regime, they should not be surprised that they have zero credibility in Egypt and the rest of the Arab world.”

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